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Philosophy 1301 Final Exam

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 37mins

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1.

Postmodernism is said to be skeptical of all of the following except...

a)

objectivity

b)

irony

c)

truth claims

d)

rationality

2.

Which of the following was NOT one of the responses to life that Beauvoir rejects

a)

The Nihilist

b)

The Adventurer

c)

The Skeptic

d)

The Humorist

3.

The response that denies subjectivity, value, and meaning and asserts only that there are physical objects

a)

The Cynic

b)

The Skeptic

c)

The Nihilist

d)

The Scientist

4.

Beauvoir compares the 'serious' person to

a)

A child

b)

A priest

c)

A boss

d)

A bear

5.

According to Beauvoir, the serious person

a)

Fully confronts the ambiguity of life

b)

Creates their own meaning in life

c)

Cares deeply for others

d)

Subordinates themselves to a higher purpose

6.

T/F: Derrida accuses most of philosophy of logocentrism

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Derrida advocated for treating all of culture as a...

a)

map of the world

b)

text

c)

prison

d)

tool

8.

Rorty's ironist meets all of the following conditions except

a)

They don't claim to be closer to reality than others

b)

They realize that there is no escape from their own conceptualization

c)

They are skeptical of their own way of conceptualizing thte world

d)

They are politically liberal

9.

The postmodernist who employs the genealogical method is

a)

Rorty

b)

Habermas

c)

Derrida

d)

Foucault

10.

Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a consequence of abandoning the 'two dogmas of empiricism'?

a)

No distinction between philosophy and science

b)

No distinction between common sense and science

c)

Progress in moral philosophy is impossible

d)

Pragmatism

11.

Nagel's famous paper asks 'What is it like to be a plant'.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Quine is skeptical of accounts of analyticity that appeal to all of the following except

a)

Meaning

b)

Use

c)

Definition

d)

Synonymity

13.

Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a 'stance' on Dennett's account?

a)

Rational stance

b)

Design stance

c)

Physical stance

d)

Intentional stance

14.

Hobbes argues for a social contract between

a)

People and each other

b)

People and god

c)

People and an absolute monarch

d)

People and their representative government

15.

Locke argues for a social contract between..

a)

People and each other

b)

People and god

c)

People and an absolute monarch

d)

People and their representative government

16.

Chalmers' argument against physicalism involves philosophical

a)

Robots

b)

Lions

c)

Zombies

d)

Aliens

17.

Wittgenstein argues that individuals are united by

a)

nothing

b)

family resemblances

c)

definitions

d)

universal forms

18.

Wittgenstein's fundamentally changes his mind between the Tractatus and the Philosophical Investigations

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The major work of Wittgenstein's later career is the Philosophical

a)

Investigations

b)

Explorations

c)

Meditations

d)

Questions

20.

Wittgenstein ultimately concludes that the meaning of a word is a matter of its

a)

truth function

b)

defintion

c)

use

d)

referent

21.

Wittgenstein ultimately concludes that we should treat philosophy as a form of

a)

mathematics

b)

poetry

c)

science

d)

therapy

22.

Wittgenstein pioneered the use of truth

a)

trees

b)

functions

c)

charts

d)

tables

23.

Wittgenstein claimed to have solved all philosophical problems in the

a)

Tractatus Logico Philosophicus

b)

Wiessenschaft

c)

Principia Mathematica

d)

Prolegomena

24.

Wittgenstein refers to necessary truths as

a)

tautologies

b)

alethic statements

c)

modal statements

d)

contradictions

25.

Wittgenstein's early work endorses 'logical atomism'

a)

True

b)

False

26.

For Wittgenstein, the essence of language is

a)

picturing

b)

questioning

c)

saying

d)

showing

27.

According to Beauvoir, ethics is grounded in

a)

cultivating our moral character

b)

our capacity to suffer

c)

our need for others to recognize our efforts

d)

our being rational agents

28.

According to Beauvoir, the human condition is one of

a)

Suffering

b)

Purpose

c)

Ambiguity

d)

Reasoning

29.

Beauvoir denies being a feminist

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Beauvoir thinks that 'Woman' is and has been defined as

a)

human female

b)

man's other

c)

a feminine person

d)

adult human female

31.

Beauvoir mentions all of the following as sources of women's oppression except

a)

existential angst

b)

religion

c)

biology

d)

financial dependence

32.

The response which endorses the ambiguity of life but fails to respect or value others is

a)

the cynic

b)

the nihilst

c)

the skeptic

d)

the adventurer

33.

Beauvoir is an existentialist

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Dewey was heavily influence by

a)

Darwin

b)

Freud

c)

Nietzsche

d)

Marx

35.

Which of the following was NOT a method of fixing belief discussed in the chapter?

a)

Revelation

b)

Authority

c)

Tenacity

d)

Science

36.

