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Philosophy of Cognition and Epistemology

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What is the term denoting the study of the cognitive process?

Epistemology (correct)

Metaphysics

Ethics

Aesthetics

According to Optimists like Hegel, what is the belief about the power of understanding?

Understanding is unnecessary

Understanding has limited power

Understanding is always accurate

Understanding can uncover the secrets of the world (correct)

What do Skeptics, including Protagoras, George, Pyrrhon, and Michel Montaigne, question?

The existence of the Universe

The speed of cognitive progress

The power of understanding

The intelligibility of the world (correct)

What is meant by the cognitive process being concrete-historical?

Its progress is determined by existing societal structure Signup and view all the answers

Who introduced the term 'epistemology' in 1854?

J. Ferrer Signup and view all the answers

What are key issues in the philosophical analysis of cognition?

Understanding true knowledge and values Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of practical cognition?

Applying known devices to discover new ones Signup and view all the answers

In what sense is knowledge traditionally understood in the text?

As the abilities, skills, and habits of a person Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of scientific cognition as described in the text?

Studying reality on scientific grounds Signup and view all the answers

What is the distinction between practical knowledge and scientific understanding?

Practical knowledge aims to apply known devices to discover new ones Signup and view all the answers

What does Kant recognize significant possibilities for understanding, especially concerning?

Nature Signup and view all the answers

What is the object of cognition?

Any reality to which cognition is directed Signup and view all the answers

What did Huxley introduce, according to the text?

The term agnosticism Signup and view all the answers

What did Hume argue events are unpredictable due to, according to the text?

Reliance on emotions, which have limits Signup and view all the answers

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 Signup and view all the answers

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 Signup and view all the answers