Deck 6: Reason and the Senses

Question 1

Believing something because you hope it is true is a good epistemic reason for belief.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Believing something because you strongly want it to be true is a good epistemic reason for belief.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Believing something because your best friend believes it is generally a good epistemic reason for belief.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Belief B is based on belief A if A is the reason for believing B is true.

Question 5

Belief B cannot be a good justification for belief A unless B is itself justified.

Question 6

The claim that soap tastes bitter would be an example of a truth known a priori.

Question 7

The claim that 1 + 1 = 2 would be an example of a truth known a priori.

Question 8

The words "a posteriori" mean "after sense experience."

Question 9

The words "a priori" mean "prior to sense experience."

Question 10

Mathematical truths are examples of truths known a priori.

Question 11

Physics contains many a posteriori truths (truths known a posteriori).

Question 12

Mathematics contains many a priori truths (truths known a priori).

Question 13

All bachelors are male is an example of a truth known a priori.

Question 14

Lemons taste sour is an example of a truth known a posteriori.

Question 15

Truths of logic are justified a priori.

Question 16

Socrates believed in a priori epistemic justification.

Question 17

The text argues that a priori reasoning is always an infallible process.

Question 18

The text argues that the physical senses are always infallible.

Question 19

The text argues for the principle that our senses ought to be trusted unless we have a good reason to believe they are impaired or distorted.

Question 20

Some epistemologists argue that beliefs can be justified on the basis of both particular to general and general to particular reasoning.

Question 21

According to foundationalism, the justification of a belief does not go on infinitely.

Question 22

According to the infinite regression view, the justification of a belief goes on infinitely.

Question 23

According to coherentism, the justification of a belief is sometimes both top down and bottom up.

Question 24

Coherentism is a "both and" view.

Question 25

Choose a belief and justify it on the basis of sense experience.

Question 26

Choose a belief and justify it on the basis of reason alone.