1. Philosophy attempts to answer questions such as \"Why do we exist?\" by exami

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1. Philosophy attempts to answer questions such as "Why do we exist?" by examining whatit means to ask such questions and to evaluate whether proposed answers to such questions are justified. T F 2. The point of the Socratic method is to determine the truth of a belief by means of dialectical exchange (questions and answers, hypothesis and counter-example). T F 3.Like Plato, Descartes is an empinicist. T 4. According to Descartes, seeing one's own body is good evidence that one exists. T F 5. One reason Descartes claims that we cannot trust our senses is that we cannot show, at any given point in time, that we are not dreaming. TF 6. The hypothesis of the "evil genius" is used by Descartes to doubt mathematical concepts. T F 7. Existentialism and phenomenology are traditions within analytical philosophy. T lF 8. According to Plato, true knowledge cannot be of changeable things. T F 9. By doubting everything he could possible doubt, Descartes hoped to discover something he could know with absolute certainty. T F 10. Rationalists argue that all our ideas come from sense experience. T F Part 2: Multiple choices (0.5 each) 11. Descartes doubts all of the following except that (a) he is awake and not dreaming. (b) he exists (c) his opinions are correct. (d) an evil genius is sitting on his shoulder and deceiving him.

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Ans4. True

Part 2: Ans 11 (b)

The explanation for both answers is as follows;

Descartes wanted to prove that some things are beyond doubt. According to him, seeing one's own body is a good enough evidence that one exists because it is the same person who is doubting in the first place.

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