West Review

According to West, what is the virtue most needed by philosophers?

• Courage

• Empathy

• Honesty

• Wisdom

West believes we can find meaning in all of the following EXCEPT

• Suffering

• Poetry, art, and music

• Ourselves

• Power

True or False: West believes we will find meaning only when we understand the ultimate Truth

• True

• False

True or False: West believes we find meaning as we search for truth

• True

• False

How does West understand "being alive"?

• Being fully present in the moment

• Being focused on the future

• Being trapped by the past

• Being focused on the senses rather than the mind

Where does West teach?

• Union Theological Seminary

• UNC Chapel Hill

• Michigan State

• UC Santa Cruz

West is most known for his work in which fields?

• Political philosophy and philosophy of race

• Epistemology and feminist theory

• Philosophy of race, gender, and class

• Ethics and free will