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What did the oracle at Delphi claim about Solomon?
What did the oracle at Delphi claim about Solomon?
- No one was wiser than him (correct)
- He was the richest man in the world
- He was the most skilled warrior
- He was the most powerful ruler
What does Descartes claim in 'Meditations on First Philosophy' about establishing knowledge?
What does Descartes claim in 'Meditations on First Philosophy' about establishing knowledge?
- We should doubt everything and start from scratch
- In order to establish a firm foundation for a system of knowledge, we should believe everything based on the senses and then work backward
- We should accept everything without questioning
- 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 (correct)
What is Socrates' point in the dialogue with Meno regarding the slave and knowledge of geometrical truths?
What is Socrates' point in the dialogue with Meno regarding the slave and knowledge of geometrical truths?
- The slave was previously a student of Pythagoras.
- The truth about reality is always in our soul and that we need to recollect it. (correct)
- The unexamined life is worth living.
- The unexamined life is not worth living.
According to Sandra Harding, which of the following is not a site of controversy for standpoint theory?
According to Sandra Harding, which of the following is not a site of controversy for standpoint theory?
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What does Thomas Hobbes think a sovereign power must be?
What does Thomas Hobbes think a sovereign power must be?
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How did Hegel practice phenomenology?
How did Hegel practice phenomenology?
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What is standpoint theory's view on knowledge?
What is standpoint theory's view on knowledge?
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What distinguishes standpoint theory from the Enlightenment tradition regarding knowers?
What distinguishes standpoint theory from the Enlightenment tradition regarding knowers?
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