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572b5bd7be1ee31400cb8342 | Around how many Hotels does Guam currently have? | 20 large hotels | [
"Guam\n\nLying in the western Pacific, Guam is a popular destination for Japanese tourists. Its tourist hub, Tumon, features over 20 large hotels, a Duty Free Shoppers Galleria, Pleasure Island district, indoor aquarium, Sandcastle Las Vegas–styled shows and other shopping and entertainment venues. It is a relative... |
572b5bd7be1ee31400cb8343 | How many public golf courses does Guam currently have? | seven | [
"Guam\n\nLying in the western Pacific, Guam is a popular destination for Japanese tourists. Its tourist hub, Tumon, features over 20 large hotels, a Duty Free Shoppers Galleria, Pleasure Island district, indoor aquarium, Sandcastle Las Vegas–styled shows and other shopping and entertainment venues. It is a relative... |
572b5bd7be1ee31400cb8344 | About how many tourist visit Guam yearly? | a million | [
"Guam\n\nLying in the western Pacific, Guam is a popular destination for Japanese tourists. Its tourist hub, Tumon, features over 20 large hotels, a Duty Free Shoppers Galleria, Pleasure Island district, indoor aquarium, Sandcastle Las Vegas–styled shows and other shopping and entertainment venues. It is a relative... |
572b5bd7be1ee31400cb8345 | Which major U.S store does Guam currently have that happens to be the largest in the world? | Kmart | [
"Guam\n\nLying in the western Pacific, Guam is a popular destination for Japanese tourists. Its tourist hub, Tumon, features over 20 large hotels, a Duty Free Shoppers Galleria, Pleasure Island district, indoor aquarium, Sandcastle Las Vegas–styled shows and other shopping and entertainment venues. It is a relative... |
572b5d20f75d5e190021fd9c | What is the name of the pact held between the United States, Micronesia, Marshal Islands, and Palau? | The Compacts of Free Association | [
"Guam\n\nThe Compacts of Free Association between the United States, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau accorded the former entities of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands a political status of \"free association\" with the United States. The Co... |
572b5d20f75d5e190021fd9d | What is the benefit of the Compacts of Free Association? | no restrictions to reside in the United States (also its territories) | [
"Guam\n\nThe Compacts of Free Association between the United States, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau accorded the former entities of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands a political status of \"free association\" with the United States. The Co... |
572b5d20f75d5e190021fd9e | What has Guam claimed about Compacts of Free Association? | the territory has had to bear the brunt of this agreement | [
"Guam\n\nThe Compacts of Free Association between the United States, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau accorded the former entities of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands a political status of \"free association\" with the United States. The Co... |
572b5e0834ae481900deadd5 | In what year was the local postage stamp overprinted and has since been replaced? | 1899 | [
"Guam\n\nIn 1899, the local postage stamps were overprinted \"Guam\" as was done for the other former Spanish colonies, but this was discontinued shortly thereafter and regular U.S. postage stamps have been used ever since. Because Guam is also part of the U.S. Postal System (postal abbreviation: GU, ZIP code range... |
572b5e0834ae481900deadd6 | What type of postal service does Guam currently have today? | U.S. postage | [
"Guam\n\nIn 1899, the local postage stamps were overprinted \"Guam\" as was done for the other former Spanish colonies, but this was discontinued shortly thereafter and regular U.S. postage stamps have been used ever since. Because Guam is also part of the U.S. Postal System (postal abbreviation: GU, ZIP code range... |
572b5e0834ae481900deadd7 | What is the current Zip Code range in Guam? | 96910–96932 | [
"Guam\n\nIn 1899, the local postage stamps were overprinted \"Guam\" as was done for the other former Spanish colonies, but this was discontinued shortly thereafter and regular U.S. postage stamps have been used ever since. Because Guam is also part of the U.S. Postal System (postal abbreviation: GU, ZIP code range... |
572b5e0834ae481900deadd8 | Which three major companies do not consider Guam as domestic when shipping is involved? | FedEx, UPS, and DHL | [
"Guam\n\nIn 1899, the local postage stamps were overprinted \"Guam\" as was done for the other former Spanish colonies, but this was discontinued shortly thereafter and regular U.S. postage stamps have been used ever since. Because Guam is also part of the U.S. Postal System (postal abbreviation: GU, ZIP code range... |
572b5ebc34ae481900deaddd | What determines the speed in which mail reaches Guam from the United States? | on size and time of year | [
"Guam\n\nThe speed of mail traveling between Guam and the states varies depending on size and time of year. Light, first-class items generally take less than a week to or from the mainland, but larger first-class or Priority items can take a week or two. Fourth-class mail, such as magazines, are transported by sea ... |
572b5ebc34ae481900deadde | Which type of service usually takes less than a week to get postage to the island? | first-class | [
