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introduction to Philosophy Midterm Exam Professor Ayala Name:Jada Ruddock-Scott Part 1: Multiple choice 1 Descartes’ Method of Doubt responds to the conflict between; a.myth/logos. b. religion/science. c. poetry/philosophy. d. none of the above 2. Which of the following is a Rule of Inference? a.Modus tollens. b.Modus ponens. c.Disjunctive syllogism. d.All of the above. 3. In regards to innate principles in the mind, Locke says a.they must be developed in children and people with mental problems. b.they are proved because so many different people agree the same principles. c.without innate principles, one cannot account for morality. d.they do not exist, because knowledge only comes from the senses. 4. Which of the following is an example of a primary quality? a.color b.height

c.touch d.smell 5. The difference between primary and secondary qualities is that primary qualities a.exist in the objects themselves while secondary qualities exist only in our perception. b.are separable from the objects while secondary qualities make up an objects essence. c.are deceptive, but can be known by careful, logical reasoning, while secondary qualities cannot be known at all. d.are inherent in all objects, and secondary are only in some. 7. According to Berkeley, when I am no longer perceiving my computer a.it ceases to exist. b.it exists if other human minds are perceiving it. c.it continues to exist in the mind of God, who is the eternal perceiver d.it continues to exist, since ideas cannot be destroyed, even if unperceived. 8.Why can’t we have cause and effect knowledge, according to Hume? a. we can never observe a constant conjunction between events b. we can never observe the cause and the effect at the same time c. we can never observe a necessary connection between events d. we can never observe the atoms that make up the cause and the effect 9. Which category does belong to Materialistic Monism? a. Functionalism b. Eliminativism c. Behaviorism d. All of the above.

10. Which philosopher criticized the teleological argument on the grounds that the creation of the universe is not similar to the creation of an artifact? a. Kant b. Paley c. Hume d. Descartes 11. Pluralism asserts that, a. there is a plurality of real things b. it is supported by ordinary language philosophers such as G.E. Moore and Ryle c. reality is what it seems to be d. all of the above 12. Which philosopher argued that the volitional belief in God does not need justification? a. Descartes b. W. James c. Anselm d. Paley True and false 13. A major problem for dualism is explaining how mind and matter interact. TRUE 14. The Problem of Evil attacks God’s omniscience. TRUE 15. Kant, in his epistemology, believes that the mind is passive. FALSE 16. The mind-brain theory equates mental events to brain/neurological events. TRUE 17. Hard behaviorism claims the non existence of the mind, mental events, and mental processes. TRUE

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