PHLA10H3 Study Guide - Determinism, Behaviorism, Weather Vane
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Make your answers very brief, just a few sentences. Each question is worth 2 marks (40 marks total). Your answer should take the form of a short essay. Each question is worth 40 marks (40 marks total). You should budget about one hour for this section. (k) inductive knowledge. David hume has an argument that threatens one of our most basic methods of acquiring knowledge: induction. Outline hume"s argument against induction, discuss exactly what the point of the argument is, and consider whether hume is right or not about induction. (l) lotteries and knowledge. Most people believe that you can"t know that your lottery ticket will lose even though its probability of winning is almost zero. But most people also believe that you can be justified in believing propositions that are not absolutely certain. What does the lottery example tell us about the nature of knowledge? (m) free will.
