devellopement of knoledge

Question 1

what is a proposition 3

Answer 1

-statement
-acceptable or not
-true or not

Question 2

2 theories of truth

Answer 2

-correspondance
-coherence

Question 3

corespondance of truth

Answer 3

-proposition corresponds to external reality

Question 4

coherance

Answer 4

-proposition is coherent with existing network of truth of the tinker

Question 5

theory of knowledge 4

Answer 5

-empiricism
-rationalism
-skepticism
-relativism

Question 6

empiricism 4

Answer 6

-truth comes from senses perception of the world
-test used to confirm statement
-can reject everything not perceived directly
-problem senses can be deceptive

Question 7

rationalism 3

Answer 7

-a priori proposition is justified w/o experience
-some proposition true independently of experience
-problem justification can be doubted

Question 8

skepticism 4

Answer 8

-never enpugh justification to claim knowledge
-can believe statement is true but not know it
-deny human can attain knowledge
-truth is the same for everyone

Question 9

relativism 3

Answer 9

-truth is relative to thinker
-truth is not true outside thinker
-relate to coherence of truth

Question 10

reason to accept statement 5

Answer 10

-relevent figure of autority
-direct evidence or justification
-common knowledge
-a priori truth
-supported by sub argument

Question 11

reason to reject statement 4

Answer 11

-counter exemple
-statement is vague/ambiguous
-lack of evidence or justification
-a priori false