Descartes's Cogito and the Problem of Skepticism Online Test

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Descartes's Cogito and the Problem of Skepticism

Description: Descartes's Cogito and the Problem of Skepticism
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What is the central idea of Descartes's Cogito?

The existence of God
The existence of the external world
The existence of the self
The existence of other minds

What is the main argument for the Cogito?

The existence of God
The existence of the external world
The existence of the self
The existence of other minds

What is the problem of skepticism?

The problem of evil
The problem of induction
The problem of other minds
The problem of the external world

How does Descartes respond to the problem of skepticism?

He argues that the existence of God is self-evident.
He argues that the existence of the external world is self-evident.
He argues that the existence of the self is self-evident.
He argues that the existence of other minds is self-evident.

What is the main objection to Descartes's response to the problem of skepticism?

The problem of evil
The problem of induction
The problem of other minds
The problem of the external world

What is the problem of other minds?

The problem of evil
The problem of induction
The problem of the external world
The problem of how we can know that other minds exist

How does Descartes respond to the problem of other minds?

He argues that the existence of God is self-evident.
He argues that the existence of the external world is self-evident.
He argues that the existence of the self is self-evident.
He argues that the existence of other minds is self-evident.

What is the main objection to Descartes's response to the problem of other minds?

The problem of evil
The problem of induction
The problem of the external world
The problem of solipsism

What is the problem of solipsism?

The problem of evil
The problem of induction
The problem of the external world
The problem of how we can know that anything exists other than our own minds

How does Descartes respond to the problem of solipsism?

He argues that the existence of God is self-evident.
He argues that the existence of the external world is self-evident.
He argues that the existence of the self is self-evident.
He argues that the existence of other minds is self-evident.

What is the main objection to Descartes's response to the problem of solipsism?

The problem of evil
The problem of induction
The problem of the external world
The problem of the ontological argument

What is the problem of the ontological argument?

The problem of evil
The problem of induction
The problem of the external world
The problem of how we can prove the existence of God from reason alone

How does Descartes respond to the problem of the ontological argument?

He argues that the existence of God is self-evident.
He argues that the existence of the external world is self-evident.
He argues that the existence of the self is self-evident.
He argues that the existence of other minds is self-evident.

What is the main objection to Descartes's response to the problem of the ontological argument?

The problem of evil
The problem of induction
The problem of the external world
The problem of Anselm's ontological argument

What is Anselm's ontological argument?

The problem of evil
The problem of induction
The problem of the external world
The argument that the existence of God can be proven from reason alone

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