Question 1

What contemporary philosopher argues that truth is whatever has passed society's "procedures of justification"?
A) Richard Rorty
B) Bertrand Russell
C) John Locke
D) Alfred Tarski

Accepted Answer

Rorty is known for his rejection of traditional notions of objective truth and argues that truth is simply what society has come to accept through its methods of justification. This view is part of his larger philosophical framework of pragmatism.

Question 2

Which of the following philosophers accepted the coherence theory of truth?
A) Dharmakirti
B) Vatsyayana
C) John Dewey
D) Charles S. Peirce

Accepted Answer

Dharmakirti, a Buddhist philosopher, is known for his acceptance of the coherence theory of truth, which suggests that truth is determined by the coherence of a belief with a set of other beliefs.

Question 3

According to the theory of truth a statement is true if it is useful to believe.
A) pragmatic
B) coherence
C) foundationalist
D) correspondence

Accepted Answer

The theory described in the prompt is the pragmatic theory of truth. It holds that truth is based on the practical usefulness of belief in a statement rather than a statement's correspondence to reality (correspondence theory), logical consistency with other beliefs (coherence theory), or the foundational truth of certain beliefs (foundationalist theory).

Question 4

What philosopher argued that we should strive to develop a perfect language in which we could express our ideas with complete clarity?
A) Thomas Aquinas
B) Gottfried Leibniz
C) Wilhelm Dilthey
D) Friedrich Schleiermacher

Accepted Answer

Gottfried Leibniz believed in the concept of a universal character, which would serve as the foundation for a perfect language. He argued that such a language would eliminate ambiguity and allow for a greater ability to communicate ideas clearly and accurately.

Question 5

What do facts need to have meaning, according to Carl L. Becker?
A) They need to be situated in a web of circumstances that produced them.
B) They need to be endorsed by expert authorities.
C) They need to be verified.
D) They need to be verifiable.

Accepted Answer

According to Carl L. Becker, facts need to have meaning by being situated in a web of circumstances that produced them. This means that facts cannot be understood in isolation but must be seen in the context of their context and circumstances.

Question 6

According to the view of scientific truth, scientific theories are literally true or false.
A) pragamatist
B) relativist
C) realist
D) instrumentalist

Accepted Answer

Realists believe that scientific theories are describing actual, objective features of the world, and therefore they can be either true or false.

Question 7

The traditional view of knowledge holds that it is
A) Justified experiential belief.
B) Justified innate belief.
C) Justified true proposition.
D) Justified true belief.

Accepted Answer

The traditional view of knowledge, as articulated by philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle, is justifiable true belief. This means that knowledge must be both true and believed by the person with justification or evidence to support their belief. This position remains influential in epistemology today, although there are also alternative views such as contextualism and skepticism.

Question 8

Once a contradiction is allowed it is possible to prove that
A) any statement is false.
B) any statement is true.
C) no statements are true.
D) no tautologies are possible.

Accepted Answer

Allowing a contradiction means that any statement can simultaneously be both true and false. Therefore, any statement can be proven true by assuming its contradiction to be false, and vice versa.

Question 9

According to the theory of truth a belief is correct if it coheres with other beliefs that we regard ascorrect .

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the theory of truth a...

Question 10

The view that truth is an agreement between a proposition and some facts in the world is the
____________________ theory of truth.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The view that truth is an agreement...

Question 11

Searle argues that the word was developed so that we could talk about what it is about the real world that makes a proposition true.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Searle argues that the word was developed...

Question 12

If I believe that what "truth" is is context­dependent I will likely endorse a
A) pluralist theory of truth.
B) coherence theory of truth.
C) Wittgensteinian theory of truth.
D) correspondence theory of truth.

Accepted Answer

A pluralist theory of truth allows for the idea that truth is dependent on the context or perspective in which it is being evaluated. This means that different claims can be true in different contexts or perspectives, highlighting the context-dependence of truth.

Question 13

According to the theory of truth, a belief is true if it is, or can be, integrated within the framework of all the other beliefs that we already accept as true.
A) pragmatic
B) foundationalist
C) coherence
D) correspondence

Accepted Answer

The theory of truth that states a belief is true if it can be integrated within the framework of all other beliefs is the coherence theory. Therefore, the best choice is (C) coherence theory.

