Question 1

Simone de Beauvoir believed that

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A)  the human condition is absurd. 
B)  the human condition is doomed by freedom. 
C)  the human will directly opposes freedom. 
D)  women have been undervalued by the codes written by men. 
A)  the human condition is absurd. 
B)  the human condition is doomed by freedom. 
C)  the human will directly opposes freedom. 
D)  women have been undervalued by the codes written by men. D

Question 2

A Buddhist might observe that the American dream of freedom to acquire unlimited wealth

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A)  is based on a system of rewards and punishments. 
B)  creates suffering more than pleasure. 
C)  denies the reality of human suffering. 
D)  emerges from deep psychological forces. 
A)  is based on a system of rewards and punishments. 
B)  creates suffering more than pleasure. 
C)  denies the reality of human suffering. 
D)  emerges from deep psychological forces. C

Question 3

The revolutionary thinker who believed freedom to be a natural right is

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A)  Adam Smith. 
B)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
C)  Karl Marx. 
D)  Napoleon Bonaparte. 
A)  Adam Smith. 
B)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
C)  Karl Marx. 
D)  Napoleon Bonaparte. B

Question 4

If one feels that strong government control is necessary to protect people from others, that person is advocating

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A)  communism. 
B)  institutional determinism. 
C)  economic determinism. 
D)  socialism. 
A)  communism. 
B)  institutional determinism. 
C)  economic determinism. 
D)  socialism.

Question 5

The belief that the social class into which we are born strongly influences our hopes, our aspirations, and career choices is known as

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A)  economic determinism. 
B)  existentialism. 
C)  indeterminism. 
D)  socialism. 
A)  economic determinism. 
B)  existentialism. 
C)  indeterminism. 
D)  socialism.

Question 6

Which philosopher used the fate of Sisyphus as an analogy for the absurd human condition?

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A)  Jean-Paul Sartre 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Simone de Beauvoir 
D)  Albert Camus 
A)  Jean-Paul Sartre 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Simone de Beauvoir 
D)  Albert Camus

Question 7

Secular existentialism is founded on the idea that

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A)  divinity endows humans with free will. 
B)  divinity has predetermined one's existence before birth. 
C)  existence comes before our essence. 
D)  inborn traits determine human actions. 
A)  divinity endows humans with free will. 
B)  divinity has predetermined one's existence before birth. 
C)  existence comes before our essence. 
D)  inborn traits determine human actions.

Question 8

Behaviorism is the idea that all actions

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A)  alter genetics for the future. 
B)  are conditioned by rewards and punishments. 
C)  are determined by the actor's choices. 
D)  have a genetic origin. 
A)  alter genetics for the future. 
B)  are conditioned by rewards and punishments. 
C)  are determined by the actor's choices. 
D)  have a genetic origin.

Question 9

The belief that self-interest and greed not only drive behavior but are economically healthy was promoted by

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A)  Adam Smith. 
B)  Albert Camus. 
C)  Karl Marx. 
D)  Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. 
A)  Adam Smith. 
B)  Albert Camus. 
C)  Karl Marx. 
D)  Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.

Question 10

Freud's term for the inner voice and values imposed on us by family, religion, education, and the law is

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A)  the ego. 
B)  the id. 
C)  indeterminism. 
D)  the superego. 
A)  the ego. 
B)  the id. 
C)  indeterminism. 
D)  the superego.

Question 11

What does the case of Azar Nafisi and her book Reading Lolita in Tehran show?

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Azar Nafisi's book shows the p

Question 12

The chapter presents a number of different arguments in favor of free choice over determinism (Simone de Beauvoir, existentialism, William James). Explain which argument for free will is the most persuasive to you.
I. Choose an argument in favor of free will.
II. Explain why it is the most compelling argument.

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I. The argument in favor of free will th

Question 13

What does Rousseau believe about humans in the state of nature?

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Humans in nature are kind and

Question 14

In the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans, individual freedom was

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A)  available to many but only because much of the world was barbaric. 
B)  granted only to the minority made up of male citizens. 
C)  open to all men and women in both societies. 
D)  rejected as dangerous to the state. 
A)  available to many but only because much of the world was barbaric. 
B)  granted only to the minority made up of male citizens. 
C)  open to all men and women in both societies. 
D)  rejected as dangerous to the state.

