The Modern View of Knowledge Resembles That of Ancient Classical

question 52

Multiple Choice

The modern view of knowledge resembles that of ancient classical thinkers and differs from the medieval theory of knowledge mainly in that

• A)modern and ancient thought were based almost exclusively in Greek philosophy.
• B)both in ancient and modern thinking, reason was independent; in medieval thought, it was dependent on faith.
• C)the ancient and the modern theories of knowledge were uniform; the medieval were not.
• D)all ancient and modern knowledge begins with sensory perception; medieval knowledge began with mysticism.
• E)both ancient and modern knowledge stressed practical applications; medieval did not.

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