The Nominalist Distinction Between Reason's Ability to Understand the Natural

question 60

Multiple Choice

The nominalist distinction between reason's ability to understand the natural world and its inability to understand the divine world encouraged people to:

• A)ignore the natural world.
• B)contemplate God alone,as all important knowledge came through revelation.
• C)understand the human world as a metaphor for the divine world.
• D)understand the real world without reference to the supernatural.
• E)look to universals in the world,which could provide some small insight into the divine world.

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