Author Question: Medieval universities performed all the following functions EXCEPT a. developing the habit of ... (Read 42 times)

awywial · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

In describing positivism, which of the following statements would NOT be correct?

a. Knowledge based on concrete facts would provide useful insights.
b. Social sciences were not applicable to positivism.
c. Comte is considered the father of positivism.
d. Science is the highest achievement of the human mind.
e. Plato's metaphysics was rejected by positivists.

Question 2

Medieval universities performed all the following functions EXCEPT

a. developing the habit of reasoned argument.
b. supplying states and the Church with trained secretaries and lawyers.
c. creating a significant variety of worldviews.
d. creating a common culture for all of Latin Christendom.
e. establishing a tradition of learning in the West.