Exam 11: The Universalist: Immanuel Kant

Heinrich Hein claimed that Kant had no life in the proper sense of the term.

Kant accepted Hume's skepticism.

Which is not a transcendental idea, for Kant?

How does Kant's account of morality differ from that of Hume? How do these differences reflect the epistemological differences between these two philosophers?

Phenomenal reality is Hume's term for the world as we experience it.

Who wrote Justice, Gender, and the Family ?

What are Kant's objections to Hume's epistemology? How did they lead him to develop his own views in response to Hume?

What is the principle that can be defended under all stages of human development, according to Feyerabend?

What is good, for Moore?

How should we treat humanity, according to Kant?

What is the second regulative idea of speculative reason, for Kant?

Kant held that Hume was widely misunderstood.

Kant criticized both rationalism and empiricism.

The term "moral" is from Latin.

What is the distinction between a hypothetical imperative and a categorical imperative? How is this relevant to Kantian moral theory?

Moral issues rarely confront us.

What is the relationship between duty and desire, for Kant?

How should we treat humanity, according to Kant? What does this mean in practice? What arguments does he give for this view? Do you find them persuasive, or not? If not, do you think that better arguments can be developed in support of his view, or do you think that we should reject it? Justify your answer in each case.

Kant first proposed that the earth was part of a solar system that revolved around the sun.

Responsibility implies freedom of choice.