A concern with the correct philosophical method is a major theme in twentieth century philosophy
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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On the night Siddhartha became enlightened, ________ sought to stop him
a. Maya b. Mara c. Satan d. Gautama
Descartes argues that the cogito (I think, therefore I am) can serve as the foundation for our knowledge of the external world because it:
A. is backed by reason. B. provides an indubitable principle on which all other claims of knowledge can be based. C. is backed by sense experience. D. is accepted by everyone.
The basic indubitable truth upon which Descartes sought to found all his knowledge was that:
A. he, himself, exists. B. an all-powerful God exists. C. mathematical truths cannot be doubted. D. the facts of experience cannot be doubted. E. the senses do not lie.
According to Hume, no claim can be proven to be true unless:
A. the denial of the claim entails a contradiction. B. we can conceive it clearly in our minds. C. it's a clear and distinct proposition. D. there is evidence eliminating all other possibilities. E. it appears in Scripture.