Quiz 6
Please write your name and "Quiz 6" at the top of your paper. Then answer the following questions:
- Explain Plato's Allegory of the Cave. A picture is fine. (6 points)
- What does Berkeley mean by "esse is percipi"? (2 points)
- What argument does Berkeley give for this claim? (2 points)
Quiz 5
Please write your name and "Quiz 5" at the top of your paper, then answer the following questions:
- In Taoism, what are being and non-being (2 points)? Illustrate these concepts with an example (2 points).
- Explain Plato's Line Analogy (6 points). A picture is fine.
Quiz 4
please write your name and "Quiz 4" at the top of your paper, then answer the following questions:
- According to Hume, what is an idea (1 point)? What is an impression (1 point)? How do we distinguish between them (2 points)?
- What is one argument Hume gives for the claim that all ideas are derived from impressions (3 points)?
- According to Hume, what is the source of our idea of causality (3 points)?
Quiz 3
Please write your name and "Quiz 3" at the top of your paper, then answer the following questions:
- What are two forms of doubt Descartes considers in Meditation I? For each form of doubt, be sure to explain the nature of the doubt (2 points each), which beliefs that form of doubt calls into question (1.5 points each), and which beliefs survive that form of doubt (1.5 points each).
Quiz 2
Please write your name and "Quiz 2" at the top of your paper, then answer the questions that follow:
- According to Al-Ghazali, what are the criteria for knowledge? (2 points)
- What are two candidates for self-evident knowledge that Al-Ghazali considers? (2 points each)
- Why does he reject these two candidates? (2 points each)
Quiz 1
Please write your name and "Quiz 1" at the top of your paper, then answer the questions that follow:
- Explain the structure of an Athenian trial. (6 points)
- What are two of the charges Socrates is accused of? (2 points each)
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