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PHL232 University of Toronto Test Questions with Answers Reliablist Response to Scepticism - Answer-Relaiblists argue that we do know we're not brains in vats because we have true belifs that we are not brains in vats caused by reliable methods. E.g.: - This is my hand - If this is my hand then I am not a brain in a vat. - Then I am not a brain in a vat. Problems with Reliablism - Answer-- Cannot necessarily distinguish lucky truth (the stopped clock example) - Have to define over what...

PHL232 University of Toronto Questions With Correct Answers Scepticism - correct answer The view that where p is a statement and S is a thinking subject, 'S knows that p' is always false. Sceptical Hypothesis - correct answer A hypothesis whose truth entails the truth of scepticism about some class of propositions. Classic "brain in a vat" hypothesis - correct answer 1. I know that if I'm in a lecture, then I am not a brain in a vat. (K(p => q)) 2. I do not know that I am not a b...