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    Review Test Submission: Exam 3 | | Course | Epistemology-PHIL 201 | Test | Exam 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | * Question 1 | | | __________________ combined rationalism and empiricism‚ showing how both played a role in our understanding | | | Correct Answer: |    Kant. | | | | | * Question 2 | | Descartes deduced God from the concept of God itself‚ in order to justify the idea of the material world. Correct Answer: |  True |

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    What is the relationship between epistemology and metaphysics In many ways epistemology clears the way for metaphysical construction or hypothesis. By adhering to the principles of one branch of philosophy‚ it allows us to become better at searching within the other. It is true that epistemic ideas are often knocked down by metaphysics‚ but when one considers that it is entirely possible to base metaphysical ideas on epistemology‚ it becomes clear that the branches of philosophy are very

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    Epistemology and Metaphysics Schools Paper Team B PSY/215 Epistemology and Metaphysics Schools Paper The nature of skepticism in real-life today‚ on a daily basis goes mostly unnoticed. People react to environments of skepticism differently and could become biased upon the subject discussed. According to Encyclopedia Britannica (2011)‚ “skepticism is defined as 1: an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object 2

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    1. In Linda Zagzebski’s book on epistemology‚ she argues that one must care about having true beliefs‚ especially in topics that we care about. It is important to think critically when acquiring knowledge and one must be able to tell a true belief from a false belief. When addressing true belief‚ it is imperative to acknowledge skepticism. “Skepticism is often interpreted as a threat to knowledge” insofar as that most of the time‚ it is almost impossible to fully guarantee whether or not we are

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    My Reaction Paper on Virtue Epistemology We were given an opportunity to listen to the lecture of Prof. Samuel P. Vera Cruz M.A about virtue epistemology. I wasn’t able to finish the whole lecture since I have to attend the following subject but I was able to gain additional insights regarding it. At the beginning of his lecture‚ he mentioned different names of philosophers‚ each having different views about philosophy. By this‚ I came up with the conclusion that each of them

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    Principal Issues with Epistemology Earnell Branson PHL/215 June 18‚ 2012 Dr. Anne M. Edwards Principal Issues with Epistemology Society has attempted to decipher what is real. The idea of what is real and what is understood has been a problem for societies. The different societies and cultures believed in other beings such as different God’s. Greek society was a leader in worshipping and believing in God’s that perceived to be real in their minds and culture. Worshipping these God’s begun

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    if relativity the wording or the person speaking can make the claim false. 3. Justification is subjective because subjective epistemology is our personal standards. Standards are what helps up justify our reasoning and thinking because we create standards based on our experiences. Our psychological thinking and analyzation of things helps us create our subjective epistemology. 5. Conspiracy theories and epistemic system connect because in order to believe in a conspiracy theory it requires a person

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    Quine’s “Epistemology Naturalized” has many admirers but few adherents. Numerous critics of Quine’s essay treat Quine’s proposal as abandoning normative epistemology. The general belief is that Quine is too extreme his attempt to naturalize epistemology. Most believe that he advocated for the replacement of epistemology with psychology. The major objection to Quine’s proposal for the naturalization of epistemology is that it dismisses normative questions asked by traditional epistemology. A famous

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    INTRODUCTION This essay will compare naturalized epistemology against classical foundationalism and furthermore will present reasoning for a preferable choice between the two views. Epistemology is one area of philosophy concerned with the nature‚ sources and limits of knowledge. The two main questions being: what is knowledge and how is it acquired (Opie‚ 2014). Traditionally an epistemologist would rely on using a systematic form of justifying true beliefs to answer such questions involving a said

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    Epistemology: Meditations on First Philosophy — Skepticism Rene Descartes’ take on epistemology concerns examining his core beliefs and applying the method of skepticism. He examines these beliefs by raising doubts on each of his core principles. He hopes to build a foundation which not even the strongest skeptic can raise a doubt on. Rene also proclaims that should he find anything from his core beliefs to doubt—even the slightest of doubts— he must reject the foundational belief simply because

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