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intro to philosophy unit 3

Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes and other thinkers such as Heraclitus and Parmenidesare known as the Pre-Socratics.A. TrueB. False2. __________maintains that object no not exist apart from being perceived.A. ThalesB. BerkeleyC. AnaximanderD. Heraclitus3. Berkeley claims that God constantly perceives reality, and thus gives it ultimate existence.A. TrueB. False4. An Anthropomorphic account of reality explains things by appealing to cultural terms.A. TrueB. False5. The basic idea underlying Plato’s understanding of the nature of reality is that ideasare more real than the objects that present themselves to our senses.A. TrueB. False6. The philosophical tradition that Plato represents is called materialism.A. TrueB. False7. The philosophical approach to knowledge known as ________claims that knowledgecomes from sensory experiences.A. EmpiricismB. RationalismC. DeterminismD. None of the aboveUnit 3 Examination137Introduction to Philosophy8. Hume thinks that to the extent that knowledge is possible, it ultimately dependson___________.A. The sensesB. The truthC. Our KnowledgeD. Our beliefs9. Hume uses the example of a billiard ball hitting another to question the concept ofcausality.A. TrueB. False10. Gilbert Ryle uses the term ___________ to describe an error in logical categories, otherwiseknown as “comparing apples to oranges.”A. Category mistakeB. False logicC. False truthD. Error in thought1