Philosophy homework help. 1.According to the text, relativism about truth has severe problems, whether in individual or group form.
True/False
2.According to the text, we should not believe in relativistic accounts of truth because they are self-contradictory: i.e., they assert that it is objectively true that all truth is relative.
True/ False
- I once knew an instructor who would try to encourage her students by telling them that their beliefs were their own truths, and no one could take that from them. The author of our text would probably conclude that she was expressing which view of truth? (That is, which view of truth is most consistent with her statements?)
Relativist Theory/ Objective Theory
- In my ethics classes, I often hear people say something like this. “Well, you can’t tell me that my moral view is wrong, because no one can know the truth. Thus, you should tolerate my lifestyle.”
Based on its discussion of global skepticism, our text would characterize a statement like this as “a power grab.”
True/False
- According to the traditional account of knowledge, if Susan believes P and in addition P is true, then Susan knows P.
True/False
- If Susan believes P and P is useful, then Susan is epistemically justified in believing P.
True/False
- The correspondence theory of truth is a theory of objective truth.
True/False
- According to the text, “what is truth” is an epistemological question.
True/False
- Is the justification of the following statement a priori or is it a posteriori?
All squares have four sides.
A priori/ A Posteriori
- Is the justification of the following statement a priori or is it a posteriori?
Soap tastes bitter.
a priori/ a posteriori
- Is the justification of the following statement a priori or is it a posteriori?
Snow is white.
a priori/ a posteriori
- Is the justification of the following statement a priori or is it a posteriori?
The average household income in the United States is over 50, 000.
a priori/ a posteriori
- Page 6 contains a discussion of two very important reasoning concepts: necessary conditions and sufficient conditions. After reviewing the concepts, read the statement carefully and decide whether it is true or false.
Statement: Falling into Green Lake is a necessary condition for getting wet.
True/False
- Bonus Question (+2): Here’s something else I often hear in my classes: “The question of God’s existence is a subjective question, because everyone has their own beliefs about it.”
Would the author of our text agree with this statement?
Yes/No
- Bonus Question (+2): In class, I sometimes hear people say something like this, “I am justified in believing that God exists because this is just something you can take on faith.”
Would the author of our text be likely to believe in the preceding statement?
(Note: whereas the first bonus question dealt with a question of metaphysics & truth, this one deals primarily with an issue of epistemology & knowledge.”
Yes/No
