Part I: You should know the definitions of the following words for fill in the blank questions:
- Philosophy
- Ontology
- Metaphysics
- Epistemology
- Axiology
- Empiricism
- Tabula rasa
- a posteriori
- Rationalism
- Innate ideas
- a priori
- Common-Sense Skepticism
- Methodical Skepticism
- Absolute Skepticism
- Cartesian Dualism
- Impressions
- Ideas
- Relations of Ideas
- Matters of Fact
Part II: You should also be able to provide the following information:- Explain Al-Ghazali's criteria for knowledge.
- Explain the two sources of knowledge Al-Ghazali initially considers and his reason for rejecting them.
- Explain the three steps of Mysticism Al-Ghazali articulates.
- Articulate the hierarchy of belief Al-Ghazali articulates as well as the way he uses this hierarchy to counter the claim that mystics are ridiculous or mistaken.
- Explain the three forms of doubt Descartes considers as well as which beliefs each form of doubt calls into question and what beliefs remain.
- Explain Descartes' Cogito argument.
- Explain Cartesian Dualism and explain how this supports Descartes' rationalism.
- Explain what it means for Descartes to be a thinking thing and what an extended substance is.
- Explain Hume's distinction between an idea and an impression and how we tell them apart.
- Describe the four faculties of the mind that Hume argues give rise to all ideas.
- Articulate the two arguments Hume gives in support of the claim that all ideas are derived from impressions.
- Explain Hume's account of where our knowledge about matters of fact and causality come from.
- Explain Hume's account of the Problem of Induction
Part III: You should be able to articulate the epistemological position of 12 Angry Men and compare it to the other authors we have studied. |
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