Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The word "epistemology" means "the science of knowing."
2. Knowing how to use a computer would be an example of knowledge by acquaintance.
3. According to the text, having a true belief is sufficient for having knowledge.
4. Plato believed that we acquired knowledge in a previous life.
5. A posteriori knowledge is knowledge acquired independently of sense experience.


T 1. The word "epistemology" means "the science of knowing."
F 2. Knowing how to use a computer would be an example of knowledge by acquaintance.
F 3. According to the text, having a true belief is sufficient for having knowledge.
T 4. Plato believed that we acquired knowledge in a previous life.
F 5. A posteriori knowledge is knowledge acquired independently of sense experience.

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