"Guam\n\nThe speed of mail traveling between Guam and the states varies depending on size and time of year. Light, first-class items generally take less than a week to or from the mainland, but larger first-class or Priority items can take a week or two. Fourth-class mail, such as magazines, are transported by sea ... |
572b5ebc34ae481900deaddf | What do most Guam residents use when receiving mail? | post office boxes or private mail boxes | [
"Guam\n\nThe speed of mail traveling between Guam and the states varies depending on size and time of year. Light, first-class items generally take less than a week to or from the mainland, but larger first-class or Priority items can take a week or two. Fourth-class mail, such as magazines, are transported by sea ... |
572b62ad34ae481900deade3 | What is considered to be the lifeline of Guam? | The Commercial Port | [
"Guam\n\nThe Commercial Port of Guam is the island's lifeline because most products must be shipped into Guam for consumers. It receives the weekly calls of the Hawaii-based shipping line Matson, Inc. whose container ships connect Guam with Honolulu, Hawaii, Los Angeles, California, Oakland, California and Seattle,... |
572b62ad34ae481900deade4 | What is the name of the shipping company in Hawaii that connects Guam? | Matson, Inc | [
"Guam\n\nThe Commercial Port of Guam is the island's lifeline because most products must be shipped into Guam for consumers. It receives the weekly calls of the Hawaii-based shipping line Matson, Inc. whose container ships connect Guam with Honolulu, Hawaii, Los Angeles, California, Oakland, California and Seattle,... |
572b62ad34ae481900deade5 | Why is the port so important? | most products must be shipped into Guam for consumers | [
"Guam\n\nThe Commercial Port of Guam is the island's lifeline because most products must be shipped into Guam for consumers. It receives the weekly calls of the Hawaii-based shipping line Matson, Inc. whose container ships connect Guam with Honolulu, Hawaii, Los Angeles, California, Oakland, California and Seattle,... |
572b63a8be1ee31400cb834b | What is the name of the international airport in Guam? | Antonio B. Won Pat | [
"Guam\n\nGuam is served by the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, which is a hub for United Airlines. The island is outside the United States customs zone so Guam is responsible for establishing and operating its own customs and quarantine agency and jurisdiction. Therefore, the U.S. Customs and Border Prote... |
572b63a8be1ee31400cb834c | What major airline resides at the airport? | United Airlines | [
"Guam\n\nGuam is served by the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, which is a hub for United Airlines. The island is outside the United States customs zone so Guam is responsible for establishing and operating its own customs and quarantine agency and jurisdiction. Therefore, the U.S. Customs and Border Prote... |
572b63a8be1ee31400cb834d | What is Guam responsible for when goods both come in and leave? | operating its own customs and quarantine agency | [
"Guam\n\nGuam is served by the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, which is a hub for United Airlines. The island is outside the United States customs zone so Guam is responsible for establishing and operating its own customs and quarantine agency and jurisdiction. Therefore, the U.S. Customs and Border Prote... |
572b63f4be1ee31400cb8351 | Which animal was accidentally introduced into Guam? | brown tree snake | [
"Guam\n\nBelieved to be a stowaway on a U.S. military transport near the end of World War II, the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) was accidentally introduced to Guam, that previously had no native species of snake. It nearly eliminated the native bird population. The problem was exacerbated because the reptile... |
572b6504be1ee31400cb8353 | What was accidentally introduced into Guam? | brown tree snake | [
"Guam\n\nBelieved to be a stowaway on a U.S. military transport near the end of World War II, the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) was accidentally introduced to Guam, that previously had no native species of snake. It nearly eliminated the native bird population. The problem was exacerbated because the reptile... |
572b6504be1ee31400cb8354 | With the introduction of a non native snake in the area of Guam what impact did it have the island? | nearly eliminated the native bird population | [
"Guam\n\nBelieved to be a stowaway on a U.S. military transport near the end of World War II, the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) was accidentally introduced to Guam, that previously had no native species of snake. It nearly eliminated the native bird population. The problem was exacerbated because the reptile... |
572b6504be1ee31400cb8355 | What has the U.S Department of Agriculture done to help watch for the snakes? | has trained detector dogs to keep the snakes out of the island's cargo flow | [
"Guam\n\nBelieved to be a stowaway on a U.S. military transport near the end of World War II, the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) was accidentally introduced to Guam, that previously had no native species of snake. It nearly eliminated the native bird population. The problem was exacerbated because the reptile... |
572b65e4be1ee31400cb8359 | What are the names of the two native birds in Guam before the brown snake intrusion? | Guam rail (or ko'ko' bird in Chamorro) and the Guam flycatcher | [
