Study Guide: Lesson 10 What is Knowledge? Lesson Overview With this lesson‚ we begin a new unit on epistemology‚ which is the philosophical study of knowledge claims. In this first lesson on epistemology‚ we begin by examining the question “What do we mean when we say we know something?” What exactly is knowledge? We will begin with a presentation that introduces the traditional definition of knowledge. Wood then discusses some of the basic issues raised in the study of epistemology and then
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STUDY GUIDE: LESSON 2 The Importance of Philosophy in General Lesson Overview Having discussed what philosophy is‚ we now consider why it is important to study philosophy. We will divide our discussion into 2 parts: (1) Why is it important for all persons in general and (2) Why is it specifically important for Christians to study philosophy? We begin‚ in true philosophic fashion‚ by examining the question itself: what we do mean by philosophy being important and we introduce the idea of the
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Study Guide: Lesson 13 Justification‚ Part 1: Noetic Structure Tasks View and take notes on the presentation‚ “An Overview of Issues in Contemporary Justification‚ Part 1.” What are 3 characteristics of a person’s noetic structure? The sum total of everything that person believes It recognizes the differing degress of certainty‚ firmness‚ and conviction with which people hold their beliefs. Characterized by how beliefs are related together. Explain coherentism and the 3 problems with
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Study Guide: Lesson 1 Prelude to Philosophy: What is Philosophy? List 4 reasons students often presuppose a low view of philosophy. 1. The image that one has to be super intelligent to do philosophy. 2. As a discipline‚ most students study it late in their academic development. 3. Most people don’t think it’s practical. 4. Most students don’t know what philosophy is or how it can benefit them. Know Socrates’ quote: What is the unexamined life? What did he mean when he said it wasn’t worth living
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Phil 201 Essay 1 September 26‚ 2012 Comparing and contrasting the synopsis “The Matrix” to Plato’s “The Allegory Of The Cave” and also Descartes “Meditation I Of The Things Of Which We May Doubt” which have several similarities and also some differences. In all three of these stories the main idea is that reality is in question. In the Matrix‚ the human being is in a pod like machine that is controlled by a computer simulating what we think and know to be reality. Reality is not only created
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Review Test Submission: Exam 3 | | Course | Epistemology-PHIL 201 | Test | Exam 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | * Question 1 | | | __________________ combined rationalism and empiricism‚ showing how both played a role in our understanding | | | Correct Answer: | Kant. | | | | | * Question 2 | | Descartes deduced God from the concept of God itself‚ in order to justify the idea of the material world. Correct Answer: | True |
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Essay 1 Plato‚ Descartes and The Matrix; what a trio of reading that if not for my ability to read without believing everything that was before my eyes‚ I would not know what to believe. After reading the three synopses I had to regroup and think‚ did I read this or was this a dream? I will now try and compare and contrast the three and show if there were any similarities and differences. I will start with comparing Plato and the Matrix in that there are similarities between the two. The similarities
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Study Guide – Module/Week 2 Tasks: Resources: Quiz Preparation Tasks: Life by Design “Reading & Study” in module/week: Blackboard Course Site Other Online Sites Text Presentations Course Documents Video/URL** 1 List two separate approaches to truth Ch 2.3‚ first page 2 Distinguish the character and limitations of truth as derived by revelation and by the scientific method. Ch 2.3 “Comparing Truth Sources”‚ “Limits to Truth” 3 Explain the value of having two complementary truth sources
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Thomas Gilmer Phil 201 Essay 6/11/13 A Matter of Perception “How often have I dreamt that I was in these familiar circumstances that I was dressed‚ and occupied this place by the fire‚ when I was lying undressed in bed?” Rene Descartes in his writings from Meditations on First Philosophy brings to us this very reason of doubt of our senses and perceptions. For we have all “been deceived in sleep by similar illusions” (Descartes) placing the question‚ how would we “know the difference
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BIO Chapter 2 Study Guide 1-Know the difference between an atom‚ an element and a compound. -Atom-The basic unit of a chemical element. -Element-A unique molecule that makes up all matter and cannot be broken down any further. -Compound- Two or more elements together 2-Understand and be able to apply the concept of the Atomic number and the Atomic mass of an element. -Atomic Number- The number of protons an element has. -Atomic Mass-The number of Protons + Neutrons. *the number of neutrons
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