Basic Questions

1.  What is knowledge? That is, what counts as knowledge as opposed to belief or opinion?

a)      beliefs which are true for which we can give justification

1. 2.   Can we have knowledge? Are human beings capable of knowing anything?

a)      Skepticism - "No!"

b)      Dogmatism - "Yes!"

1. 3.   How do we get knowledge? What is the process by which knowledge is obtained?

a)      Rationalism - through reason alone

b)      Empiricism - through the senses alone

1. 4.      What can we know?

a)      What ever we want to know.

1. 5.      How can we know it?

a)      Through reason

1. 6.      Why do we know some things, but not others?

a)      Because our reason or our senses, don’t perceive it

1. 7.      Is knowledge possible?

a)      Skepticism - "No!"

b)      Dogmatism - "Yes!"

1. 8.      Can knowledge be certain?

a)      Yes. It is acquired through experience.

1. 9.      How can we differentiate truth from falsehood?

a)      The truth will always provide us those beliefs that have real justification of facts.

1. 10.  Why do we believe certain claims and not others?

a)      Because we have the proof and knowledge of certain claims and according to our knowledge we can deduct which claims are truth or not.