"Guam\n\nBefore the introduction of the brown tree snake, Guam was home to several endemic bird species. Among them were the Guam rail (or ko'ko' bird in Chamorro) and the Guam flycatcher, both common throughout the island. Today the flycatcher is entirely extinct while the Guam rail is extinct in the wild but bred... |
572b65e4be1ee31400cb835a | How many bird species have been driven to extinction in Guam? | twelve bird species | [
"Guam\n\nBefore the introduction of the brown tree snake, Guam was home to several endemic bird species. Among them were the Guam rail (or ko'ko' bird in Chamorro) and the Guam flycatcher, both common throughout the island. Today the flycatcher is entirely extinct while the Guam rail is extinct in the wild but bred... |
572b65e4be1ee31400cb835b | What other bird was very common before WWII according to the elders? | ko'ko' birds | [
"Guam\n\nBefore the introduction of the brown tree snake, Guam was home to several endemic bird species. Among them were the Guam rail (or ko'ko' bird in Chamorro) and the Guam flycatcher, both common throughout the island. Today the flycatcher is entirely extinct while the Guam rail is extinct in the wild but bred... |
572b6762be1ee31400cb835f | What insect was detected in 2007? | coconut rhinoceros beetle | [
"Guam\n\nAn infestation of the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB), Oryctes rhinoceros, was detected on Guam on September 12, 2007. CRB is not known to occur in the United States except in American Samoa. Delimiting surveys performed September 13–25, 2007 indicated that the infestation was limited to Tumon Bay and Faif... |
572b6762be1ee31400cb8360 | What other American territory has these beetles that have infested Guam? | American Samoa | [
"Guam\n\nAn infestation of the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB), Oryctes rhinoceros, was detected on Guam on September 12, 2007. CRB is not known to occur in the United States except in American Samoa. Delimiting surveys performed September 13–25, 2007 indicated that the infestation was limited to Tumon Bay and Faif... |
572b6762be1ee31400cb8361 | Where is the Coconut Beetle native to? | Southern Asia | [
"Guam\n\nAn infestation of the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB), Oryctes rhinoceros, was detected on Guam on September 12, 2007. CRB is not known to occur in the United States except in American Samoa. Delimiting surveys performed September 13–25, 2007 indicated that the infestation was limited to Tumon Bay and Faif... |
572b68a7f75d5e190021fda4 | What plagues the Guam dry season? | Wildfires | [
"Guam\n\nWildfires plague the forested areas of Guam every dry season despite the island's humid climate. Most fires are man-caused with 80% resulting from arson. Poachers often start fires to attract deer to the new growth. Invasive grass species that rely on fire as part of their natural life cycle grow in many r... |
572b68a7f75d5e190021fda5 | What are the cause of the majority of the fires in the area? | man | [
"Guam\n\nWildfires plague the forested areas of Guam every dry season despite the island's humid climate. Most fires are man-caused with 80% resulting from arson. Poachers often start fires to attract deer to the new growth. Invasive grass species that rely on fire as part of their natural life cycle grow in many r... |
572b68a7f75d5e190021fda6 | What causes water quality problems in Guam? | sediment is carried by the heavy rains into the Fena Lake Reservoir and Ugum River | [
"Guam\n\nWildfires plague the forested areas of Guam every dry season despite the island's humid climate. Most fires are man-caused with 80% resulting from arson. Poachers often start fires to attract deer to the new growth. Invasive grass species that rely on fire as part of their natural life cycle grow in many r... |
572b6963f75d5e190021fdaa | What has Guam recently being trying to protect? | coral reef habitats | [
"Guam\n\nEfforts have been made to protect Guam's coral reef habitats from pollution, eroded silt and overfishing, problems that have led to decreased fish populations. (Since Guam is a significant vacation spot for scuba divers, this is important.) In recent years, the Department of Agriculture, Division of Aquati... |
572b6963f75d5e190021fdab | What has led to the decrease of fish near Guam? | pollution, eroded silt and overfishing | [
"Guam\n\nEfforts have been made to protect Guam's coral reef habitats from pollution, eroded silt and overfishing, problems that have led to decreased fish populations. (Since Guam is a significant vacation spot for scuba divers, this is important.) In recent years, the Department of Agriculture, Division of Aquati... |
572b6963f75d5e190021fdac | What is the name of the flying mammal in Guam that some are concerned for? | Mariana fruit bats | [
"Guam\n\nEfforts have been made to protect Guam's coral reef habitats from pollution, eroded silt and overfishing, problems that have led to decreased fish populations. (Since Guam is a significant vacation spot for scuba divers, this is important.) In recent years, the Department of Agriculture, Division of Aquati... |
572b69e434ae481900deade9 | What are the names of the two colleges in Guam? | The University of Guam (UOG) and Guam Community College | [
