5 Philisophy Questions
Here are 5 Questions I need answered as shortly and condensed as possible.
5. Provide a Gettier-Style Counterexample to the Traditional Account of Knowledge. Be sure to explain precisely how the example is a counterexample.
6. What is Hume’s Problem of Induction? How does Hume attempt to address the problem? Is his treatment effective? Explain and defend your answer.
7. What is Goodman’s New Problem of Induction? What consequences does this problem have for the philosophy of science?
8.How does Hume address the problem of skepticism with regard to the senses? Is his treatment satisfactory? Explain and Defend.
9. How does Descartes argue for the distinction between substance as mind and substance as body? Is his argument sound? Explain and Defend.
10. Explain the problem of Divine Foreknowledge and Free Will. Is free will inconsistent with Divine Omniscience? Explain and defend.
1-5 I have completed on my own, and attached as a file, use this as a reference for what I’m looking for in terms of answering the questions sufficiently. (Less is
more)
PHIL Study Guide
Descartes Cogito – “I think therefore I am,” Cannot doubt owns existence because one is doing the doubting themselves.
Epistemic Problem of Evil – How to reconcile the existence of evil with an omnibenevolent, omniscient, and omnipotent God.
Logically Impossible – Evil and God cannot coexist
Evidentially – Given evil in the world
Natural – Animal suffering, human cruelty
Descartes Response – We are not able to fully grasp or understand God’s actions as the created (Children/Parent Doctor analogy)
