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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: The Transcendental Deduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was "Critique of Judgment" published?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1785.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1795.

2. How was Kant influenced by Leibniz?
(a) He had so many disagreements with him.
(b) He thought Leibniz was more intelligent than Hume.
(c) He agreed with him so much.
(d) He sided with Leibniz over Hume.

3. Which of the following did Kant establish?
(a) The self is simply a perception.
(b) Reality is a small aspect of perception.
(c) Perception is irrelevant to philosophy.
(d) Perception is related to the world.

4. According to Kant, what does identity imply?
(a) Rationality.
(b) Reality.
(c) Causality.
(d) Substance.

5. According to Scruton, Kant was the first philosopher since whom to place a significant emphasis on aesthetics?
(a) Leibniz.
(b) Hume.
(c) Plato.
(d) Aristotle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the first types of truths, according to Kant?

2. What type of truth is something that is known only as the result of some experience?

3. Which of the following is true about the statement of "Fido has brown spots"?

4. What did Descartes argue was the first and most certain piece of knowledge?

5. What is the problem with Descartes' certain knowledge?

(see the answer key)

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