Which of the following is/are true of something which is objectively true? correct answers There is some non-arbitrary standard distinct from the individual making the claim that can be used to determine the truth/falsity of the claim.
Unfortunately for Socrates, whenever he encountered other pe...
Philosophy 1301 || All Answers Are Correct 100%.
Which of the following is/are true of something which is objectively true? correct answers There
is some non-arbitrary standard distinct from the individual making the claim that can be used to
determine the truth/falsity of the claim.
Unfortunately for Socrates, whenever he encountered other people who were regarded as 'wise
men' and began to question them, it turned out that Socrates was not actually wiser than these
other people (the poets understood their poetry better than Socrates did for instance). correct
answers False
In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, whom do the prisoners represent? correct answers People who
have not discovered truth/knowledge.
Socrates refuses to cease his questioning of the citizens of Athens because he believes that an
unexamined life is not worth living. correct answers True
Which of the following is a punishment Socrates discusses during the sentencing phase of his
trial (either as a possible punishment he suggests for himself, or as a punishment he will not
suggest for himself): correct answers All of the Above
The Oracle at Delphi proclaimed Socrates to be the wisest man of all because correct answers
Socrates did not claim to know things about any subject (craft, field, etc.) that he did not actually
know.
In his conversation with Euthyphro, Socrates rejects Euthyphro's first attempt to answer
Socrates's question (about piety). What error does Euthyphro make with his initial answer to
Socrates? correct answers Euthyphro offers an example, not a definition, of what Socrates is
asking him about.
After being found guilty by the city of Athens for 'corrupting the youth and inventing false gods'
Socrates argues that his punishment for the crime should be to receive free meals from the city
for his service to his fellow Athenians. correct answers True
Socrates began his life-long quest for wisdom because he heard the Oracle at Delphi's
proclamation that he was the wisest of all men and knew that meant he had to prove to everyone
else that the oracle was right. correct answers False
Within the context of the Platonic dialogue of the same name, what does the term "apology"
mean? correct answers defense
According to Socrates death is correct answers All of the above
According to Socrates, it is natural and appropriate to fear death since we do not know for certain
what happens to us after we die. correct answers False
,When it comes to the question of whether it is better to have knowledge about one's own level of
wisdom or ignorance, Socrates claims that correct answers It is better to be ignorant and know
that you are, than to think yourself wise, and to lack any wisdom.
What crime(s) was Socrates charged with committing at his trial? correct answers both b & c
Socrates was charged with inventing false gods and corrupting the youth of Athens.
The reason philosophy is different from science & math is that science and math have evidence
to support their claims, but philosophy lacks any sort of evidence of any kind. correct answers
False
In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, Socrates suggests that if the prisoners could turn away from the
back wall and see the objects being carried by the porters along the roadway directly (instead of
the shadows they make on the back wall), then the prisoners would immediately see the truth of
their situation and believe the objects to be "truer" or "more real" than the shadows they saw
previously. correct answers False
The prisoners who might turn from the wall to the light would have a hard time seeing the
objects as they actually are, and would have a hard time accepting what they were seeing as real
at first. Many would like turn back to the wall as quickly as possible according to Plato/Socrates.
Socrates says that if he were exiled from the city of Athens by the jurors, then correct answers
He would surely find himself in the same trouble in another city.
Philosophy is really just about opinions, and because opinions do not need evidence to be
accepted, neither does any position in philosophy. correct answers False
Philosophy is not merely opinions, it is about the search for wisdom and truth, and that requires
evidence to discover.
During his trial, why does Socrates reject the idea that he should give up the life of questioning
others, even though it has brought him to the brink of death? correct answers All of the Above
Near the end of his trial, Socrates suggests that death is not a bad thing for him, because it will
either be like a dreamless sleep (without waking) or be like a journey (where he will likely get to
see other people who have died and so question them forever). correct answers True
One reason to be reluctant about augmenting our present definition of knowledge with
indefeasibility is that correct answers Indefeasibility may allow too many things that we think
should not be knowledge to count as knowledge.
It is reasonable and acceptable for an individual to claim that she has knowledge of a proposition
'P', when that same individual has not yet formed a belief regarding 'P'. correct answers False
Given that Smith is justified in believing that "Jones owns a Ford" and Smith has no direct
knowledge of his friend Brown's whereabouts, which of the following statements is Smith not
justified in believing? correct answers Jones owns a Ford and Brown is in Barcelona.
, Using his justification for the following two claims, "Jones will get the job" and "Jones has 10
coins in his pocket", Smith is justified in believing which of the following: correct answers All of
the Above
If I am justified in believing that "I studied for this philosophy exam I am taking" and "I do well
on every exam I study for" which of the following am I also justified in believing? correct
answers All of the Above
Infallibilism is one attempt by epistemologists to respond to the problems raised by Gettier's
attack on justified true belief. correct answers True
According to Gettier Case #1, Smith has a justified true belief that "the man who will get the job
has 10 coins in his pocket." correct answers True
It is reasonable and acceptable for an individual to have 'accidental knowledge' of something and
to have that count as knowledge. correct answers False
It is reasonable and acceptable for an individual to have 'false knowledge' and have that count as
knowledge. correct answers False
One uncontroversial (but important) point we considered regarding knowledge is that
justification for a belief is not always sufficient to guarantee truth. correct answers True
The reason we should be reluctant to accept that Smith knows "the man who will get the job has
10 coins in his pocket" in Gettier's Case #1 is correct answers The connection between the truth
of the claim "the man who will get the job has 10 coins in his pocket" and Smith's justification
for believing in that claim is accidental.
It is reasonable and acceptable for an individual to have a 'false belief' that some claim is true.
correct answers True
Edmund Gettier's arguments using Smith and Jones demonstrated that correct answers Justified
True Belief is not a sufficient condition for knowledge.
Knowledge, by definition, cannot be false. correct answers True
Infallibilism defines knowledge as correct answers Knowledge is true belief plus "justification
that necessitates the truth of the belief."
Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that is concerned with understanding the nature of
knowledge. correct answers True
A 'defeator' is something that would override the reasons justifying one's beliefs. correct answers
True
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