Essay Solutions: Truth and Answer Selected Answer

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Question 1
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These A Priori beliefs which are determined to be true or false purely by examining their logical form are called:
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Tautologies

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Thinkers from this philosophical movement are more interested in the cultural roots of a theory, than if it is “true.”
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Postmodernism

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If two beliefs logically imply each other, then the truth of one requires the truth of the other.
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True

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The branch of philosophy that examines if we can trust our senses is Epistemology.
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False

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Fundamental ideas are less general than Non-fundamental ideas and therefore more likely to lead to philosophical investigation.
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True

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The type of Claim that is not contingent or falsifiable by experience:
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A Priori

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The fallacy that occurs by assessing the value of a view or practice on the basis of its origins:
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Genetic Fallacy

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ONE OF THESE DOES NOT BELONG: Select the one below that is NOT one of the reasons philosophy is essential to integration according to Moreland:
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The noetic effects of the fall as an expression of human depravity have left the mind darkened in unbelievers.

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Which one of these is NOT a part of the definition of a Worldview?
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Cosmological Contingency

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In philosophy it is important to remember when someone says that something is true “for me,” what they are saying is just as valid as anyone else’s beliefs “because the truth is relative to our own beliefs.”
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False

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Contingent Relations simply mean that two things go together without a contradiction.
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False

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The first task in analyzing an argument is to ask, “Do these premises support this conclusion?”
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False

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Until recently, Analytic philosophers have held that philosophers should first and foremost clarify meaning rather than seek new truths about reality.
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True

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In a valid Deductive argument,
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All of the above

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The kind of definition that states the meaning or meanings of a concept as it is generally used in our language:
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Denotative

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Which issue below is Metaphysics NOT concerned with:
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What is truth

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It is a misconception that theology and philosophy compete with each other because in both, “reason functions primarily to interpret and defend doctrines whose truth is taken on faith.”
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True

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When complete certainty cannot be had investigating a philosophical truth, no view is any better or worse than its competitors.
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False

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Philosophy is a Second Order discipline, which is concerned directly with reality
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