IB PHILOSOPHY CORE THEME ACTUAL EXAM
2026 VIEW AHEAD PAPER QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
◉ Innate knowledge. Answer: a theory against the idea of "Tabula
Rasa" stating that everyone had to have been born with a sense; to
learn, of space, and of time
◉ a priori knowledge. Answer: knowledge obtained simply from
analyzing concepts, but having no experience with these concepts
◉ a posteriori knowledge. Answer: knowledge that is obtained after
one has had an experience
◉ Immanuel Kant's categories. Answer: a theory of innate abilities
that all humans had to be born with; a sense of space, the ability to
learn, and a sense of time
◉ Innate language acquisition device. Answer: a theory formulated
after Noam Chomsky that states all humans had to have been born
w/ the ability to learn language
,◉ Universal grammar. Answer: an idea that comes from Noam
Chomsky that all languages have some form of consensus; beginning
to end, nouns & verbs.
◉ John Locke. Answer: an English philosopher famous in philosophy
for his idea of "Tabula Rasa"
◉ J. B. Watson. Answer: an American psychologist famous in
philosophy for developing the theory that humans learn through
"operant conditioning"
◉ Ivan Pavlov. Answer: a Russian-Soviet psychologist famous in both
psychology and philosophy for developing the idea of Operant
Conditioning w/ his experiments on dogs
◉ B. F. Skinner. Answer: an American psychologist famous in both
psychology and philosophy as he too believed that human behavior
can be trained on rewards and punishments
◉ Albert Bandura. Answer: a Canadian-American psychologist
famous in psychology for the "Social Cognitive Learning Theory"
◉ Immanuel Kant. Answer: a German philosopher famous in
philosophy for his theory of innate categories that all humans are
born with to function
, ◉ Noam Chomsky. Answer: an American linguist famous in
philosophy for his theory of an "innate language acquisition device"
◉ Mencius. Answer: a Chinese philosopher who believed human
nature to be naturally good, but malleable to perform evil
◉ Xunzi. Answer: a Chinese philosopher who believed human nature
to be naturally sinful, but can be overridden with reasoning and
intellect
◉ Free will. Answer: the power of acting without the constraint or
necessity or fact, the ability to act at one's own discretion
◉ Determinism. Answer: the doctrine that all events are ultimately
determined by external factors to the will
◉ Biological determinism. Answer: the belief that human behavior is
directly controlled by an individual's genes and physiology
◉ Social determinism. Answer: the theory that social interactions
and constructs alone determine our individual behavior
2026 VIEW AHEAD PAPER QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
◉ Innate knowledge. Answer: a theory against the idea of "Tabula
Rasa" stating that everyone had to have been born with a sense; to
learn, of space, and of time
◉ a priori knowledge. Answer: knowledge obtained simply from
analyzing concepts, but having no experience with these concepts
◉ a posteriori knowledge. Answer: knowledge that is obtained after
one has had an experience
◉ Immanuel Kant's categories. Answer: a theory of innate abilities
that all humans had to be born with; a sense of space, the ability to
learn, and a sense of time
◉ Innate language acquisition device. Answer: a theory formulated
after Noam Chomsky that states all humans had to have been born
w/ the ability to learn language
,◉ Universal grammar. Answer: an idea that comes from Noam
Chomsky that all languages have some form of consensus; beginning
to end, nouns & verbs.
◉ John Locke. Answer: an English philosopher famous in philosophy
for his idea of "Tabula Rasa"
◉ J. B. Watson. Answer: an American psychologist famous in
philosophy for developing the theory that humans learn through
"operant conditioning"
◉ Ivan Pavlov. Answer: a Russian-Soviet psychologist famous in both
psychology and philosophy for developing the idea of Operant
Conditioning w/ his experiments on dogs
◉ B. F. Skinner. Answer: an American psychologist famous in both
psychology and philosophy as he too believed that human behavior
can be trained on rewards and punishments
◉ Albert Bandura. Answer: a Canadian-American psychologist
famous in psychology for the "Social Cognitive Learning Theory"
◉ Immanuel Kant. Answer: a German philosopher famous in
philosophy for his theory of innate categories that all humans are
born with to function
, ◉ Noam Chomsky. Answer: an American linguist famous in
philosophy for his theory of an "innate language acquisition device"
◉ Mencius. Answer: a Chinese philosopher who believed human
nature to be naturally good, but malleable to perform evil
◉ Xunzi. Answer: a Chinese philosopher who believed human nature
to be naturally sinful, but can be overridden with reasoning and
intellect
◉ Free will. Answer: the power of acting without the constraint or
necessity or fact, the ability to act at one's own discretion
◉ Determinism. Answer: the doctrine that all events are ultimately
determined by external factors to the will
◉ Biological determinism. Answer: the belief that human behavior is
directly controlled by an individual's genes and physiology
◉ Social determinism. Answer: the theory that social interactions
and constructs alone determine our individual behavior
