Be able to define the following terms:

Epistemology

Logic

Metaphysics

Ethics

Aesthetics

Ockham's Razor

Principle of Conservatism

Knowledge (the philosophical definition)

Empiricism

Rationalism

A priori justification

Be able to do the following:

List and define the four steps in the philosophical method

Identify things that are logically and causally possible and impossible (e.g. Is it logically possible for 2 plus 2 to equal 5?)

Identify and name the different kinds of inductive and deductive arguments

Tell what Descartes thinks the dream argument proves

Essay question: Explain the difference between naive realism and indirect realism. Why is naive realism a better theory for empiricists? What is one problem with naive realism? Do you think this makes empiricism an untenable (not workable) philosophical theory? Why or why not? (see the sample essay and how to write an essay)