World Philosophies Final Exam Review

Why do humans come into conflict with one another according to Laozi?

• Limited resources

• Artificial Desires

• Tyrant Kings of Warring States

• A Lack of Virtue

According to the Aztecs, we can assess the goodness of a person according to their contributions to their community.

• True

• False

This is the "sacred duty" of every being in the cosmos according to the Bhagavad-Gita.

• Atman

• Karma

• Dharma

• Vishnu

What do we have control over according to Marcus Aurelius?

• Our emotions

• The self

• Our rational minds

• The world around us

What did Yang Zhu argue motivates (and should motivate) people to act?

(a)  

A person's (a)   at birth determines their dharma according to the Bhagavad Gita.

Select all three of the Aztecs' fundamental tenets about the world (that pertain to living the good life).

• The world is a rooted place.

• The world is a slippery place.

• The world is an ordered place.

• The world is not a happy place.

• The world is transient.

What text is this from: “That things have no hold on the soul. They stand there unmoving outside it. Disturbance comes only from within—from our own perceptions.”

• Laozi

• Mengzi

• Meditations

• The Florentine Codex

This philosopher debates with Mengzi about if human nature tends towards goodness or if it is morally neutral.

(a)  

These, according to Xunzi, are what motivate humans to act.

• Desire

• Acceptance

• Righteousness

• Approval

• Benevolence