Question 1

The idea that the conscious choice to believe in God is born out of the despair of not knowing is

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A)  Kierkegaard's leap of faith. 
B)  Augustine's free will 
C)  Martin Buber's I/Thou philosophy. 
D)  Sartre's secular existentialism. 
A)  Kierkegaard's leap of faith. 
B)  Augustine's free will 
C)  Martin Buber's I/Thou philosophy. 
D)  Sartre's secular existentialism.

Question 2

Stephen Crane's "I Saw a Man Pursuing the Horizon" illustrates the

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A)  belief that there is no success without risk. 
B)  danger of taking hasty risks. 
C)  futility of freedom without limits. 
D)  impossibility of true freedom. 
A)  belief that there is no success without risk. 
B)  danger of taking hasty risks. 
C)  futility of freedom without limits. 
D)  impossibility of true freedom.

Question 3

Kierkegaard applies his leap of faith to belief in God. To what extent does this concept apply to non-religious situations such science, economics, or another aspect of life?
I. Explain Kierkegaard's leap of faith.
II. Choose a non-religious situation as a test case.
III. Defend or criticize its applicability outside of religious faith.

Accepted Answer

I. Kierkegaard's leap of faith is a conc

Question 4

Sociobiologists believe that all decisions

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A)  are dictated by the environment. 
B)  are determined by the actor's choices. 
C)  alter genetics in the future. 
D)  have a genetic origin. 
A)  are dictated by the environment. 
B)  are determined by the actor's choices. 
C)  alter genetics in the future. 
D)  have a genetic origin.

Question 5

William James's idea that the world is a collection of chance happenings is called

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A)  behaviorism. 
B)  existentialism. 
C)  indeterminism. 
D)  the myth of freedom. 
A)  behaviorism. 
B)  existentialism. 
C)  indeterminism. 
D)  the myth of freedom.

Question 6

William Wordsworth's sonnet "Nuns Fret Not" suggests mainly that

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A)  all forms of restriction impede happiness. 
B)  the holy orders of nuns are too confining. 
C)  working within the constraints the sonnet form is preferable to writing freely. 
D)  the rules of the sonnet form are too restrictive. 
A)  all forms of restriction impede happiness. 
B)  the holy orders of nuns are too confining. 
C)  working within the constraints the sonnet form is preferable to writing freely. 
D)  the rules of the sonnet form are too restrictive.

Question 7

Explain why Albert Camus says that the only serious philosophical problem is suicide.

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Camus suggests that if life re

Question 8

The end of the chapter suggests that limitations are as important to artistic expression as absolute freedom. Choose a work of art (film, poem, novel, painting, etc.) and discuss features of it that demonstrate how limitations and freedom work together.
I. Choose a work of art.
II. Identify its features that show limitations.
III. Identify its features that show freedom of creative choice.

Accepted Answer

One work of art that demonstrates the ba

Question 9

Describe a situation in modern society in which you believe humans need more individual freedom. Describe another situation in which you believe people need less freedom. Explain why for both situations.
I. Choose and explain a situation requiring more freedom.
II. Choose and explain a situation requiring less freedom.

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I. One situation in modern society in wh

Question 10

The chapter presents a number of different theories that suggest that human action is determined by forces other than free choice. Choose the one of these you think is the strongest and explain why it is more compelling than two others.
I. Choose a theory of determinism (genetic investment, economic determinism, psychoanalysis, behaviorism, political determinism).
II. Explain the strength of the chosen theory.
III. Contrast it with two theories that are not as strong.
IV. Explain why it is more compelling than the others.

Accepted Answer

I. I choose behaviorism as the strongest

The idea that the conscious choice to believe in God is born out of the despair of not knowing is

Stephen Crane's "I Saw a Man Pursuing the Horizon" illustrates the

Sociobiologists believe that all decisions

William James's idea that the world is a collection of chance happenings is called

William Wordsworth's sonnet "Nuns Fret Not" suggests mainly that

Explain why Albert Camus says that the only serious philosophical problem is suicide.

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

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Exam 16: Freedom

The idea that the conscious choice to believe in God is born out of the despair of not knowing is

Stephen Crane's "I Saw a Man Pursuing the Horizon" illustrates the

Sociobiologists believe that all decisions

William James's idea that the world is a collection of chance happenings is called

William Wordsworth's sonnet "Nuns Fret Not" suggests mainly that

Explain why Albert Camus says that the only serious philosophical problem is suicide.

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