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