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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi
The Search for Knowledge
Rationalism

Essay Quiz





1

State the three anchor points of rationalism identified in your text.
2

Describe the point of Socrates' geometry lesson in the Meno.
3

Discuss how Plato's account of Universals/Forms marks him out as a rationalist.
4

Summarize in your own words Descartes' argument in Meditations III for the existence of God.
5

Explain how Descartes finally takes himself to be justified in claiming to have knowledge of the external world. Briefly discuss how convincing you find his reasoning.








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