PHI 101 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
According to Kantian formalism, knowledge _____. - Answer- is structured by
categories
According to Kant, when a theory results in conclusions that are inconsistent with
experience, _____. - Answer- real-world evidence must outweigh theoretical
consistency
According to Kant, scientific method _____. - Answer- suggests that knowledge is a
kind of interaction between the knower and the known
According to Kant, Hume confused _____ with knowledge that is based on experience.
- Answer- knowledge that is triggered by experience
_____ is an effort to assess the nature and limits of "pure reason" unadulterated by
experience. - Answer- critical philosophy
According to Kant, knowledge is formed by _____ and _____. - Answer- actual
experience; faculties of judgement
_____ is Kant's term for the world as we experience it. - Answer- phenomenal reality
noumena are - Answer- things as they exist independently of us
According to Kant, transcendental ideas _____. - Answer- bridge the gap between the
phenomenal and noumenal worlds
According to Kant, regulative ideas _____. - Answer- are a special type of
transcendental ideas
There are _____ regulative ideas, according to Kant. - Answer- three
Which (if any) of the following is a regulative idea? - Answer- cosmos
According to Kant, pure reason synthesizes all of our psychological activities into a unity
by positing the idea of _____. - Answer- self
, _____ triggers the regulative ideas. - Answer- experience
Kant distinguished between two functions of reason, _____ and _____. - Answer-
theoretical reason/practical reason
Empiricism is the belief that all knowledge begins with the perception of innate ideas. -
Answer- False
Empiricists believe that all knowledge can be traced back to sense data. - Answer- True
John Locke was a firm believer in innate ideas. - Answer- False
David Hume thought that most metaphysical speculations are irrelevant to the lives of
ordinary people. - Answer- True
Hume claimed that no metaphysical issue is ever clearly settled. - Answer- True
According to Hume, there is no empirical evidence for the existence of cause and effect.
- Answer- True
According to Hume, no one can actually live as a skeptic. - Answer- True
Descriptive language is devoid of all subjective, evaluative characterizations. - Answer-
True
Normative language is devoid of all subjective, evaluative characterizations. - Answer-
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. - Answer-
True
The word "skeptic" comes from a Greek root meaning _____. - Answer- To examine
The term "empiricism" comes from a Greek root meaning _____. - Answer- experience
Although he rejected Descartes's theory of innate ideas, Locke did agree with Descartes
regarding _____. - Answer- The existence of substance
According to Locke, _____ qualities exist independently of any perceiver. - Answer-
Primary
According to Locke, _____ qualities are dependent on a perceiver. - Answer- secondary
Berkeley's formula is _____. - Answer- To be is to be perceived
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
According to Kantian formalism, knowledge _____. - Answer- is structured by
categories
According to Kant, when a theory results in conclusions that are inconsistent with
experience, _____. - Answer- real-world evidence must outweigh theoretical
consistency
According to Kant, scientific method _____. - Answer- suggests that knowledge is a
kind of interaction between the knower and the known
According to Kant, Hume confused _____ with knowledge that is based on experience.
- Answer- knowledge that is triggered by experience
_____ is an effort to assess the nature and limits of "pure reason" unadulterated by
experience. - Answer- critical philosophy
According to Kant, knowledge is formed by _____ and _____. - Answer- actual
experience; faculties of judgement
_____ is Kant's term for the world as we experience it. - Answer- phenomenal reality
noumena are - Answer- things as they exist independently of us
According to Kant, transcendental ideas _____. - Answer- bridge the gap between the
phenomenal and noumenal worlds
According to Kant, regulative ideas _____. - Answer- are a special type of
transcendental ideas
There are _____ regulative ideas, according to Kant. - Answer- three
Which (if any) of the following is a regulative idea? - Answer- cosmos
According to Kant, pure reason synthesizes all of our psychological activities into a unity
by positing the idea of _____. - Answer- self
, _____ triggers the regulative ideas. - Answer- experience
Kant distinguished between two functions of reason, _____ and _____. - Answer-
theoretical reason/practical reason
Empiricism is the belief that all knowledge begins with the perception of innate ideas. -
Answer- False
Empiricists believe that all knowledge can be traced back to sense data. - Answer- True
John Locke was a firm believer in innate ideas. - Answer- False
David Hume thought that most metaphysical speculations are irrelevant to the lives of
ordinary people. - Answer- True
Hume claimed that no metaphysical issue is ever clearly settled. - Answer- True
According to Hume, there is no empirical evidence for the existence of cause and effect.
- Answer- True
According to Hume, no one can actually live as a skeptic. - Answer- True
Descriptive language is devoid of all subjective, evaluative characterizations. - Answer-
True
Normative language is devoid of all subjective, evaluative characterizations. - Answer-
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. - Answer-
True
The word "skeptic" comes from a Greek root meaning _____. - Answer- To examine
The term "empiricism" comes from a Greek root meaning _____. - Answer- experience
Although he rejected Descartes's theory of innate ideas, Locke did agree with Descartes
regarding _____. - Answer- The existence of substance
According to Locke, _____ qualities exist independently of any perceiver. - Answer-
Primary
According to Locke, _____ qualities are dependent on a perceiver. - Answer- secondary
Berkeley's formula is _____. - Answer- To be is to be perceived