Dewey is skeptical of the 'quest for certainty'

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Which of the following was not mentioned as a difference between belief and doubt for Pierce

a)

Beliefs can be true or false

b)

They feel different

c)

We are disposed to escape doubt

d)

Belief is a habit

38.

Which of the following methods of fixing belief does Pierce endorse

a)

Science

b)

Authority

c)

Revelation

d)

Natural Preferences

39.

Which of the following did Nietzsche think was a mater morality

a)

Christianity

b)

Utilitarianism

c)

Kantianism

d)

Paganism

40.

According to Nietzsche, slave moralities are characterized by thinking in terms of...

a)

good/evil

b)

right/wrong

c)

good/bad

d)

master/slave

41.

According to the book, Nietzsche believes that every event is predetermined.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Nietzsche advocates for

a)

A revaluation of value

b)

Slave morality

c)

Deontology

d)

Master morality

43.

According to Nietzsche, master moralities are characterized by thinking in terms of...

a)

good/evil

b)

good/bad

c)

right/wrong

d)

master/slave

44.

Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the book as an assumption of most philosophy up until Hegel?

a)

The truth is eternal and unchanging

b)

The truth is knowable by us

c)

There is a fact of the matter about the way the world is

d)

The self exists as a unified substance

45.

Hegel's account of knowledge focuses on

a)

mathematical proofs

b)

sense perception

c)

the development of ideas over time

d)

religious belief

46.

Hegel thinks history

a)

progresses due to material conditions

b)

doesn't progress

c)

progresses due to ideas

d)

is backsliding into anarchy

47.

Hegel endorses a form of idealism

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Hegel's method for reflecting on the nature of thought is called

a)

phenomenology

b)

empiricsm

c)

axiology

d)

rationalism

49.

The book discusses Kant's criticism of which argument for God's existence?

a)

ontological argument

b)

teleological argument

c)

presuppositional argument

d)

cosmological argument

50.

Kant thinks __ is/are the only thing that is good all the time

a)

natural gifts

b)

good will

c)

gifts of fortune

d)

happiness

51.

Kant endorses a form of idealism

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Kant is an empiricist

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Kant's account of morality involves the search for a

a)

categorical imperative

b)

prime directive

c)

final cause

d)

hypothetical imperative

54.

Which of the following was not mentioned as a major question for Kant

a)

How is math possible?

b)

How is creativity possible?

c)

How is morality possible?

d)

How is natural science possible?

55.

Claims that can be known without experiences are called

a)

analytic

b)

synthetic

c)

a priori

d)

a posteriori

56.

Kant said that he was awoken from his 'dogmatic slumber' by

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Descartes

d)

Hume

57.

Wittgenstein's complaint with much of philosophy is that it treats language as prescriptive rather than descriptive

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Claims that can be denied with contradiction are called

a)

a posteriori

b)

analytic

c)

synthetic

d)

a priori

59.

Kant thought the self

a)

doesn't exist

b)

is a thinking thing

c)

is just a procession of ideas and impressions

d)

is an unknown source of the structure of thought

60.

That 2+2=4 is, on Hume's account, a(n)

a)

relation of ideas

b)

matter of fact

c)

mere opinion

d)

clear and distinct idea

61.

Hume divides up all mental activity into either

a)

opinions and beliefs

b)

impressions and facts

c)

facts and reason

d)

imagination and desire

62.

Hume endorses the theory that there is no self

a)

True

b)

False

63.

That the sun will rise tomorrow is, on Hume's account, a

a)

matter of fact

b)

mere opinion

c)

clear and distinct idea

d)

relation of ideas

64.

Hume is skeptical of which of the following

a)

mathematical truths

b)

cause and effect

c)

universals

d)

poetry and the arts

65.

Hobbes is a dualist

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Locke gives an account of property where someone owns something if

a)

God approves of their owning it

b)

they mix their labor with it

c)

it was granted by the king

d)

they take it through combat

67.

Locke ultimately argues for

a)

theocracy

b)

limited government

c)

anarchy

d)

absolute monarchy

68.

Hobbes' method appeals to

a)

rationalization and investigation

b)

resolution and investigation

c)

resolution and composition

d)

investigation and composition

69.

Descartes adopts a position of doubt by thinking about 1) how senses fail, 2) dreams, and 3) evil demons.

a)

True

b)

Flase

70.

The book mentions that Descartes invented

a)

calculus

b)

algebra

c)

trigonometry

d)

analytic geometry

71.

If an idea is 'present and apparent to an attentive mind', it is said to be...

a)

rational

b)

clear

c)

sensible

d)

obvious

72.

What does Descartes concludes is the certain thing he can build all knowledge off of?

a)

mathematical proofs

b)

science

c)

his own existence as a thinking thing

d)

christianity

73.

Which of the following was NOT mentioned as one of Descartes' 'rules of method'?

a)

Begin with the simplest problem and work your way up

b)

Use the method of syllogistic demonstration

c)

Do not accept anything you lack evident knowledge of

d)

Breakdown difficult problems into their component parts

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