"Guam\n\nThe University of Guam (UOG) and Guam Community College, both fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, offer courses in higher education. UOG is a member of the exclusive group of only 76 U.S. land-grant institutions in the entire United States. Pacific Islands University is a s... |
572b69e434ae481900deadea | Who are these two schools accredited by? | Western Association of Schools and Colleges | [
"Guam\n\nThe University of Guam (UOG) and Guam Community College, both fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, offer courses in higher education. UOG is a member of the exclusive group of only 76 U.S. land-grant institutions in the entire United States. Pacific Islands University is a s... |
572b69e434ae481900deadeb | What is the name of the small Christian college in Guam? | Pacific Islands University | [
"Guam\n\nThe University of Guam (UOG) and Guam Community College, both fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, offer courses in higher education. UOG is a member of the exclusive group of only 76 U.S. land-grant institutions in the entire United States. Pacific Islands University is a s... |
572b6a6d111d821400f38e82 | How many students as of 2000 were attending public schools in Guam? | 32,000 | [
"Guam\n\nThe Guam Department of Education serves the entire island of Guam. In 2000, 32,000 students attended Guam's public schools. Guam Public Schools have struggled with problems such as high dropout rates and poor test scores. Guam's educational system has always faced unique challenges as a small community loc... |
572b6a6d111d821400f38e83 | What has plagued Guam public schools? | high dropout rates and poor test scores | [
"Guam\n\nThe Guam Department of Education serves the entire island of Guam. In 2000, 32,000 students attended Guam's public schools. Guam Public Schools have struggled with problems such as high dropout rates and poor test scores. Guam's educational system has always faced unique challenges as a small community loc... |
572b6a6d111d821400f38e84 | What is the name of the governing body of the school in all of Guam? | The Guam Department of Education | [
"Guam\n\nThe Guam Department of Education serves the entire island of Guam. In 2000, 32,000 students attended Guam's public schools. Guam Public Schools have struggled with problems such as high dropout rates and poor test scores. Guam's educational system has always faced unique challenges as a small community loc... |
572b6affbe1ee31400cb8377 | Who runs Guam's main health care facility? | The Government of Guam | [
"Guam\n\nThe Government of Guam maintains the island's main health care facility, Guam Memorial Hospital, in Tamuning. U.S. board certified doctors and dentists practice in all specialties. In addition, the U.S. Naval Hospital in Agana Heights serves active-duty members and dependents of the military community. The... |
572b6affbe1ee31400cb8378 | What is the name of the main health care facility in Guam? | Guam Memorial Hospital | [
"Guam\n\nThe Government of Guam maintains the island's main health care facility, Guam Memorial Hospital, in Tamuning. U.S. board certified doctors and dentists practice in all specialties. In addition, the U.S. Naval Hospital in Agana Heights serves active-duty members and dependents of the military community. The... |
572b6affbe1ee31400cb8379 | Which privately owned medical facility opened in 2016? | Guam Regional Medical City | [
"Guam\n\nThe Government of Guam maintains the island's main health care facility, Guam Memorial Hospital, in Tamuning. U.S. board certified doctors and dentists practice in all specialties. In addition, the U.S. Naval Hospital in Agana Heights serves active-duty members and dependents of the military community. The... |
572aed7d34ae481900dead27 | What is commonly contrasted with empiricism? | rationalism | [
"Empiricism\n\nPhilosophical empiricists hold no knowledge to be properly inferred or deduced unless it is derived from one's sense-based experience. This view is commonly contrasted with rationalism, which states that knowledge may be derived from reason independently of the senses. For example, John Locke held th... |
572aed7d34ae481900dead28 | Where does rationalism say knowledge comes from? | reason independently of the senses | [
"Empiricism\n\nPhilosophical empiricists hold no knowledge to be properly inferred or deduced unless it is derived from one's sense-based experience. This view is commonly contrasted with rationalism, which states that knowledge may be derived from reason independently of the senses. For example, John Locke held th... |
572aed7d34ae481900dead29 | What is an example knowledge being derived from intuition? | knowledge of God's existence | [
"Empiricism\n\nPhilosophical empiricists hold no knowledge to be properly inferred or deduced unless it is derived from one's sense-based experience. This view is commonly contrasted with rationalism, which states that knowledge may be derived from reason independently of the senses. For example, John Locke held th... |
572aed7d34ae481900dead2a | What did Locke think some knowledge could come from? | intuition and reasoning alone | [
"Empiricism\n\nPhilosophical empiricists hold no knowledge to be properly inferred or deduced unless it is derived from one's sense-based experience. This view is commonly contrasted with rationalism, which states that knowledge may be derived from reason independently of the senses. For example, John Locke held th... |
572aed7d34ae481900dead2b | Where were the main European rationalists? | Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz | [
