Existentialism and Socratic Method Quiz
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According to Thomas Aquinas, how does he view the relationship between faith and reason?

  • They contradict each other
  • Reason is superior to faith
  • Faith always supersedes reason
  • Both lead to truth and are not contradicting (correct)

What philosophical principle did René Descartes emphasize?

  • Skepticism as the foundation of knowledge
  • Intuition as the sole basis of knowledge
  • Reason as the primary source of knowledge (correct)
  • Empiricism as the primary source of knowledge

Descartes' famous statement 'Cogito Ergo Sum' translates to:

  • 'I think therefore I am' (correct)
  • 'I see therefore I know'
  • 'I dream therefore I am'
  • 'I doubt therefore I exist'

What did Descartes argue regarding innate ideas?

<p>They are inherently present in the mind from birth (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Aquinas believe self-knowledge is dependent in his theory?

<p>Self-knowledge relies on our experience of the world around us (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to René Descartes, which statement reflects his view on the relationship between mind and matter?

<p>'Mind and matter are separate entities' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one of Descartes' beliefs about a priori knowledge?

<p>'A priori knowledge does not require sense experience to be known as true' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'The intellect knows many things which the senses cannot perceive' reflects the idea that:

<p>'Intellect can surpass sensory limitations' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Aquinas’ view, how do we encounter ourselves according to the text?

<p>'As agents interacting with our environment' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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