Give one argument for idealism
What will be an ideal response?
Idealism can be argued from the seemingly undeniable premise that the only things we can know are based on experience and that nothing other than experience can be known. Or, idealism might be argued from the nature of God and his works; if God is infinite Mind, then his creations will be thoughts. Or, idealism might be argued from Platonic considerations about the formal properties of things (such as the angles in a triangle; a thing is triangular-shaped because we recognize the Form of triangularity in it—but this is to say that we recognize an idea.)
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INSTRUCTIONS: In each problem below you are given a statement, its truth value in parentheses, and an operation/relation to be performed on that statement. You must identify the new statement and the truth value of the new statement. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint and assume that 'A' and 'B' denote things that actually exist. No non-A are B. (T) Conversion
A) No non-B are A. (Und.) B) No A are non-B. (T) C) No B are non-A. (T) D) All non-A are non-B. (T) E) All non-A are B. (F)
The Lakota (Sioux) belief in Wakan Tanka is an example of the abstract understanding of the
a. Earth Mother. b. Holy Son. c. High God. d. Holy Trinity.
Which of the following is a common myth about philosophy?
What will be an ideal response?
Consider the following argument: "Some people think that the television show South Park has gotten more vulgar over the years. But South Park is hilarious and has great social commentary." Which of the following fallacies has been committed in this argument?
A. the fallacy of attacking the motive B. the red herring fallacy C. the fallacy of two wrongs make a right D. None of the answers are correct