WorksheetsExam 1 Part 2
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 16mins
Plato's two-world doctrine implies that....
Heracleitus was (partly) correct about the material world
Heracleitus and Parmenides were BOTH correct about both worlds.
Parmenides was (partly) correct about the world of the Forms.
Heracleitus and Parmenides were BOTH wrong about both worlds.
If the two world doctrine is correct, Heracleitus is correct that the material world....
is constantly changing (and therefore unknowable)
is eternal, unchanging, and immaterial.
is temporarily changing (only when awake).
None of these
Which of the following are stages of progress towards knowledge (according to Plato)
uncritical acceptance of conventional beliefs
critical suspension of conventional beliefs from Socratic dialogue.
the use of assumptions to reach reasonable (but incomplete) answers to Socratic questions.
we reach knowledge of the Good through dialogue, since knowledge of all other Forms are based in the Good.
According to Plato, the Forms are...
Immaterial
Eternal
Unchanging
The source of all knowledge
participated in by material objects
The "Third Man" objection is that...
Because Plato locates the forms as immaterial, we have no way of gathering evidence about it.
Because Plato's theory of the Forms posits a Form as unchanging, it implies an unwarranted assumption.
Because Plato's theory of the Forms posits a Form for every property, it implies an infinite regress of Forms.
Plato's use of the Form of the Good is doing too much heavy lifting for the theory (conceptually)
For Plato, universals ("redness","chairness","treeness","humanness") exist where?
In the immaterial world of the Forms
In the material objects in this world
in the particular immaterial objects that are in this world
In the conceptual framework in our heads.
For Aristotle, universals ("redness","chairness","treeness","humanness") exist where?
In the particular material objects (as material cause)
In the particular material objects (as formal cause)
In the particular material objects (as efficient cause)
In the particular material objects (as final cause)
Which of the following is NOT required for change, according to Aristotle?
a subject that persists through time
a non-persisting privation
a non-persisting form
a second subject that perishes after the privation is removed
For Aristotle, which is the subject of qualified becoming?
material composition
formal composition
final composition
ordinary substance
For Aristotle, which of the following is the subject of change in unqualified becoming?
The matter (or material composition)
The formal substance
The final substance
ordinary substance
Imagine that a sculptor creates a statue out of clay. The subject of this change is _____ and the thing that comes into existence is _____
clay, clay
statue, clay
clay, statue
statue, statue
For Aristotle, ordinary substances can survive changes to their material composition so long as their form is retained.
True
False
If a knife loses its ability to cut effectively, would Aristotle continue to call it a knife?
Yes
No
Which kinds of substances are involved in change according to the Stoics?
formal subject
final subject
material subject
efficient subject
The Stoics disagree with Aristotle on the nature of form, insisting that....
Form is physical
Form is a part of the material composition
Form is its essence.
Form is "breath" or "wind"
Aristotle avoids the skeptical trilemma, by arguing that....
Infinite regress can be avoided by justifying our beliefs with other beliefs in a network.
We can make non-arbitrary assumptions
We can avoid circularity
We can rely on rational intuition
Which philosopher argued that we can always trust the senses (even in cases of sensory illusion)
Aristotle
Epicurus
Plato
Democritus
According to Democritus, the soul just is .....
a collection of smooth, small atoms.
a unitary atom.
void
None of the available answers
According to Aristotle, your soul is ....
the form of a person
the form of a human being
the form of the living body (organism)
the form of the spirit
Which philosopher denies that the soul can exist entirely separate from the body?
Democritus
Plato
Aristotle
Why does Plato think the soul is immortal and will exist after bodily death?
The soul is in the world of the Forms, and so is not located in the body (even prior to death).
The soul is a simple substance without parts, and anything without parts cannot be destroyed.
The soul is composed of separate parts, and complex substances cannot be destroyed.
The soul is immaterial, and immaterial stuff cannot be destroyed.
Which of the following is a definition of determinism?
The laws of nature + initial conditions entail almost every future truth, except when you break the laws.
at every moment, there is at most 1 physically possible future.
the laws of nature + initial conditions of the universe entail every future truth
There is at most 1 physically possible end that is fated, with choices prior ("Branching").
Which of the following is a definition of fatalism?
The laws of nature + initial conditions entail almost every future truth, except when you break the laws.
at every moment, there is at most 1 physically possible future.
the laws of nature + initial conditions of the universe entail every future truth
There is at most 1 physically possible end that is fated, with choices prior ("Branching").
Aristotle's response to the fatalist argument is that...
(P1) is false, because there are no future truths.
(P2) is false, because the past doesn't exist.
(P3) is ambiguous, and no single interpretation will get you from P1 to the conclusion.
The conclusion is wrong
(P1) Either it is fated that I will pass the examination tomorrow or it is fated that I will fail it.
(P2) If it is fated that I will pass (or fail), then I will pass (or fail) whether I study or not
(C) Hence, there is no point in my studying, since it will make no difference to whether I study or not.
Which premise do Stoics reject?
P1
P2
C
None
For the Stoics, to admit the truth of determinism does not imply that what we choose (or do) makes no difference to what happens. This is true because...
Our choices can indeterministically cause actions
Our choices are co-fated with what happens.
We can assent to the truth.
We can believe the truth.
Which of the following was NOT a criticism of Epicurus's position that free will occurs with atomic swerves.
Atomism implies that choices don't exist.
If the last atomic swerve occurred before my birth, how could I ever have acted freely?
Our actions appear to be determined
Our actions appear to be random