"Empiricism\n\nPhilosophical empiricists hold no knowledge to be properly inferred or deduced unless it is derived from one's sense-based experience. This view is commonly contrasted with rationalism, which states that knowledge may be derived from reason independently of the senses. For example, John Locke held th... |
572b31d434ae481900dead31 | What theory was Aristotle's explanation based on? | his theory of potentiality and actuality | [
"Empiricism\n\nAristotle's explanation of how this was possible was not strictly empiricist in a modern sense, but rather based on his theory of potentiality and actuality, and experience of sense perceptions still requires the help of the active nous. These notions contrasted with Platonic notions of the human min... |
572b31d434ae481900dead32 | How did Plato's Phaedo and Apology think of the mind? | an entity that pre-existed somewhere in the heavens, before being sent down to join a body on Earth | [
"Empiricism\n\nAristotle's explanation of how this was possible was not strictly empiricist in a modern sense, but rather based on his theory of potentiality and actuality, and experience of sense perceptions still requires the help of the active nous. These notions contrasted with Platonic notions of the human min... |
572b31d434ae481900dead33 | Who thought the senses were more important, Aristotle or Plato? | Aristotle | [
"Empiricism\n\nAristotle's explanation of how this was possible was not strictly empiricist in a modern sense, but rather based on his theory of potentiality and actuality, and experience of sense perceptions still requires the help of the active nous. These notions contrasted with Platonic notions of the human min... |
572b31d434ae481900dead34 | Who thought the senses were less important, Aristotle or Plato? | Plato | [
"Empiricism\n\nAristotle's explanation of how this was possible was not strictly empiricist in a modern sense, but rather based on his theory of potentiality and actuality, and experience of sense perceptions still requires the help of the active nous. These notions contrasted with Platonic notions of the human min... |
572b31d434ae481900dead35 | What does "nihil in intellectu nisi prius fuerit in sensu" mean? | Latin for "nothing in the intellect without first being in the senses" | [
"Empiricism\n\nAristotle's explanation of how this was possible was not strictly empiricist in a modern sense, but rather based on his theory of potentiality and actuality, and experience of sense perceptions still requires the help of the active nous. These notions contrasted with Platonic notions of the human min... |
572b323ebe1ee31400cb8283 | What is the Stoic view? | the mind starts blank, but acquires knowledge as the outside world is impressed upon it | [
"Empiricism\n\nThis idea was later developed in ancient philosophy by the Stoic school. Stoic epistemology generally emphasized that the mind starts blank, but acquires knowledge as the outside world is impressed upon it. The doxographer Aetius summarizes this view as \"When a man is born, the Stoics say, he has th... |
572b323ebe1ee31400cb8284 | What was Aetius's career? | doxographer | [
"Empiricism\n\nThis idea was later developed in ancient philosophy by the Stoic school. Stoic epistemology generally emphasized that the mind starts blank, but acquires knowledge as the outside world is impressed upon it. The doxographer Aetius summarizes this view as \"When a man is born, the Stoics say, he has th... |
572b323ebe1ee31400cb8285 | Where was Sextus from? | Chaeronea | [
"Empiricism\n\nThis idea was later developed in ancient philosophy by the Stoic school. Stoic epistemology generally emphasized that the mind starts blank, but acquires knowledge as the outside world is impressed upon it. The doxographer Aetius summarizes this view as \"When a man is born, the Stoics say, he has th... |
572b323ebe1ee31400cb8286 | Who wrote 'Against the Professors'? | Sextus | [
"Empiricism\n\nThis idea was later developed in ancient philosophy by the Stoic school. Stoic epistemology generally emphasized that the mind starts blank, but acquires knowledge as the outside world is impressed upon it. The doxographer Aetius summarizes this view as \"When a man is born, the Stoics say, he has th... |
572b323ebe1ee31400cb8287 | Whose ideas did Sextus build on? | Aetius | [
"Empiricism\n\nThis idea was later developed in ancient philosophy by the Stoic school. Stoic epistemology generally emphasized that the mind starts blank, but acquires knowledge as the outside world is impressed upon it. The doxographer Aetius summarizes this view as \"When a man is born, the Stoics say, he has th... |
572b32b2be1ee31400cb828d | Whose idea was 'tabula rasa'? | Aristotle | [
"Empiricism\n\nDuring the Middle Ages Aristotle's theory of tabula rasa was developed by Islamic philosophers starting with Al Farabi, developing into an elaborate theory by Avicenna and demonstrated as a thought experiment by Ibn Tufail. For Avicenna (Ibn Sina), for example, the tabula rasa is a pure potentiality ... |
572b32b2be1ee31400cb828e | What religion was Al Farabi? | Islamic | [
"Empiricism\n\nDuring the Middle Ages Aristotle's theory of tabula rasa was developed by Islamic philosophers starting with Al Farabi, developing into an elaborate theory by Avicenna and demonstrated as a thought experiment by Ibn Tufail. For Avicenna (Ibn Sina), for example, the tabula rasa is a pure potentiality ... |
