RC Question 26 Explanation
DISCUSSION: You’ll want to eliminate wrong answers by referencing the passage.
The broad reason for mentioning the subjectivists is to show that there are two sides to this ongoing debate within philosophy. The wrong answers correctly point out aspects of that debate.
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- CORRECT. This isn’t mentioned. Subjectivists (philosophers) might think that scientists are doing just fine. But they want philosophy to use the subjective approach.
- This is mentioned in lines 21-22.
- Lines 23-24 say this. “Requires” means that such subjective knowledge is a necessary condition.
- Indeed. Subjectivists think subjective experience is relevant too.
- This is in contrast to the objectivists, who reject such evidence.
Hello:
I think that all the answer choices are “loyal to subjectivity” -especially the ones referred to by answer A. I thought E was the outlier that was’t even remotely mentioned in the article so I picked it. Would you be able to elaborate better why A is not one that is “loyal to subjectivity”? Thanks.
(A) is actually a tricky answer choice. The study of how nerves transmit impulses to the brain is mentioned in lines 10-12, and it’s said to be part of the domain of scientists. Nowhere in these lines, however, does the author say that these philosophers believe scientists should adopt the subjective approach when studying nerve impulses. In fact, these lines are describing the way that philosophers who want to depart from the subjective approach see the work of the scientist.