PHI 101 Final Exam Questions with Correct
Answers
Empiricism is the belief that all knowledge begins with the perception of innate ideas.
False
Empiricists believe that all knowledge can be traced back to sense data.
True
John Locke was a firm believer in innate ideas.
False
David Hume thought that most metaphysical speculations are irrelevant to the lives of
ordinary people.
True
Hume claimed that no metaphysical issue is ever clearly settled.
True
According to Hume, there is no empirical evidence for the existence of cause and effect.
True
According to Hume, no one can actually live as a skeptic.
True
Descriptive language is devoid of all subjective, evaluative characterizations.
True
Normative language is devoid of all subjective, evaluative characterizations.
, False
Locke's solution to irresolvable philosophical debates was to study the origins of our
ideas to better understand the nature and process of acquiring knowledge.
True
The word "skeptic" comes from a Greek root meaning _____.
To examine
The term "empiricism" comes from a Greek root meaning _____.
experience
Although he rejected Descartes's theory of innate ideas, Locke did agree with Descartes
regarding _____.
The existence of substance
According to Locke, _____ qualities exist independently of any perceiver.
Primary
According to Locke, _____ qualities are dependent on a perceiver.
secondary
Berkeley's formula is _____.
To be is to be perceived
Locke compared the mind at birth to a/an _____.
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Answers
Empiricism is the belief that all knowledge begins with the perception of innate ideas.
False
Empiricists believe that all knowledge can be traced back to sense data.
True
John Locke was a firm believer in innate ideas.
False
David Hume thought that most metaphysical speculations are irrelevant to the lives of
ordinary people.
True
Hume claimed that no metaphysical issue is ever clearly settled.
True
According to Hume, there is no empirical evidence for the existence of cause and effect.
True
According to Hume, no one can actually live as a skeptic.
True
Descriptive language is devoid of all subjective, evaluative characterizations.
True
Normative language is devoid of all subjective, evaluative characterizations.
, False
Locke's solution to irresolvable philosophical debates was to study the origins of our
ideas to better understand the nature and process of acquiring knowledge.
True
The word "skeptic" comes from a Greek root meaning _____.
To examine
The term "empiricism" comes from a Greek root meaning _____.
experience
Although he rejected Descartes's theory of innate ideas, Locke did agree with Descartes
regarding _____.
The existence of substance
According to Locke, _____ qualities exist independently of any perceiver.
Primary
According to Locke, _____ qualities are dependent on a perceiver.
secondary
Berkeley's formula is _____.
To be is to be perceived
Locke compared the mind at birth to a/an _____.
blank sheet of white paper