572b32b2be1ee31400cb828f | What does al-'aql al-hayulani mean? | material intellect | [
"Empiricism\n\nDuring the Middle Ages Aristotle's theory of tabula rasa was developed by Islamic philosophers starting with Al Farabi, developing into an elaborate theory by Avicenna and demonstrated as a thought experiment by Ibn Tufail. For Avicenna (Ibn Sina), for example, the tabula rasa is a pure potentiality ... |
572b32b2be1ee31400cb8290 | What does al-'aql al-fa'il mean? | active intellect | [
"Empiricism\n\nDuring the Middle Ages Aristotle's theory of tabula rasa was developed by Islamic philosophers starting with Al Farabi, developing into an elaborate theory by Avicenna and demonstrated as a thought experiment by Ibn Tufail. For Avicenna (Ibn Sina), for example, the tabula rasa is a pure potentiality ... |
572b32b2be1ee31400cb8291 | What is crucial for understanding? | the immaterial "active intellect" | [
"Empiricism\n\nDuring the Middle Ages Aristotle's theory of tabula rasa was developed by Islamic philosophers starting with Al Farabi, developing into an elaborate theory by Avicenna and demonstrated as a thought experiment by Ibn Tufail. For Avicenna (Ibn Sina), for example, the tabula rasa is a pure potentiality ... |
572b3335be1ee31400cb8297 | What was 'Abubacer' normally called? | Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail | [
"Empiricism\n\nIn the 12th century CE the Andalusian Muslim philosopher and novelist Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail (known as \"Abubacer\" or \"Ebn Tophail\" in the West) included the theory of tabula rasa as a thought experiment in his Arabic philosophical novel, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan in which he depicted the development of the m... |
572b3335be1ee31400cb8298 | What was 'Ebn Topnail' normally called? | Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail | [
"Empiricism\n\nIn the 12th century CE the Andalusian Muslim philosopher and novelist Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail (known as \"Abubacer\" or \"Ebn Tophail\" in the West) included the theory of tabula rasa as a thought experiment in his Arabic philosophical novel, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan in which he depicted the development of the m... |
572b3335be1ee31400cb8299 | What was Ibn Tufail's religion? | Muslim | [
"Empiricism\n\nIn the 12th century CE the Andalusian Muslim philosopher and novelist Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail (known as \"Abubacer\" or \"Ebn Tophail\" in the West) included the theory of tabula rasa as a thought experiment in his Arabic philosophical novel, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan in which he depicted the development of the m... |
572b3335be1ee31400cb829a | What was Ibn Tufail's ethnicity? | Andalusian | [
"Empiricism\n\nIn the 12th century CE the Andalusian Muslim philosopher and novelist Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail (known as \"Abubacer\" or \"Ebn Tophail\" in the West) included the theory of tabula rasa as a thought experiment in his Arabic philosophical novel, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan in which he depicted the development of the m... |
572b3335be1ee31400cb829b | When did Ibn Tufail live? | 12th century CE | [
"Empiricism\n\nIn the 12th century CE the Andalusian Muslim philosopher and novelist Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail (known as \"Abubacer\" or \"Ebn Tophail\" in the West) included the theory of tabula rasa as a thought experiment in his Arabic philosophical novel, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan in which he depicted the development of the m... |
572b33b6111d821400f38dbe | When was da Vinci born? | 1452 | [
"Empiricism\n\nIn the late renaissance various writers began to question the medieval and classical understanding of knowledge acquisition in a more fundamental way. In political and historical writing Niccolò Machiavelli and his friend Francesco Guicciardini initiated a new realistic style of writing. Machiavelli ... |
572b33b6111d821400f38dbf | When did da Vinci die? | 1519 | [
"Empiricism\n\nIn the late renaissance various writers began to question the medieval and classical understanding of knowledge acquisition in a more fundamental way. In political and historical writing Niccolò Machiavelli and his friend Francesco Guicciardini initiated a new realistic style of writing. Machiavelli ... |
572b33b6111d821400f38dc0 | What did renaissance writers question? | the medieval and classical understanding of knowledge acquisition | [
"Empiricism\n\nIn the late renaissance various writers began to question the medieval and classical understanding of knowledge acquisition in a more fundamental way. In political and historical writing Niccolò Machiavelli and his friend Francesco Guicciardini initiated a new realistic style of writing. Machiavelli ... |
572b33b6111d821400f38dc1 | Who did Machiavelli disdain? | writers on politics who judged everything in comparison to mental ideals | [
"Empiricism\n\nIn the late renaissance various writers began to question the medieval and classical understanding of knowledge acquisition in a more fundamental way. In political and historical writing Niccolò Machiavelli and his friend Francesco Guicciardini initiated a new realistic style of writing. Machiavelli ... |