Question 14

If I say that "snow is white is true" only if snow is white, what theory of truth am I likely endorsing?
A) The pragmatist theory.
B) The coherence theory.
C) The corespondance theory.
D) The antirealist theory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If I say that "snow is white...

Question 15

The theories of truth discussed in this chapter assume that truth is a(n) concept.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The theories of truth discussed in this...

Question 16

Who claimed that we have a desire to know everything that there is to know about the world?
A) Hume
B) Hegel
C) Buddha
D) Blanshard

Accepted Answer

Blanshard, a philosopher, is known for his belief in the human desire for comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the world.

Question 17

What philosopher wrote: "The world is the totallity of facts, not of things."?
A) Thomas Aquinas
B) Hans-Georg Gadamer
C) Ludwig Wittgenstein
D) Wilhelm Dilthey

Accepted Answer

The quote "The world is the totality of facts, not of things" is from Ludwig Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.

Question 18

Propositions that we cannot know unless we observe the world are called empirical, or propositions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Propositions that we cannot know unless we...

Question 19

Statements or sentences express the contents of our .

Accepted Answer

The answer of Statements or sentences express the contents of...

Question 20

Bertrand Russell endorsed the theory of truth.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Bertrand Russell endorsed the theory of truth....

Quiz 6: Truth

What contemporary philosopher argues that truth is whatever has passed society's "procedures of justification"?

Which of the following philosophers accepted the coherence theory of truth?

According to the theory of truth a statement is true if it is useful to believe.

What philosopher argued that we should strive to develop a perfect language in which we could express our ideas with complete clarity?

What do facts need to have meaning, according to Carl L. Becker?

According to the view of scientific truth, scientific theories are literally true or false.

The traditional view of knowledge holds that it is

Once a contradiction is allowed it is possible to prove that

According to the theory of truth a belief is correct if it coheres with other beliefs that we regard ascorrect .

The view that truth is an agreement between a proposition and some facts in the world is the ____________________ theory of truth.

Searle argues that the word was developed so that we could talk about what it is about the real world that makes a proposition true.

If I believe that what "truth" is is contextdependent I will likely endorse a

According to the theory of truth, a belief is true if it is, or can be, integrated within the framework of all the other beliefs that we already accept as true.

If I say that "snow is white is true" only if snow is white, what theory of truth am I likely endorsing?

The theories of truth discussed in this chapter assume that truth is a(n) concept.

Who claimed that we have a desire to know everything that there is to know about the world?

What philosopher wrote: "The world is the totallity of facts, not of things."?

Propositions that we cannot know unless we observe the world are called empirical, or propositions.

Statements or sentences express the contents of our .

Bertrand Russell endorsed the theory of truth.

Quiz 6: Truth

What contemporary philosopher argues that truth is whatever has passed society's "procedures of justification"?

Which of the following philosophers accepted the coherence theory of truth?

According to the theory of truth a statement is true if it is useful to believe.

What philosopher argued that we should strive to develop a perfect language in which we could express our ideas with complete clarity?

What do facts need to have meaning, according to Carl L. Becker?

According to the view of scientific truth, scientific theories are literally true or false.

The traditional view of knowledge holds that it is

Once a contradiction is allowed it is possible to prove that

According to the theory of truth a belief is correct if it coheres with other beliefs that we regard ascorrect .

The view that truth is an agreement between a proposition and some facts in the world is the ____________________ theory of truth.

Searle argues that the word was developed so that we could talk about what it is about the real world that makes a proposition true.

If I believe that what "truth" is is context­dependent I will likely endorse a

According to the theory of truth, a belief is true if it is, or can be, integrated within the framework of all the other beliefs that we already accept as true.

If I say that "snow is white is true" only if snow is white, what theory of truth am I likely endorsing?

The theories of truth discussed in this chapter assume that truth is a(n) concept.

Who claimed that we have a desire to know everything that there is to know about the world?

What philosopher wrote: "The world is the totallity of facts, not of things."?

Propositions that we cannot know unless we observe the world are called empirical, or propositions.

Statements or sentences express the contents of our .

Bertrand Russell endorsed the theory of truth.

If I believe that what "truth" is is contextdependent I will likely endorse a