Test Your Knowledge on Epistemology

Test Your Knowledge on Epistemology

Put your understanding of the theory of knowledge to the test with this comprehensive quiz on epistemology.

published on May 05
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Who is known for the concept of 'Tabula Rasa'?

Who is known for the concept of 'Tabula Rasa'?
Socrates
Plato
John Locke
Rene Descartes
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What is Empiricism based on?

What is Empiricism based on?
Experience
Reason
Intuition
Faith
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What does 'A priori' knowledge rely on?

What does 'A priori' knowledge rely on?
Personal beliefs
Prior reasoning
Experimental evidence
Expert opinions
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Who proposed the 'Gettier problem' in epistemology?

Who proposed the 'Gettier problem' in epistemology?
Edmund Gettier
David Hume
Immanuel Kant
William James
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Which philosophical tradition emphasizes skepticism and doubt?

Which philosophical tradition emphasizes skepticism and doubt?
Rationalism
Intuitionism
Pyrrhonism
Naturalism
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What does 'Justified true belief' constitute according to the traditional definition of knowledge?

What does 'Justified true belief' constitute according to the traditional definition of knowledge?
The Gettier problem
Skepticism
Knowledge
Opinion
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Who posited the 'Problem of Induction' in epistemology?

Who posited the 'Problem of Induction' in epistemology?
René Descartes
John Locke
Plato
David Hume
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Under pragmatism, what determines the truth of a belief?

Under pragmatism, what determines the truth of a belief?
Intuition
Its practical consequences
Authority
Religious scriptures
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Who proposed the 'Theory of Forms' doctrine in epistemology?

Who proposed the 'Theory of Forms' doctrine in epistemology?
Aristotle
Socrates
David Hume
Plato
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Which philosopher is associated with the concept of 'Aletheia'?

Which philosopher is associated with the concept of 'Aletheia'?
Immanuel Kant
Martin Heidegger
John Dewey
Friedrich Nietzsche
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What is the study of the nature and limits of human knowledge known as?

What is the study of the nature and limits of human knowledge known as?
Ethics
Epistemology
Metaphysics
Logic
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Which philosophical tradition emphasizes the importance of sensory experience?

Which philosophical tradition emphasizes the importance of sensory experience?
Rationalism
Empiricism
Skepticism
Idealism