Question 1

The Spinoza axiom, “From a given definitive cause there follows necessarily an effect, and, on the other hand, if no definite cause be given, it is impossible that the effect should follow” most matches which of the four types of knowledge discussed in class?

Select one:

• a. Intuitive Knowledge
• b. Authoritative Knowledge
• c. Logical Knowledge
• d. Empirical Knowledge

The correct answer is Logical Knowledge

Question 2

Spinoza’s axioms are similar to the four types of knowledge espoused by modern philosophers.

Select one:

• TRUE
• FALSE

The correct answer is TRUE

Question 3  

Intuitive Knowledge is Absolute Knowledge and is always correct.

Select one:

• TRUE
• FALSE

The correct answer is FALSE

Question 4

Some might say that we rely on __ every day, but cannot truly define it:

Select one:

• a. Truth
• b. Knowledge
• c. Love
• d. Life
• e. All of the above

The correct answer is All of the above

Question 5

To Spinoza, Human Intellect cannot exist without these:  (Choose all that apply)

Select one or more:

• a. Emotional Reasoning
• b. Divine Intellect
• c. Empirical Knowledge
• d. Mathematically based logic

The correct answer is Divine Intellect, Empirical Knowledge, Mathematically based logic

Question 6

Which is the best example of Empirical Knowledge?

Select one:

• a. Something your Mom told you
• b. Something you heard in Church, Mosque, or Synagogue
• c. Gravity
• d. All of the above

The correct answer is Gravity

Question 7

Kant didn’t provide a good reason to believe the noumena exists but seems to have asserted its existence because, after all, something was needed to give rise to the phenomena.

Select one:

• TRUE
• FALSE

The correct answer is TRUE

Question 8

Who did Spinoza agree with about truth (according to class reading)?

Select one:

• a. Aristotle
• b. Descartes
• c. Morris
• d. Socrates

The correct answer is Descartes

Question 9

The example of the color of the apple in “What is Truth?” was given as an example of:

Select one:

• a. Imperative Truth
• b. Elusive Truth
• c. Evidence-base Truth
• d. Common Truth
• e. Correspondence Truth

The correct answer is Elusive Truth

Question 10

"Truth is what my colleagues will let me get away with." is an example of “Community Agreement” in Truth Theory…

Select one:

• TRUE
• FALSE

The correct answer is True