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WorksheetsUnit 8 Quiz Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Imagine that a social reformer came up with a logically sound theory that proved raising minimum wage would help society. Would William James accept this idea?
Not without solid evidence that it worked.
No, he thought that people need to help themselves.
Yes, because he believed that social good was important.
No, he did not think that more money meant greater happiness.
Which BEST explains why Wittgenstein emphasized language in his work?
Only humans have language, so it is essential to humanity.
Language structures ideas, and therefore the realm of facts.
There is no existence without language, so nothing else matters.
Not enough philosophers have critically examined the role of language.
How did Bertrand Russell's background as a mathematician shape his understanding of philosophy?
It caused him to focus on logic.
It required him to have proof for his ideas.
It separated him from the other empiricists.
It required that he deny the Christian philosophers.
What part of Hegel's philosophy would a pragmatist disagree with the MOST?
absolute idealism
the role of history
the whole idea of the dialectic
the acceptance of violence as change
Phenomenology was influenced by the rise of psychology in the era.
True
False
What did Heidegger mean when he said that authenticity was the only way to feel human and not like an object?
Following societies rules is the key to a meaningful life.
Human feelings only exist when they are centered on meaning.
Objects cannot contemplate their humanity, so they do not exist.
Authenticity leads to meaning, and that is where humanity exists.
Which explains the relationship between Charles Peirce and William James?
James thought pragmatism was limited by Peirce's ideas.
Peirce developed pragmatism, and James made it popular.
James developed pragmatism because he completely disagreed with Peirce.
Peirce is considered the father of pragmatism, but James never read his work.
According to existentialism, what conclusion could you draw about a person who repeatedly chooses to be a criminal?
The person has a criminal nature.
The person is lacking faith and needs religion.
The person has been treated poorly by society.
The person has a different moral structure than most.
Imagine that a society made a decision that stealing was just fine. Would a pragmatist agree this was ethical?
If no one objected, yes.
No. Stealing is always wrong.
There is no such thing as ethical action.
A pragmatist would not ask the question.
What did Wittgenstein have in common with Russell?
They were both founders of existentialism.
They both spend most of their careers working in the United States.
They both felt that they had resolved important philosophical questions.
They both believed that classical philosophers were not very significant.
Besides ethics, Russell also posed questions that belong in which other branch of philosophy?
theology
metaphysics
epistemology
transcendentalism
How does Sartre's rejection of the Nobel Prize reflect his philosophy?
Sartre did not value society's opinion.
Sartre thought that the prize was meaningless.
Sartre did not believe that anyone can judge others.
Sartre wanted to reject authority whenever it appeared.
Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre disagreed about most of the key points of existentialism.
True
False
What BEST explains what Bertrand Russell meant when he wrote, "This clears up two millennia of muddle-headedness about existence, beginning with Plato."
Plato is highly overrated and should be replaced by Russell.
All of philosophy had been considering existence instead of ethics.
Russell's work resolves all past philosophical questions on the topic.
No one significant had written philosophy between Plato and Russell.
Why is William James's work considered empiricism?
It depends on logic.
It relies on observation.
It is a form of pragmatism.
It accepts all science as true.
