Second Exam Study Guide

I. Identify the following in a short paragraph.

Necessary and contingent truth	Contradiction	Monad
Sufficient reason	Preestablished harmony	Identity of indiscernibles
Possible worlds	Multiplicity in unity	Berkeley on astract ideas
Berkeley on general ideas	Berkeley on names	Berkeley on uses of language
Berkeley on objects of human knowledge	Berkeley on minds	"To be is to be perceived"
Berkeley on resemblance	Berkeley on primary and secondary qualities	Berkeley on scientific explanation
Berkeley on Newton	Hume's goal	Hume's distinction between sensation or impressions and thought or ideas
Hume on the limits of thought	Hume on meaning	Three types of Humean relations
Hume on necessary connection	Hume on habit

II. Write a 250-500 word essay on the following.

1. Could God have made things better than they are? In answering the question, be sure to deal with the implications of both affirming and denying your answer.

2. Assume, contrary to Leibniz, that the monads do have windows. What are the consequences?

3. Is custom a warranted foundation for science?

4. What is the strongest argument you can offer for idealism?

5. Compare Berkeley and Leibniz on the primacy of perception. Who has the more plausible position and why?

6. Is the mind active or passive in perception?