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1
John Dewey was primarily interested in abstract metaphysical issues.
A)True
B)False
2
The logical positivists rejected metaphysical and moral claims as meaningless nonsense.
A)True
B)False
3
Bertrand Russell argued that the world consists of many independent atomic facts rather than a single all-encompassing Hegelian Oneness.
A)True
B)False
4
Phenomenalists believe that there are no physical objects, just sense data.
A)True
B)False
5
The perceived failure of phenomenalism led philosophers like Richard Rorty to adopt a foundationalist view of knowledge.
A)True
B)False
6
According to W. V. O. Quine, physical objects are theoretical posits, not constructs out of sense data.
A)True
B)False
7
Rorty adopts a nonrealist, nonrepresentationalist conception of truth as that which meets the current standards of rationality of a particular group of speakers.
A)True
B)False
8
Dualism is a physicalist viewpoint in the philosophy of mind.
A)True
B)False
9
Behaviorists like Gilbert Ryle believe that mental-state talk can always be translated into precise sets of behaviors or behavioral dispositions.
A)True
B)False
10
Identity theorists and functionalists agree that each particular mental state of a person is identical with a specific state of that person's brain or central nervous system.
A)True
B)False





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