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A quick quiz about Cartesian Doubt
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Cogito Ergo Sum was a phrase that came about when Descartes tried to doubt ________.
His breakfast
His giant nose
Tim's brilliant singing voice
His existence
2
What is Cartesian doubt similar to?
Metaphysics
Eschatological Verification
Solipsism
Epiphenomenalism
3
Descartes wanted to remove all of his assumptions about the world. To do this he used _______
Hyperbolic Time Chamber
Superbowl-ic Trout
Hyperbolic Doubt
Universal Doubt
4
Hume criticized the Cogito because ________.
it confused similarity with identity
it confused him
it wasn't a deep fried Mars Bar
no one liked Descartes
5
When was the meditations written?
1639 (in his mother-tongue: English)
1641 (in Latin)
1647 (in French)
1644 (in German)
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Step 4 of Hyperbolic Doubt
Making a complete list of your problems
Making an incomplete list of further problems
Making a complete Sandwich
Making complete lists of further problems
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Cartesian Doubt was otherwise known as?
Cartesian Skepticism
Walter's Defence
Methodological Skepticism
Methodic Doubt
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Cartesian Doubt is ________.
Lame
Epidemiological
Methodological
Complicated
9
Which Philosophers talked about the "Knowledge of Knowledge" before Descartes?
Augustine of Hippo
Aristotle
Adi Shankara
Plato
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BONUS: Descartes also wrote _______!
a description of the human form
a treaty on music theory
an introduction to Geometry
a smack-down burn about his former student
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The Evil Demon Argument stated:
Evil Exists; therefore a benevolent God doesn't exist
Our sense experience could be altered by an evil being
Our sense experience could be faulty, who knows?
Santa was just an anagram of Satan
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Step 3 of Hyperbolic Doubt
Solving the complicated problems first
Solving ALL THE PROBLEMS
Solving your Math Homework
Solving the simple problems first
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Descartes Dream Argument stated:
Dreams can often be scary
Queen Christina of Sweden was dreamy
Descartes dreamed of hammers
We cannot distinguish our dreams from reality
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Lichtenberg didn't agree with the Cogito because ___________.
it should really be saying "thinking is occurring"
it should be saying "thinking might happen, who knows?"
Lichtenberg couldn't read
it should really be saying "thinking is not occurring"
15
Skeptics disagree with the Hyperbolic doubt method because ____________.
it has a silly name
no facts can ever be indubitable
they have itchy neckbeards
there are no clear and distinct truths
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Which arguments does Descartes use to show Sense Perception was flawed?
The Ice Cream Argument
The Dream Argument
The Evil Demon Argument
The Perceptual Illusion Argument
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Step 2 of Hyperbolic Doubt
Breaking down these truths into smaller units
Breaking Bad
Breaking your legs
Breaking down the truth into the 17 Mystical Stones
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Nietzsche criticized the Cogito because __________.
it reminded him of horses
it presumes that there is an "I"
it presumes that there is thinking involved
it gave him syphilis
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"I think, __________"
"Hence I are"
"Moreover I exist"
"Therefore I am"
"but really I don't care"
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Step one in Descartes Method for Hyperbolic Doubt
Accepting Information from Tim
Accepting information you want to be true
Accepting information that conflicts with what you know
Accepting only information you know to be Clear and Distinct
