PHIL 100 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What kind of philosophy did Descartes believe in? - Answers -
Foundationalism/Rationalist
Foundationalism - Answers - philosophical theories of knowledge resting upon justified
belief (Descartes)
Rationalist - Answers - appeals to intellectual and deductive reasoning as the source of
knowledge
What kind of philosophy did Moore believe in? - Answers - Particularism. "Here is one
hand. Here is another hand. Here are two hands
Particularism - Answers - all external objects exist if they follow these three rules:
1) premises must prove conclusion, but cannot be conclusion
2) Premise must be something that is known to be true, not believed to be true
3) Conclusion must come from premises
Believe that there are some things you know without a doubt
-Start with the good and bad
-Discover a METHOD that distinguishes them from each other
What type of philosophy did Chisolm believe in? - Answers - Methodist
Methodism - Answers - Asks "How do we know?" before "what do we know?" -contrasts
with particularism. Unsure about beliefs so they come up with method or criterion to
determine what is true/false
-Use METHOD to sort good from bad
-DISCOVER what is good and bad
What kind of philosophy did Carnap believe in? - Answers - Verificationism
Verificationism - Answers - A proposition is only cognitively meaning if it can be proved
true or false
How do verificationists determine the meaning of sentences? - Answers - Meaning of a
sentence is a condition that would verify its truth
ex: I watch TV
ex of non verifiable: God is love
Hume/Skyrms - Answers - Skepticism
What kind of philosophy did Descartes believe in? - Answers -
Foundationalism/Rationalist
Foundationalism - Answers - philosophical theories of knowledge resting upon justified
belief (Descartes)
Rationalist - Answers - appeals to intellectual and deductive reasoning as the source of
knowledge
What kind of philosophy did Moore believe in? - Answers - Particularism. "Here is one
hand. Here is another hand. Here are two hands
Particularism - Answers - all external objects exist if they follow these three rules:
1) premises must prove conclusion, but cannot be conclusion
2) Premise must be something that is known to be true, not believed to be true
3) Conclusion must come from premises
Believe that there are some things you know without a doubt
-Start with the good and bad
-Discover a METHOD that distinguishes them from each other
What type of philosophy did Chisolm believe in? - Answers - Methodist
Methodism - Answers - Asks "How do we know?" before "what do we know?" -contrasts
with particularism. Unsure about beliefs so they come up with method or criterion to
determine what is true/false
-Use METHOD to sort good from bad
-DISCOVER what is good and bad
What kind of philosophy did Carnap believe in? - Answers - Verificationism
Verificationism - Answers - A proposition is only cognitively meaning if it can be proved
true or false
How do verificationists determine the meaning of sentences? - Answers - Meaning of a
sentence is a condition that would verify its truth
ex: I watch TV
ex of non verifiable: God is love
Hume/Skyrms - Answers - Skepticism