Question 15

How does the concept of nature versus nurture relate to freedom?

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The nature versus nurture deba

Question 16

The idea that we are compelled by forces of which we are unaware is a principle belief of

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A)  Adam Smith's market theory. 
B)  Freudian psychoanalysis. 
C)  Marxism's bourgeoisie. 
D)  Skinner's behaviorism. 
A)  Adam Smith's market theory. 
B)  Freudian psychoanalysis. 
C)  Marxism's bourgeoisie. 
D)  Skinner's behaviorism.

Question 17

The thinker who believed that the will is actually the opposite of freedom was

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A)  Arthur Schopenhauer. 
B)  B. F. Skinner. 
C)  Sigmund Freud. 
D)  William James. 
A)  Arthur Schopenhauer. 
B)  B. F. Skinner. 
C)  Sigmund Freud. 
D)  William James.

Question 18

Martin Buber's I/Thou relationship means that God

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A)  is an authoritative deity who limits human freedom. 
B)  dwells in every person. 
C)  is wholly different from humans. 
D)  must be approached through "fear and trembling." 
A)  is an authoritative deity who limits human freedom. 
B)  dwells in every person. 
C)  is wholly different from humans. 
D)  must be approached through "fear and trembling."

Question 19

What is genetic investment?

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Genetic investment is the idea from soci

Question 20

Augustine dealt with the problem of how

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A)  an all-knowing God can exist and there still be free will. 
B)  humans can find meaning in the face of an indifferent universe. 
C)  suffering limits human freedom. 
D)  uncertainly requires a leap of faith. 
A)  an all-knowing God can exist and there still be free will. 
B)  humans can find meaning in the face of an indifferent universe. 
C)  suffering limits human freedom. 
D)  uncertainly requires a leap of faith.

Simone de Beauvoir believed that

A Buddhist might observe that the American dream of freedom to acquire unlimited wealth

The revolutionary thinker who believed freedom to be a natural right is

If one feels that strong government control is necessary to protect people from others, that person is advocating

The belief that the social class into which we are born strongly influences our hopes, our aspirations, and career choices is known as

Which philosopher used the fate of Sisyphus as an analogy for the absurd human condition?

Secular existentialism is founded on the idea that

Behaviorism is the idea that all actions

The belief that self-interest and greed not only drive behavior but are economically healthy was promoted by

Freud's term for the inner voice and values imposed on us by family, religion, education, and the law is

What does the case of Azar Nafisi and her book Reading Lolita in Tehran show?

What does Rousseau believe about humans in the state of nature?

In the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans, individual freedom was

How does the concept of nature versus nurture relate to freedom?

The idea that we are compelled by forces of which we are unaware is a principle belief of

The thinker who believed that the will is actually the opposite of freedom was

Martin Buber's I/Thou relationship means that God

What is genetic investment?

Augustine dealt with the problem of how

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Exam 16: Freedom

Simone de Beauvoir believed that

A Buddhist might observe that the American dream of freedom to acquire unlimited wealth

The revolutionary thinker who believed freedom to be a natural right is

If one feels that strong government control is necessary to protect people from others, that person is advocating

The belief that the social class into which we are born strongly influences our hopes, our aspirations, and career choices is known as

Which philosopher used the fate of Sisyphus as an analogy for the absurd human condition?

Secular existentialism is founded on the idea that

Behaviorism is the idea that all actions

The belief that self-interest and greed not only drive behavior but are economically healthy was promoted by

Freud's term for the inner voice and values imposed on us by family, religion, education, and the law is

What does the case of Azar Nafisi and her book Reading Lolita in Tehran show?

What does Rousseau believe about humans in the state of nature?

In the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans, individual freedom was

How does the concept of nature versus nurture relate to freedom?

The idea that we are compelled by forces of which we are unaware is a principle belief of

The thinker who believed that the will is actually the opposite of freedom was

Martin Buber's I/Thou relationship means that God

What is genetic investment?

Augustine dealt with the problem of how

The Humanities: a Shining Beacon

The Humanities and Critical Thinking

Myth and the Origin of the Humanities

Literature

Art

Music

Theater

The Musical Stage: Opera, Musical Theater, Dance

Film and Television

Religion

Morality

Happiness

Love

Life-Affirmation

Nature

Filters