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ENGR 297 - MT1 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Which of the following ideas about techne did NOT originate with Plato or Aristotle? -
answer✔Techne can improve on nature's design
The idea that knowledge of the material world must be ground in information from the senses is
called - answer✔Empiricism
Which thinker believed that the world worked like a perfect machine, that is, as inert particles
that moved according to defined mathematical laws? - answer✔Descartes
The idea that knowledge of the external world can be found through rational thought is called -
answer✔Rationalism
Which of the following are NOT part of Descartes' philosophy? - answer✔Empiricism
What is the point of Descartes' argument that ends "I think, therefore I am"? - answer✔My
existence is the only thing that I know for certain.
Which of the following statements are NOT indicative of what Bacon believed to be true about
technology? - answer✔Pure theoretical research has no role to play in an advanced technological
society.
When people characterize Bacon's technological views as "Knowledge is Power", what do they
mean? - answer✔Technology will help us control nature.
In Mumford's paper, "Science as Technology", which of the following statements were NOT
included as ideas that Bacon got right? - answer✔Our increased understanding of the world will
only result from systematic observation and experimentation.
According to Mumford in "Science as Technology" there are problems that arise out of the kind
of large-scale scientific projects that Bacon foretold. Which of the following were NOT
considered to be one of these problems. - answer✔Scientists may be unaware of what
developments are being made in other areas of the project.
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Which of the following ideas from the Logical Positivists did Kuhn NOT agree with? -
answer✔It doesn't matter where an idea comes from, just whether or not it can be justified
Which of the following are NOT considered elements of a paradigm? - answer✔An idea of what
entities and objects exists in the world.
Why do we need paradigms? - answer✔Nature cannot be explored at random. We need to have
an idea of what kinds of things to look for and how we will know if we find them
Which of the following are NOT found in a period of normal science? - answer✔Questions about
why this paradigm is the best choice.
Which of the following statements best summarizes Kuhn's incommensurability thesis? -
answer✔Findings and ideas in different paradigms cannot be compared because they use
different languages.
Which of the following are NOT ideas expressed by Hegel? - answer✔We should abandon the
idea of individual freedom
Which statement best summarizes Hegel's views about the dialectic? - answer✔The dialectic is a
succession of ideas that, after an idea is put forth, its weaknesses suggest a further idea which is
in opposition to the first
Is a kind of knowledge of how to do certain things - answer✔Techne - Plato
Plato's Techne is defined by - answer✔its goals
Is different from empirical knowledge because the craftsman seeks the welfare of the object -
answer✔Plato - Techne
Techne is the imitation of nature - answer✔Aristotle
Descartes Rationalism - answer✔Knowledge of the world can be found through reason
Analytic Method of Reasoning - answer✔Descartes. Break up into small parts and put in logical
order
Physical world consists of inert particles of matter interacting with eachother -
answer✔Descartes Mechanical Philosophy
Nature works according to mechanical laws. Nature is a perfect machine. - answer✔Descartes
Mechanical Philosophy
Cogito ergo sum - answer✔Descartes I think therefore I am
10/10/2024 11:44 AM
ENGR 297 - MT1 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Which of the following ideas about techne did NOT originate with Plato or Aristotle? -
answer✔Techne can improve on nature's design
The idea that knowledge of the material world must be ground in information from the senses is
called - answer✔Empiricism
Which thinker believed that the world worked like a perfect machine, that is, as inert particles
that moved according to defined mathematical laws? - answer✔Descartes
The idea that knowledge of the external world can be found through rational thought is called -
answer✔Rationalism
Which of the following are NOT part of Descartes' philosophy? - answer✔Empiricism
What is the point of Descartes' argument that ends "I think, therefore I am"? - answer✔My
existence is the only thing that I know for certain.
Which of the following statements are NOT indicative of what Bacon believed to be true about
technology? - answer✔Pure theoretical research has no role to play in an advanced technological
society.
When people characterize Bacon's technological views as "Knowledge is Power", what do they
mean? - answer✔Technology will help us control nature.
In Mumford's paper, "Science as Technology", which of the following statements were NOT
included as ideas that Bacon got right? - answer✔Our increased understanding of the world will
only result from systematic observation and experimentation.
According to Mumford in "Science as Technology" there are problems that arise out of the kind
of large-scale scientific projects that Bacon foretold. Which of the following were NOT
considered to be one of these problems. - answer✔Scientists may be unaware of what
developments are being made in other areas of the project.
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Which of the following ideas from the Logical Positivists did Kuhn NOT agree with? -
answer✔It doesn't matter where an idea comes from, just whether or not it can be justified
Which of the following are NOT considered elements of a paradigm? - answer✔An idea of what
entities and objects exists in the world.
Why do we need paradigms? - answer✔Nature cannot be explored at random. We need to have
an idea of what kinds of things to look for and how we will know if we find them
Which of the following are NOT found in a period of normal science? - answer✔Questions about
why this paradigm is the best choice.
Which of the following statements best summarizes Kuhn's incommensurability thesis? -
answer✔Findings and ideas in different paradigms cannot be compared because they use
different languages.
Which of the following are NOT ideas expressed by Hegel? - answer✔We should abandon the
idea of individual freedom
Which statement best summarizes Hegel's views about the dialectic? - answer✔The dialectic is a
succession of ideas that, after an idea is put forth, its weaknesses suggest a further idea which is
in opposition to the first
Is a kind of knowledge of how to do certain things - answer✔Techne - Plato
Plato's Techne is defined by - answer✔its goals
Is different from empirical knowledge because the craftsman seeks the welfare of the object -
answer✔Plato - Techne
Techne is the imitation of nature - answer✔Aristotle
Descartes Rationalism - answer✔Knowledge of the world can be found through reason
Analytic Method of Reasoning - answer✔Descartes. Break up into small parts and put in logical
order
Physical world consists of inert particles of matter interacting with eachother -
answer✔Descartes Mechanical Philosophy
Nature works according to mechanical laws. Nature is a perfect machine. - answer✔Descartes
Mechanical Philosophy
Cogito ergo sum - answer✔Descartes I think therefore I am
