PHIL 110 CHAPTER 2 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Nietzsche s perspectivism was his theory that
A) a good painting is one in which perspective is accurately portrayed.
B) we all see things in different ways, but only one perspective is the correct one.
C) we never have objective knowledge, but only our subjective perspectives.
D) we tend to distort reality, but with care we can learn to reason objectively. - Answer-
C) we never have objective knowledge, but only our subjective perspectives.
According to your text, Georg W. F. Hegel, the nineteenth-century German philosopher,
although he himself was not a relativist, provided a framework for historical relativism.
true
false - Answer-TRUE
Nietzsche compares philosophers to lawyers (advocates) because they
A) are sincere seekers after the truth.
B) use rational arguments.
C) are spokesmen for their prejudices.
D) take the side of the defenseless and downtrodden. - Answer-C) are spokesmen for
their prejudices.
The view that all truth is relative to a particular culture is known as subjectivism.
true
false - Answer-FALSE
Dewey referred to his position as instrumentalism because
A) ideas, like musical instruments, are judged solely on whether they are subjectively
pleasing to the individual.
B) his theory was not the final truth but an instrument for achieving absolute truth.
C) ideas are like scientific instruments that reveal the true nature of reality.
D) ideas are instruments for helping us deal with the situations in life. - Answer-D) ideas
are instruments for helping us deal with the situations in life.
With which of these statements concerning truth would a pragmatist NOT agree?
,A) Ideas are true to the extent that they help us relate to other parts of our experience.
B) A statement is true if believing it leads to satisfactory results in the believer's life.
C) A true belief has (cash-value) in a person's life.
D) True beliefs are those that correspond to the objective features of reality. - Answer-
D) True beliefs are those that correspond to the objective features or reality.
James said that an idea is true if
A) it is based on a priori reasoning which is independent of experience.
B) it corresponds to a sensory impression.
C) it helps us to get into a satisfactory relation with other parts of our experience.
D) it is based entirely on objective considerations that are free of any subjective
interests. - Answer-C) it helps us to get into a satisfactory relation with other parts of our
experience.
According to your text, the only major philosophical movement to originate in America is
pragmatism.
true
false - Answer-TRUE
Instead of using the term truth, John Dewey preferred to speak of
A) subjectively meaningful belief.
B) warranted assertibility.
C) radical perspectivism.
D) logically necessary propositions. - Answer-B) warranted assertibility.
According to pragmatism, ideas are tools we use for solving practical problems.
true
false - Answer-TRUE
The pragmatists believed there was an enormous difference between the pattern of
inquiry used in the sciences and that which is used in morality and religion.
true
false - Answer-FALSE
According to Dewey, we should search for absolute truths that are eternal and
necessary.
true
false - Answer-FALSE
It is fair to say that pragmatists believe in the Correspondence Theory of Truth.
, true
false - Answer-FALSE
The Pragmatist's claim that all our knowledge is tentative and subject to revision is
called
A) Fallibilism.
B) Methodological skepticism.
C) Fideism.
D) Pragmatic revisionism. - Answer-A) Fallibilism
James argued that we should believe whatever we find it most comfortable to believe.
true
false - Answer-FALSE
The pragmatists claimed that we can have no guarantee that any belief is immune from
the need to be revised in the future.
true
false - Answer-TRUE
The pragmatists rejected the correspondence theory of truth.
true
false - Answer-TRUE
With respect to relativism, James believed that
A) all truths are completely objective.
B) all truths are subjective and relative.
C) one cannot know whether there are objective truths or not.
D) some facts are objective and some issues are relative to the individual. - Answer-D)
some facts are objective and some issues are relative to the individual.
If the truth of a claim cannot be verified or falsified by experience, it is
A) Analytic
B) Synthetic
C) A priori
D) A posteriori - Answer-C) A priori
If the truth of a claim can be determined merely from the meanings of the terms
involved, it is
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Nietzsche s perspectivism was his theory that
A) a good painting is one in which perspective is accurately portrayed.
B) we all see things in different ways, but only one perspective is the correct one.
C) we never have objective knowledge, but only our subjective perspectives.
D) we tend to distort reality, but with care we can learn to reason objectively. - Answer-
C) we never have objective knowledge, but only our subjective perspectives.
According to your text, Georg W. F. Hegel, the nineteenth-century German philosopher,
although he himself was not a relativist, provided a framework for historical relativism.
true
false - Answer-TRUE
Nietzsche compares philosophers to lawyers (advocates) because they
A) are sincere seekers after the truth.
B) use rational arguments.
C) are spokesmen for their prejudices.
D) take the side of the defenseless and downtrodden. - Answer-C) are spokesmen for
their prejudices.
The view that all truth is relative to a particular culture is known as subjectivism.
true
false - Answer-FALSE
Dewey referred to his position as instrumentalism because
A) ideas, like musical instruments, are judged solely on whether they are subjectively
pleasing to the individual.
B) his theory was not the final truth but an instrument for achieving absolute truth.
C) ideas are like scientific instruments that reveal the true nature of reality.
D) ideas are instruments for helping us deal with the situations in life. - Answer-D) ideas
are instruments for helping us deal with the situations in life.
With which of these statements concerning truth would a pragmatist NOT agree?
,A) Ideas are true to the extent that they help us relate to other parts of our experience.
B) A statement is true if believing it leads to satisfactory results in the believer's life.
C) A true belief has (cash-value) in a person's life.
D) True beliefs are those that correspond to the objective features of reality. - Answer-
D) True beliefs are those that correspond to the objective features or reality.
James said that an idea is true if
A) it is based on a priori reasoning which is independent of experience.
B) it corresponds to a sensory impression.
C) it helps us to get into a satisfactory relation with other parts of our experience.
D) it is based entirely on objective considerations that are free of any subjective
interests. - Answer-C) it helps us to get into a satisfactory relation with other parts of our
experience.
According to your text, the only major philosophical movement to originate in America is
pragmatism.
true
false - Answer-TRUE
Instead of using the term truth, John Dewey preferred to speak of
A) subjectively meaningful belief.
B) warranted assertibility.
C) radical perspectivism.
D) logically necessary propositions. - Answer-B) warranted assertibility.
According to pragmatism, ideas are tools we use for solving practical problems.
true
false - Answer-TRUE
The pragmatists believed there was an enormous difference between the pattern of
inquiry used in the sciences and that which is used in morality and religion.
true
false - Answer-FALSE
According to Dewey, we should search for absolute truths that are eternal and
necessary.
true
false - Answer-FALSE
It is fair to say that pragmatists believe in the Correspondence Theory of Truth.
, true
false - Answer-FALSE
The Pragmatist's claim that all our knowledge is tentative and subject to revision is
called
A) Fallibilism.
B) Methodological skepticism.
C) Fideism.
D) Pragmatic revisionism. - Answer-A) Fallibilism
James argued that we should believe whatever we find it most comfortable to believe.
true
false - Answer-FALSE
The pragmatists claimed that we can have no guarantee that any belief is immune from
the need to be revised in the future.
true
false - Answer-TRUE
The pragmatists rejected the correspondence theory of truth.
true
false - Answer-TRUE
With respect to relativism, James believed that
A) all truths are completely objective.
B) all truths are subjective and relative.
C) one cannot know whether there are objective truths or not.
D) some facts are objective and some issues are relative to the individual. - Answer-D)
some facts are objective and some issues are relative to the individual.
If the truth of a claim cannot be verified or falsified by experience, it is
A) Analytic
B) Synthetic
C) A priori
D) A posteriori - Answer-C) A priori
If the truth of a claim can be determined merely from the meanings of the terms
involved, it is
