Self-Quiz 3.10

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Cole says Lorraine Code contends that the dominant theories of knowledge from the Western philosophical tradition have focused on what she calls

a commodity of distrust. correct incorrect

solid scientific truth. correct incorrect

the unknowns. correct incorrect

a commodity of privilege. correct incorrect

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The kind of feminist who suggests that philosophy's shortcomings with regard to all the nonprivileged can be remedied by a more careful adherence to philosophy's stated mission is known as known as a

postmodernist. correct incorrect

feminist empiricist. correct incorrect

Marxist feminist. correct incorrect

standpoint theorist. correct incorrect

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According to some feminists, Aristotle was wrong about the number of teeth women have because

the empirical method of observation is worthless. correct incorrect

he rejected empiricism correct incorrect

he failed to consider women's opinion. correct incorrect

he failed to be a good enough empiricist. correct incorrect

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Those who advocate the construction of a feminist-standpoint epistemology argue that the feminist standpoint

has certain inherent epistemic advantages over male-centered epistemologies. correct incorrect

cannot be articulated. correct incorrect

has certain inherent epistemic disadvantages. correct incorrect

favors an androcentric science. correct incorrect