0

Skepticism and Epistemic Justification

Description: Skepticism and Epistemic Justification Quiz
Number of Questions: 15
Created by:
Tags: skepticism epistemology philosophy
Attempted 0/15 Correct 0 Score 0

What is the primary concern of skepticism?

  1. The reliability of knowledge

  2. The nature of reality

  3. The existence of God

  4. The meaning of life


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Skepticism is a philosophical school of thought that questions the possibility of knowledge or the reliability of our beliefs.

Which of the following is a common skeptical argument?

  1. The Dream Argument

  2. The Evil Demon Argument

  3. The Brain in a Vat Argument

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Dream Argument, the Evil Demon Argument, and the Brain in a Vat Argument are all common skeptical arguments that aim to show that our knowledge is unreliable.

What is the main conclusion of Pyrrhonian skepticism?

  1. Knowledge is impossible

  2. Knowledge is only possible through sense experience

  3. Knowledge is only possible through reason

  4. Knowledge is only possible through faith


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pyrrhonian skepticism is a school of skepticism that argues that knowledge is impossible because all beliefs are equally justified and there is no way to know which beliefs are true.

What is the main conclusion of Academic skepticism?

  1. Knowledge is impossible

  2. Knowledge is only possible through sense experience

  3. Knowledge is only possible through reason

  4. Knowledge is only possible through faith


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Academic skepticism is a school of skepticism that argues that knowledge is only possible through sense experience because all other sources of knowledge are unreliable.

What is the main conclusion of Cartesian skepticism?

  1. Knowledge is impossible

  2. Knowledge is only possible through sense experience

  3. Knowledge is only possible through reason

  4. Knowledge is only possible through faith


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cartesian skepticism is a school of skepticism that argues that knowledge is only possible through reason because all other sources of knowledge are unreliable.

What is the main conclusion of Humean skepticism?

  1. Knowledge is impossible

  2. Knowledge is only possible through sense experience

  3. Knowledge is only possible through reason

  4. Knowledge is only possible through faith


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Humean skepticism is a school of skepticism that argues that knowledge is only possible through sense experience because all other sources of knowledge are unreliable.

What is the main conclusion of Kantian skepticism?

  1. Knowledge is impossible

  2. Knowledge is only possible through sense experience

  3. Knowledge is only possible through reason

  4. Knowledge is only possible through faith


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kantian skepticism is a school of skepticism that argues that knowledge is only possible through reason because all other sources of knowledge are unreliable.

What is the main conclusion of Wittgensteinian skepticism?

  1. Knowledge is impossible

  2. Knowledge is only possible through sense experience

  3. Knowledge is only possible through reason

  4. Knowledge is only possible through language


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Wittgensteinian skepticism is a school of skepticism that argues that knowledge is only possible through language because all other sources of knowledge are unreliable.

What is the main conclusion of Quinean skepticism?

  1. Knowledge is impossible

  2. Knowledge is only possible through sense experience

  3. Knowledge is only possible through reason

  4. Knowledge is only possible through language


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Quinean skepticism is a school of skepticism that argues that knowledge is only possible through language because all other sources of knowledge are unreliable.

What is the main conclusion of Rorty's skepticism?

  1. Knowledge is impossible

  2. Knowledge is only possible through sense experience

  3. Knowledge is only possible through reason

  4. Knowledge is only possible through language


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rorty's skepticism is a school of skepticism that argues that knowledge is only possible through language because all other sources of knowledge are unreliable.

What is the main conclusion of Derrida's skepticism?

  1. Knowledge is impossible

  2. Knowledge is only possible through sense experience

  3. Knowledge is only possible through reason

  4. Knowledge is only possible through language


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Derrida's skepticism is a school of skepticism that argues that knowledge is only possible through language because all other sources of knowledge are unreliable.

What is the main conclusion of Foucault's skepticism?

  1. Knowledge is impossible

  2. Knowledge is only possible through sense experience

  3. Knowledge is only possible through reason

  4. Knowledge is only possible through power


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Foucault's skepticism is a school of skepticism that argues that knowledge is only possible through power because all other sources of knowledge are unreliable.

What is the main conclusion of Butler's skepticism?

  1. Knowledge is impossible

  2. Knowledge is only possible through sense experience

  3. Knowledge is only possible through reason

  4. Knowledge is only possible through faith


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Butler's skepticism is a school of skepticism that argues that knowledge is only possible through faith because all other sources of knowledge are unreliable.

What is the main conclusion of Pascal's skepticism?

  1. Knowledge is impossible

  2. Knowledge is only possible through sense experience

  3. Knowledge is only possible through reason

  4. Knowledge is only possible through faith


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pascal's skepticism is a school of skepticism that argues that knowledge is only possible through faith because all other sources of knowledge are unreliable.

What is the main conclusion of Kierkegaard's skepticism?

  1. Knowledge is impossible

  2. Knowledge is only possible through sense experience

  3. Knowledge is only possible through reason

  4. Knowledge is only possible through faith


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kierkegaard's skepticism is a school of skepticism that argues that knowledge is only possible through faith because all other sources of knowledge are unreliable.

- Hide questions