Organicist vs. Analytic

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1. A

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   Why does the theory of internal relations appear to make the acquisition

   If we search for "impossible", we'll find it only in the 4th paragraph. The first sentence of the 4th states that the theory of internal relations appears to render the acquisition of knowledge impossible, and then the rest of that paragraph explains why. - knowing anything requires knowing what wholes it is a part of, and knowing all the relationships within each of those wholes, which seems like an impossibly tough prerequisite to satisfy.

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2. B

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   Why did the organicists propose replacing the

   The final paragraph provides the organicists' mistaken rationale for replacing the analytic method. The author says that they offered no valid reason for rejecting the analytic method, but they did have an invalid reason! They failed to fully comprehend the analytic method. They overlooked that before analytic scientists study the component parts of a system, they first determined the laws and initial condition applicable to the whole system. In short, the organicists knew that it was very important to appreciate how a system works as a whole, and they mistakenly thought that the analytic method didn't address that understanding. So that's why they proposed replacing it. The first paragraph also supplies a similar answer: the critics, who would eventually go on to put forward the organicism concept thought that the analytic method tended to lose the complexity of a system by isolating its parts.

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3. C

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   What is the difference between a defining characteristic and an

   The 3rd paragraph addresses defining vs. accompanying. A "defining" characteristic is really defined towards the end of the 2nd paragraph. The idea is if entity X has property A, and without property A, entity X would be another entity, then property A is a defining characteristic. An "accompanying" characteristic is defined in the first sentence of the 3rd paragraph. If entity X has property A, but property A's presence doesn't influence the entity's identity, then it's an accompanying characteristic.

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4. D

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   What did organicists claim are the effects of an entity’s entering into a relationship

   In the 2nd paragraph it says, If an entity stands in a relationship with another entity, it has some property as a consequence. The property is one of the entity's defining characteristics.

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5. E

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   What are some of the advantages of separating out the parts of a

   Why this is right

   The passage doesn't provide any answers to why separating out the parts of a system for study could be good. We can probably answer that with our own common sense. "It's good to separate out the parts because ... - it's too hard to work on all of them at once - you might only be able to fit one of them under a microscope at a given time - you might be overwhelmed by the complexity of studying all parts at once and give up - you might be able to divide up the work (Sally studies part A while David studies part B, and later they meet up and share notes). But none of these reasons are stated anywhere in the passage. The one possible answer from the passage we might think of using would be, "the advantage of separating out the parts is that it makes the acquisition of knowledge possible". But the impossible-knowledge part of the passage is connected to the theory of internal relations. It's not inherently part of studying the whole vs. studying the parts in isolation.

   Skill tested: Five Questions · how this choice captures the passage's function is the move to repeat next time.

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