Dr. Hagar Eltarabishy Culture Course 2023/2024 Week No. Topic 1-14 Quiz
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What is the main focus of empiricism?

  • Sensory experience (correct)
  • Pure reason
  • Innate ideas
  • Rationalism

    • According to rationalists, where does all knowledge come from?

  • Pure reason alone (correct)
  • Innate ideas
  • Empirical evidence
  • Sensory experience

    • What do rationalists think about sensory experience?

  • It can be deceived (correct)
  • It's unnecessary
  • It's reliable
  • It's the primary source of knowledge

    • What is the origin of the term 'empiricism'?

    <p>Ancient Greek word empeiria, meaning 'experience'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between rationalists and empiricists?

    <p>Origin of knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to rationalists, how can one gain knowledge of the world even without sensory experience?

    <p>By thinking about it due to innate ideas in the mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to empiricists, where does all knowledge come from?

    <p>Sensory experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do rationalists believe is the source of all knowledge?

    <p>Abstract reasoning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to John Locke, where does all knowledge come from?

    <p>Sensory experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Locke's 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding' concern itself with?

    <p>Determining the limits of human understanding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the theme of John Locke's book, 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding'?

    <p>The capacity of the human mind for understanding and knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does empiricism often oppose as sources of reliable belief?

    <p>Authority and intuition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was John Locke's political thought grounded in?

    <p>Social contract between citizens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which philosophers are mentioned as prominent empiricists in the text?

    <p>John Locke, David Hume, George Berkeley</p> Signup and view all the answers

    (True/False) Empiricists believe that all knowledge comes from reason alone.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    (True/False) Rationalists trust sensory experience because our senses can be deceived.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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