16 Questions
What is the term denoting the study of the cognitive process?
Epistemology
According to Optimists like Hegel, what is the belief about the power of understanding?
Understanding can uncover the secrets of the world
What do Skeptics, including Protagoras, George, Pyrrhon, and Michel Montaigne, question?
The intelligibility of the world
What is meant by the cognitive process being concrete-historical?
Its progress is determined by existing societal structure
Who introduced the term 'epistemology' in 1854?
J. Ferrer
What are key issues in the philosophical analysis of cognition?
Understanding true knowledge and values
What is the focus of practical cognition?
Applying known devices to discover new ones
In what sense is knowledge traditionally understood in the text?
As the abilities, skills, and habits of a person
What is the focus of scientific cognition as described in the text?
Studying reality on scientific grounds
What is the distinction between practical knowledge and scientific understanding?
Practical knowledge aims to apply known devices to discover new ones
What does Kant recognize significant possibilities for understanding, especially concerning?
Nature
What is the object of cognition?
Any reality to which cognition is directed
What did Huxley introduce, according to the text?
The term agnosticism
What did Hume argue events are unpredictable due to, according to the text?
Reliance on emotions, which have limits
In what sense is 'knowledge' related to 'information' in modern times according to the text?
'Information' is closely related to 'knowledge' as it's the transmission of one object's effect on another through a signal
What is the focus of common life cognition as described in the text?
Based on daily life observation, experiences, and communication and empirical in nature
Explore the philosophical study of cognition and epistemology, delving into the process of purposeful reflection of reality in the human mind and its transformative effect on understanding the world. Learn about the essence, structure, and methods of cognition as a core aspect of philosophy.
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