Philosophy 101 Dr. Wishon Ole Miss - Final Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
sense-data - Answers are the particulars Russell claims we are directly aware of in sensory experience.
metaphysics - Answers is the branch of philosophy that studies the ultimate nature of reality
pragmatism - Answers is the view that what makes a belief, statement, or judgement true is that it is
useful.
solipsism - Answers is the view that nothing exists except for one's own conscious mental life.
knowledge by description - Answers is the kind of knowledge or indirect awareness that Russell believes
allows is to extend our knowledge beyond our personal experience.
skepticism - Answers is the view that we do not, and cannot, have knowledge about some subject or
aspect of reality.
naive realism - Answers is the view that in sensory experience we are directly aware of ordinary external
objects and their features.
universals - Answers are the abstract things that more then one particular can have in common
epistemology - Answers is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature,sources, and structure of
knowledge
idealism - Answers is the view that all of reality is in some sense fundamentally mental.
a posteriori knowledge - Answers is knowledge that is justified solely on the basis of experience.
introspection - Answers is what Russell claims to provide us with direct awareness of our own thoughts,
desires, and sensations.
coherence theory - Answers is the view that what makes a belief, statement, or judgement true,is that it
fits together with other beliefs, statement, or judgements to form a harmonious system.
a priori knowledge - Answers is knowledge that is justified on the basis of something other than
experience.
correspondance theory - Answers is the view that what makes a belief, statement, or judgment true is
that it what it claims to be the case fits the facts about reality.
the ubermensch - Answers is the idealized future individual who will create a new system of values to
replace the Christian and Classical Greek value systems
freewill - Answers is the special capacity of a subject to choose to do some action when he or she could
have done otherwise
sense-data - Answers are the particulars Russell claims we are directly aware of in sensory experience.
metaphysics - Answers is the branch of philosophy that studies the ultimate nature of reality
pragmatism - Answers is the view that what makes a belief, statement, or judgement true is that it is
useful.
solipsism - Answers is the view that nothing exists except for one's own conscious mental life.
knowledge by description - Answers is the kind of knowledge or indirect awareness that Russell believes
allows is to extend our knowledge beyond our personal experience.
skepticism - Answers is the view that we do not, and cannot, have knowledge about some subject or
aspect of reality.
naive realism - Answers is the view that in sensory experience we are directly aware of ordinary external
objects and their features.
universals - Answers are the abstract things that more then one particular can have in common
epistemology - Answers is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature,sources, and structure of
knowledge
idealism - Answers is the view that all of reality is in some sense fundamentally mental.
a posteriori knowledge - Answers is knowledge that is justified solely on the basis of experience.
introspection - Answers is what Russell claims to provide us with direct awareness of our own thoughts,
desires, and sensations.
coherence theory - Answers is the view that what makes a belief, statement, or judgement true,is that it
fits together with other beliefs, statement, or judgements to form a harmonious system.
a priori knowledge - Answers is knowledge that is justified on the basis of something other than
experience.
correspondance theory - Answers is the view that what makes a belief, statement, or judgment true is
that it what it claims to be the case fits the facts about reality.
the ubermensch - Answers is the idealized future individual who will create a new system of values to
replace the Christian and Classical Greek value systems
freewill - Answers is the special capacity of a subject to choose to do some action when he or she could
have done otherwise
