4. PRE TEST
DIRECTION: Give a thumbs-up if the statement is TRUE and
thumbs-down if it is FALSE.
1. Empiricism believes that in the formation of ideas sensory
experience is important.
2. Rationalism believes that the only knowledge we can have is
through our experience.
3. Rationalism believes that truth is only knowable through the use
of reason.
4. Reason is the highest source of knowledge as proposed by the
rationalists.
5. The Students are asked about: Give
an example that shows an opinion?
What are some examples of truth in
contrast with your idea of opinion?
6. GLOSSARY OF TERMS
•Deductive – based on the inference of
particular instances from a general law
•Theology – study of the nature of God and
religious belief
•Posteriori – based on experience/observed
facts
7. •Metaphysics – deals with first principles of
things, including abstract concepts, such as
being, knowing, substance, cause, identity,
time and space.
•Semantics – study of the meanings of
words and phrases in language.
9. SCHOOL OF THOUGHTS THAT HAVE
INFLUENCED THE PHILOSOPHICAL
WORLD:
Rationalism
is any view appealing to intellectual
and deductive reason (as opposed to
sensory experience or any religious
teachings) as the source of knowledge.
18. REFLECT ON THIS:
How does the different
school of thought influence
your knowledge about what
is true?
19.
20. How do I consistently live
out the truthfulness of my
every action?
21. ANSWER TO THE PRETEST:
DIRECTION: Give a thumbs-up if the statement is TRUE and thumbs-
down if it is FALSE.
1. Empiricism believes that in the formation of ideas sensory experience is
important.
2. Rationalism believes that the only knowledge we can have is through our
experience.
3. Rationalism believes that truth is only knowable through the use of
reason.
4. Reason is the highest source of knowledge as proposed by the rationalists.