8 Questions
What did the oracle at Delphi claim about Solomon?
No one was wiser than him
What does Descartes claim in 'Meditations on First Philosophy' about establishing knowledge?
In order to discover the Archimedean point upon which we can build a system of knowledge, we ought to exclude anything that can be subject to doubt
What is Socrates' point in the dialogue with Meno regarding the slave and knowledge of geometrical truths?
The truth about reality is always in our soul and that we need to recollect it.
According to Sandra Harding, which of the following is not a site of controversy for standpoint theory?
The Enlightenment tradition of modernity gave epistemic primacy to the individual
What does Thomas Hobbes think a sovereign power must be?
Must be such as to be under the control of the governed
How did Hegel practice phenomenology?
A way of validating the phenomena experienced by the arbitrary individual
What is standpoint theory's view on knowledge?
Knowledge is a social construction
What distinguishes standpoint theory from the Enlightenment tradition regarding knowers?
It gives epistemic primacy to social groups instead of individuals
Test your knowledge of ancient wisdom and philosophy with these thought-provoking questions about the oracle at Delphi and Descartes' insights.
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