572b33b6111d821400f38dc2 | What did da Vinci advise when your experience contradicted authority? | abandon the authority and base your reasoning on your own findings | [
"Empiricism\n\nIn the late renaissance various writers began to question the medieval and classical understanding of knowledge acquisition in a more fundamental way. In political and historical writing Niccolò Machiavelli and his friend Francesco Guicciardini initiated a new realistic style of writing. Machiavelli ... |
572b345c111d821400f38dc8 | When was Vincenzo Galilei born? | ca. 1520 | [
"Empiricism\n\nThe decidedly anti-Aristotelian and anti-clerical music theorist Vincenzo Galilei (ca. 1520–1591), father of Galileo and the inventor of monody, made use of the method in successfully solving musical problems, firstly, of tuning such as the relationship of pitch to string tension and mass in stringed... |
572b345c111d821400f38dc9 | When did Vincenzo Galilei die? | 1591 | [
"Empiricism\n\nThe decidedly anti-Aristotelian and anti-clerical music theorist Vincenzo Galilei (ca. 1520–1591), father of Galileo and the inventor of monody, made use of the method in successfully solving musical problems, firstly, of tuning such as the relationship of pitch to string tension and mass in stringed... |
572b345c111d821400f38dca | Who was Vincenzo Galilei's oldest son? | Galileo | [
"Empiricism\n\nThe decidedly anti-Aristotelian and anti-clerical music theorist Vincenzo Galilei (ca. 1520–1591), father of Galileo and the inventor of monody, made use of the method in successfully solving musical problems, firstly, of tuning such as the relationship of pitch to string tension and mass in stringed... |
572b345c111d821400f38dcb | What does 'esperienza' mean? | experiment | [
"Empiricism\n\nThe decidedly anti-Aristotelian and anti-clerical music theorist Vincenzo Galilei (ca. 1520–1591), father of Galileo and the inventor of monody, made use of the method in successfully solving musical problems, firstly, of tuning such as the relationship of pitch to string tension and mass in stringed... |
572b34a6111d821400f38dd0 | When was the British empiricism period? | 17th century | [
"Empiricism\n\nBritish empiricism, though it was not a term used at the time, derives from the 17th century period of early modern philosophy and modern science. The term became useful in order to describe differences perceived between two of its founders Francis Bacon, described as empiricist, and René Descartes, ... |
572b34a6111d821400f38dd1 | What type of philosopher was Francis Bacon? | empiricist | [
"Empiricism\n\nBritish empiricism, though it was not a term used at the time, derives from the 17th century period of early modern philosophy and modern science. The term became useful in order to describe differences perceived between two of its founders Francis Bacon, described as empiricist, and René Descartes, ... |
572b34a6111d821400f38dd2 | What type of philosopher was Descartes? | rationalist | [
"Empiricism\n\nBritish empiricism, though it was not a term used at the time, derives from the 17th century period of early modern philosophy and modern science. The term became useful in order to describe differences perceived between two of its founders Francis Bacon, described as empiricist, and René Descartes, ... |
572b34a6111d821400f38dd3 | What type of philosopher was Hobbes? | empiricist | [
"Empiricism\n\nBritish empiricism, though it was not a term used at the time, derives from the 17th century period of early modern philosophy and modern science. The term became useful in order to describe differences perceived between two of its founders Francis Bacon, described as empiricist, and René Descartes, ... |
572b34a6111d821400f38dd4 | What type of philosopher was Spinoza? | rationalist | [
"Empiricism\n\nBritish empiricism, though it was not a term used at the time, derives from the 17th century period of early modern philosophy and modern science. The term became useful in order to describe differences perceived between two of its founders Francis Bacon, described as empiricist, and René Descartes, ... |
572b352e111d821400f38dda | When was 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding' published? | 1689 | [
"Empiricism\n\nIn response to the early-to-mid-17th century \"continental rationalism\" John Locke (1632–1704) proposed in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689) a very influential view wherein the only knowledge humans can have is a posteriori, i.e., based upon experience. Locke is famously attributed with... |
572b352e111d821400f38ddb | Who wrote 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding'? | John Locke | [
"Empiricism\n\nIn response to the early-to-mid-17th century \"continental rationalism\" John Locke (1632–1704) proposed in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689) a very influential view wherein the only knowledge humans can have is a posteriori, i.e., based upon experience. Locke is famously attributed with... |
572b352e111d821400f38ddc | What does 'tabula rasa' mean? | blank tablet | [
"Empiricism\n\nIn response to the early-to-mid-17th century \"continental rationalism\" John Locke (1632–1704) proposed in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689) a very influential view wherein the only knowledge humans can have is a posteriori, i.e., based upon experience. Locke is famously attributed with... |
572b352e111d821400f38ddd | What did Locke say 'tabula rasa' meant? | white paper | [
