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Summulae De Dialectica by John Buridan, Gyula Klima - Quiz
Contributed by: Henderson
  • 1. Who translated and commented on Buridan's work in modern times?
A) Alain de Libera
B) Stephen Read
C) Gyula Klima
D) John Marenbon
  • 2. What is Buridan's most famous thought experiment?
A) Buridan's Ass
B) The Brain in a Vat
C) The Ship of Theseus
D) The Trolley Problem
  • 3. Which university was Buridan primarily associated with?
A) University of Paris
B) University of Cologne
C) University of Oxford
D) University of Bologna
  • 4. What century did Buridan live and work in?
A) 14th century
B) 12th century
C) 13th century
D) 15th century
  • 5. What is 'obligationes' in medieval logic?
A) Moral obligations
B) Logical operators
C) Cognitive faculties
D) Disputation exercises
  • 6. What is the 'insolubilia' tradition that Buridan contributed to?
A) Metaphysical puzzles
B) Logical paradoxes
C) Epistemological problems
D) Moral dilemmas
  • 7. How does Buridan define truth?
A) As pragmatic utility
B) As correspondence
C) As coherence
D) As divine illumination
  • 8. What is Buridan's position on determinism?
A) Compatibilist
B) Fatalist
C) Libertarian
D) Hard determinist
  • 9. What is 'restrictio' in terminist logic?
A) Reduction of meaning
B) Limitation of speech
C) Contraction of terms
D) Narrowing of reference
  • 10. How does Buridan approach the liar paradox?
A) Via pragmatic solutions
B) By denying bivalence
C) With self-referential analysis
D) Through truth gaps
  • 11. What is the status of the 'Summulae' in medieval education?
A) Standard textbook
B) Private correspondence
C) Scientific manual
D) Theological treatise
  • 12. What is 'appellatio' in Buridan's semantics?
A) Appeal to authority
B) Reference to existing things
C) Naming convention
D) Rhetorical address
  • 13. How does Klima's translation make Buridan accessible?
A) Abridged summary
B) Literal word-for-word
C) Modern English with commentary
D) Poetic adaptation
  • 14. What medieval philosophical school was Buridan associated with?
A) Empiricism
B) Nominalism
C) Idealism
D) Realism
  • 15. What is Buridan's position on the nature of scientific knowledge?
A) It is based on evident premises and demonstration
B) It depends on divine revelation
C) It is entirely empirical
D) It is purely intuitive
  • 16. According to Buridan, what is the relationship between logic and other sciences?
A) Logic is superior to all sciences
B) Logic is independent of other sciences
C) Logic is inferior to natural sciences
D) Logic is an instrumental science for all others
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