Consider the following statements in the light of Spinoza's Theory of Knowledge.
1. Obscure and inadequate ideas have their source in sensation and the imagination.
2. Reason comprehends the universal essences of things and understands these in their relation to God.
3. Intuitive knowledge advances from an adequate idea of the objective essence of certain attributes of God to the adequate essence of things.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 3
C. Only 3
D. All of the above
Answer: Option D
Related Questions on Classical Western Epistemology and Metaphysics
What is the basic distinction created by Rationalist?
A. Knowledge and belief
B. Reason and experience
C. Experience and explanation
D. Faith and belief
Who are in the sharp contrast With rationalist philosopher?
A. Reductionalist
B. Empiricist
C. Hume
D. Berkeley
Which among them are not the work of Descartes?
A. Discovery of Method
B. Meditation
C. Discovery of Mind
D. Principles of Philosophy
What Descartes said about the single certain truth?
A. Clarity of thought
B. Methodological scepticism
C. Deliberate doubt
D. Distinctness in idea

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