"Empiricism\n\nIn response to the early-to-mid-17th century \"continental rationalism\" John Locke (1632–1704) proposed in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689) a very influential view wherein the only knowledge humans can have is a posteriori, i.e., based upon experience. Locke is famously attributed with... |
572b352e111d821400f38dde | What did Locke's 'tabula rasa' concept say happens to the mind? | on which the experiences derived from sense impressions as a person's life proceeds are written | [
"Empiricism\n\nIn response to the early-to-mid-17th century \"continental rationalism\" John Locke (1632–1704) proposed in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689) a very influential view wherein the only knowledge humans can have is a posteriori, i.e., based upon experience. Locke is famously attributed with... |
572b3577f75d5e190021fd10 | Who wrote 'Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge'? | George Berkeley | [
"Empiricism\n\nA generation later, the Irish Anglican bishop, George Berkeley (1685–1753), determined that Locke's view immediately opened a door that would lead to eventual atheism. In response to Locke, he put forth in his Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710) an important challenge to empi... |
572b3577f75d5e190021fd11 | When was 'Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge' published? | 1710 | [
"Empiricism\n\nA generation later, the Irish Anglican bishop, George Berkeley (1685–1753), determined that Locke's view immediately opened a door that would lead to eventual atheism. In response to Locke, he put forth in his Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710) an important challenge to empi... |
572b3577f75d5e190021fd12 | What religion was George Berkeley? | Anglican | [
"Empiricism\n\nA generation later, the Irish Anglican bishop, George Berkeley (1685–1753), determined that Locke's view immediately opened a door that would lead to eventual atheism. In response to Locke, he put forth in his Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710) an important challenge to empi... |
572b3577f75d5e190021fd13 | What nationality was George Berkeley? | Irish | [
"Empiricism\n\nA generation later, the Irish Anglican bishop, George Berkeley (1685–1753), determined that Locke's view immediately opened a door that would lead to eventual atheism. In response to Locke, he put forth in his Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710) an important challenge to empi... |
572b3577f75d5e190021fd14 | Who wrote 'Alciphron'? | George Berkeley | [
"Empiricism\n\nA generation later, the Irish Anglican bishop, George Berkeley (1685–1753), determined that Locke's view immediately opened a door that would lead to eventual atheism. In response to Locke, he put forth in his Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710) an important challenge to empi... |
572b35e2f75d5e190021fd1a | What did Hume bring to empiricism? | a new level of skepticism | [
"Empiricism\n\nThe Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711–1776) responded to Berkeley's criticisms of Locke, as well as other differences between early modern philosophers, and moved empiricism to a new level of skepticism. Hume argued in keeping with the empiricist view that all knowledge derives from sense experie... |
572b35e2f75d5e190021fd1b | What was Hume's nationality? | Scottish | [
"Empiricism\n\nThe Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711–1776) responded to Berkeley's criticisms of Locke, as well as other differences between early modern philosophers, and moved empiricism to a new level of skepticism. Hume argued in keeping with the empiricist view that all knowledge derives from sense experie... |
572b35e2f75d5e190021fd1c | What two types of arguments did Locke say there are? | demonstrative and probable | [
"Empiricism\n\nThe Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711–1776) responded to Berkeley's criticisms of Locke, as well as other differences between early modern philosophers, and moved empiricism to a new level of skepticism. Hume argued in keeping with the empiricist view that all knowledge derives from sense experie... |
572b35e2f75d5e190021fd1d | When was Hume born? | 1711 | [
"Empiricism\n\nThe Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711–1776) responded to Berkeley's criticisms of Locke, as well as other differences between early modern philosophers, and moved empiricism to a new level of skepticism. Hume argued in keeping with the empiricist view that all knowledge derives from sense experie... |
572b35e2f75d5e190021fd1e | When did Hume die? | 1776 | [
"Empiricism\n\nThe Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711–1776) responded to Berkeley's criticisms of Locke, as well as other differences between early modern philosophers, and moved empiricism to a new level of skepticism. Hume argued in keeping with the empiricist view that all knowledge derives from sense experie... |
572b3656be1ee31400cb82a1 | What types of human knowledge did Hume say there are? | relations of ideas and matters of fact | [
"Empiricism\n\nHume divided all of human knowledge into two categories: relations of ideas and matters of fact (see also Kant's analytic-synthetic distinction). Mathematical and logical propositions (e.g. \"that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the two sides\") are examples of the ... |
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