PhD Doctor of Philosophy Epistemology and Theory of Knowledge

Question 1

What is the classical tripartite definition of knowledge according to Plato's Theaetetus?

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Justified true belief

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True rational belief

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Empirical verified fact

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Logical necessary truth

Question 2

Edmund Gettier's 1963 paper challenged the JTB account of knowledge by providing cases where justified true belief is:

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Insufficient for knowledge

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Unnecessary for knowledge

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Equivalent to wisdom

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A form of skepticism

Question 3

Foundationalism in epistemology holds that all knowledge ultimately rests on:

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Basic or foundational beliefs

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Coherent webs of belief

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Pragmatic utility

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Social consensus

Question 4

The view that beliefs are justified by their coherence within an interconnected system is called:

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Coherentism

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Foundationalism

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Reliabilism

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Contextualism

Question 5

Alvin Goldman's reliabilist epistemology defines justified belief as one produced by:

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A reliable cognitive process

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Self-evident intuition

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Logical deduction alone

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Cultural agreement

Question 6

Pyrrhonian skepticism, associated with Sextus Empiricus, recommends achieving tranquility through:

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Suspension of judgment (epoché)

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Adopting Stoic certainties

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Embracing empiricism

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Relying on divine revelation