Vocabulary
The process of reasoning and inquiring in a careful manner to form and update beliefs based on sound reasons.
What is Critical Thinking?
He said, "The only thing I know is that I know nothing"
Who is Socrates?
This branch asks the question, "What is the difference between belief and knowledge?
What is epistemology?
The statements or reasons given to support a conclusion in an argument.
What are premises?
Like Plato, he believed we have innate knowledge
Who was Descartes?
The belief in reason and logic as the primary source of knowledge
What is Rationalism?
He said, "Cogito, ergo sum"
Who is Descartes?
This branch asks the question, "Does God exist?"
What is metaphysics?
A faulty pattern of reasoning that may appear valid but is logically flawed
What is a fallacy?
In the Allegory of the Cave, the shadows represent these
What are beliefs or false beliefs?
A Latin term meaning "I think," referring to the famous statement by René Descartes.
What is The Cogito (or Cogito Ergo Sum)?
He devised the Allegory of the Cave
Who is Plato?
This branch asks the question, "What makes a good argument?
What is Logic?
The tendency to seek and interpret evidence that confirms preexisting beliefs
What is Confirmation Bias?
One theory defines knowledge as JTB. State what these initials stand for.
What is Justified True Belief?
The concept that provides a reason for believing something is true in a way that contributes to rationality and knowledge
What is Epistemic Justification?
Socrates said she was his teacher
Who was Aspasia?
This branch asks the question, "What is the best form of government?"
What is Value Theory?
In an if-then statement, the part before the comma
What is the antecedent?
"The Matrix" updates this thinker's theory of living in ignorance
Who is Plato?
The belief that justified beliefs can still be false, acknowledging that evidence may lead to incorrect conclusions
What is Fallibilism?
This thinker devised the "Flying Man" hypothesis 600 years before Descartes' Cogito
Who was Ibn Sina / Avicenna?
Plato's Allegory of the Cave is mostly about this branch
What is epistemology?
The fallacy of the form
If A, then B
B
Therefore A
What is Affirming the Consequent?
Descartes said his idea of God was both ______ and _____.
What is clear and distinct?