1: What is the core belief of idealism?

• Reality is primarily material and composed of physical entities.

• Reality is a combination of both physical and spiritual dimensions.

• Reality is fundamentally mental or based on consciousness.

• Reality is an illusion created by the mind.

What does subjective idealism propose?

• Reality is independent of the mind and exists objectively.

• Reality is a result of collective consciousness.

• Only individual minds and their experiences are real.

• Reality is a mix of material and immaterial substances.

Which German philosopher developed the concept of transcendental idealism?

• Friedrich Nietzsche

• Karl Marx

• Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

• Immanuel Kant

According to Bradley, what is the nature of reality?

• Reality consists of isolated and unrelated individual things.

• Reality is composed of separate mental experiences.

• Reality is a single, interconnected, and indivisible whole.

• Reality is a chaotic and ever-changing flux of appearances.

What is the central concept of Fichte's philosophy?

• The dialectical triad

• The unity of opposites

• The primacy of the material world

• The self and its creative activity

In idealism, what is the "thing-in-itself"?

• An object that exists independently of the mind's perception.

• An object as it appears in our perceptions.

• The mind itself, which constructs reality.

• An illusion created by the mind.

Philosopher famously said, "Cogito, ergo sum" ("I think, therefore I am"), emphasizing the importance of the thinking self?

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• René Descartes

• Immanuel Kant

In idealism, what role does the mind play in shaping reality?

• The mind has no influence on reality; it is passive.

• The mind is an observer of reality, but it doesn't shape it.

• The mind actively constructs or influences reality through perception, thought, and consciousness.

• The mind is irrelevant to the concept of reality.

What is the primary focus of Thomas Metzinger's work in philosophy of mind?

• The nature of objective reality

• The study of logic and reasoning

• The investigation of self-consciousness and subjective experience

• The analysis of moral principles

One of Heidegger's approaches to philosophy

• Analytical philosophy

• Metaphysical speculation

• Hermeneutic phenomenology

• Empirical inquiry