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Problems Of Knowledge by Michael J. Williams - Test
Contributed by: Fry
  • 1. What is the primary focus of 'Problems of Knowledge'?
A) Metaphysics
B) Epistemology
C) Ethics
D) Aesthetics
  • 2. Which philosophical concept questions the limits of human knowledge?
A) Skepticism
B) Pragmatism
C) Rationalism
D) Empiricism
  • 3. Which theory states that knowledge comes primarily from sensory experience?
A) Constructivism
B) Rationalism
C) Empiricism
D) Idealism
  • 4. Who proposed the 'Gettier problem'?
A) David Chalmers
B) Edmund Gettier
C) Karl Popper
D) Hilary Putnam
  • 5. Which school of thought emphasizes reason as the primary source of knowledge?
A) Pragmatism
B) Empiricism
C) Rationalism
D) Relativism
  • 6. What type of knowledge is gained through intuition rather than evidence?
A) Explicit knowledge
B) A priori knowledge
C) Tacit knowledge
D) A posteriori knowledge
  • 7. What concept argues that knowledge is contingent upon social context?
A) Foundationalism
B) Realism
C) Social constructivism
D) Essentialism
  • 8. What is the relationship between knowledge and belief?
A) Belief is the same as knowledge
B) Knowledge is justified true belief
C) Knowledge requires faith
D) Belief undermines knowledge
  • 9. Which term refers to the idea that no belief can be known to be true?
A) Radical skepticism
B) Relativism
C) Fallibilism
D) Constructivism
  • 10. Which model suggests knowledge is constructed rather than discovered?
A) Empiricism
B) Realism
C) Constructivism
D) Positivism
  • 11. Who is known for saying 'I think, therefore I am'?
A) John Stuart Mill
B) Gottfried Leibniz
C) David Hume
D) René Descartes
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