Question 1

A student with a true "gift" for philosophy will find it easy to take part in philosophical discussions from the start.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

His respect for the laws and his own sense of honor were so strong that Socrates decided the most important thing for him to do would be to show his belief in his own principles by dying for

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A) Nathan Hale. 
B) Descartes 
C) St. Augustine. 
D) Jesus Christ. 
A) Nathan Hale. 
B) Descartes 
C) St. Augustine. 
D) Jesus Christ.

Question 3

Why aren't good people necessarily happy?

Accepted Answer

The events of life sometimes p

Question 4

Suppose Mary is a determinist but continues to insist that she has "free choice." What would you say in response to her?

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If Mary is a determinist then she thinks

Question 5

The philosopher Socrates did not willingly go to his death because he believed he had the right to life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Descartes's approach to philosophy was to doubt everything until he could prove it to his own satisfaction. The first premise of his philosophy was

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A) that God exists. 
B) that he could not doubt his own existence. 
C) that the world exists. 
D) that other people exist. 
A) that God exists. 
B) that he could not doubt his own existence. 
C) that the world exists. 
D) that other people exist.

Question 7

Unlike his contemporary, Pelagius, Augustine thought it was more important to have faith than to do good works.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

People who believe that all our actions, even those we appear to have chosen freely, are in fact caused by a prior set of conditions or influences,

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A) are relativists. 
B) are determinists. 
C) are libertarians. 
D) believe there is a "causal gap" in nature. 
A) are relativists. 
B) are determinists. 
C) are libertarians. 
D) believe there is a "causal gap" in nature.

Question 9

Why, in the absence of a social consensus that the earth moves around the sun, would we have a hard time knowing that the opposite is true?

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Our ordinary way of talking is still rid

Question 10

If all of the philosophical questions in Chapter 1 share a common thread, it is that answering them

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A) requires you to articulate what you believe about yourself and the world. 
B) requires that you articulate a clear reason for believing in God. 
C) r equires you to reject everything you had believed about yourself and the world. 
D) requires you to articulate a theory of the mind and body. 
A) requires you to articulate what you believe about yourself and the world. 
B) requires that you articulate a clear reason for believing in God. 
C) r equires you to reject everything you had believed about yourself and the world. 
D) requires you to articulate a theory of the mind and body.

Question 11

T he point behind philosophical questions in general is to teach us how to arrive at answers that are so clear and convincing that we will cease our questioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Because we almost always see ourselves from the inside, we may have trouble forming an adequate conception of ourselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Important decisions may inspire philosophical questions, but trivial incidents usually do not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

It is impossible to imagine societies in which people are happy and prosperous while not being free.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Pick one of the sixteen questions raised in Chapter 1 that intrigues you, and write an essay that answers the question in your own terms.   Make sure you (a)construct an argument, with supporting reasons for your answer, and then (b)raise one point that either presents an opposing argument to your point of view or develops an alternative response to the question.

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One of the questions raised in Chapter 1

Question 16

W hat is the point of the question "Should you step into the happiness box?" Give an example.

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The point of the question is it helps yo

Question 17

Write your own question and attempt to answer it. Make sure you (a)construct an argument, with supporting reasons for your answer, and then (b)raise one point that either presents an opposing argument to your point of view or develops an alternative response to the question.

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What are the benefits of implementing a

Question 18

If you pinch yourself and feel it, that's sure proof that you are not dreaming, but are indeed awake.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Philosophy very often proceeds through

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A) faith. 
B) making a series of statements without supplying underlying reasons. 
C) disagreement. 
D) achieving universal consensus. 
A) faith. 
B) making a series of statements without supplying underlying reasons. 
C) disagreement. 
D) achieving universal consensus.

Question 20

Writing up a list of virtues is a way of

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A) understanding whether one is free or not. 
B) trying to prove that one is or is not dreaming. 
C) trying to prove there is a mind. 
D) seeing what we value in ourselves and what kind of a person we think is ideal. 
A) understanding whether one is free or not. 
B) trying to prove that one is or is not dreaming. 
C) trying to prove there is a mind. 
D) seeing what we value in ourselves and what kind of a person we think is ideal.

A student with a true "gift" for philosophy will find it easy to take part in philosophical discussions from the start.

His respect for the laws and his own sense of honor were so strong that Socrates decided the most important thing for him to do would be to show his belief in his own principles by dying for

Why aren't good people necessarily happy?

Suppose Mary is a determinist but continues to insist that she has "free choice." What would you say in response to her?

The philosopher Socrates did not willingly go to his death because he believed he had the right to life.

Descartes's approach to philosophy was to doubt everything until he could prove it to his own satisfaction. The first premise of his philosophy was

Unlike his contemporary, Pelagius, Augustine thought it was more important to have faith than to do good works.

People who believe that all our actions, even those we appear to have chosen freely, are in fact caused by a prior set of conditions or influences,

Why, in the absence of a social consensus that the earth moves around the sun, would we have a hard time knowing that the opposite is true?

If all of the philosophical questions in Chapter 1 share a common thread, it is that answering them

T he point behind philosophical questions in general is to teach us how to arrive at answers that are so clear and convincing that we will cease our questioning.

Because we almost always see ourselves from the inside, we may have trouble forming an adequate conception of ourselves.

Important decisions may inspire philosophical questions, but trivial incidents usually do not.

It is impossible to imagine societies in which people are happy and prosperous while not being free.

W hat is the point of the question "Should you step into the happiness box?" Give an example.

Write your own question and attempt to answer it. Make sure you (a)construct an argument, with supporting reasons for your answer, and then (b)raise one point that either presents an opposing argument to your point of view or develops an alternative response to the question.

If you pinch yourself and feel it, that's sure proof that you are not dreaming, but are indeed awake.

Philosophy very often proceeds through

Writing up a list of virtues is a way of

The Meaning of Life

God

The Nature of Reality

The Search for the Truth

Self

Freedom

Morality and the Good Life

Justice and the Good Society

Beauty

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Exam 1: Philosophical Questions

A student with a true "gift" for philosophy will find it easy to take part in philosophical discussions from the start.

His respect for the laws and his own sense of honor were so strong that Socrates decided the most important thing for him to do would be to show his belief in his own principles by dying for

Why aren't good people necessarily happy?

Suppose Mary is a determinist but continues to insist that she has "free choice." What would you say in response to her?

The philosopher Socrates did not willingly go to his death because he believed he had the right to life.

Descartes's approach to philosophy was to doubt everything until he could prove it to his own satisfaction. The first premise of his philosophy was

Unlike his contemporary, Pelagius, Augustine thought it was more important to have faith than to do good works.

People who believe that all our actions, even those we appear to have chosen freely, are in fact caused by a prior set of conditions or influences,

Why, in the absence of a social consensus that the earth moves around the sun, would we have a hard time knowing that the opposite is true?

If all of the philosophical questions in Chapter 1 share a common thread, it is that answering them

T he point behind philosophical questions in general is to teach us how to arrive at answers that are so clear and convincing that we will cease our questioning.

Because we almost always see ourselves from the inside, we may have trouble forming an adequate conception of ourselves.

Important decisions may inspire philosophical questions, but trivial incidents usually do not.

It is impossible to imagine societies in which people are happy and prosperous while not being free.

W hat is the point of the question "Should you step into the happiness box?" Give an example.

Write your own question and attempt to answer it. Make sure you (a)construct an argument, with supporting reasons for your answer, and then (b)raise one point that either presents an opposing argument to your point of view or develops an alternative response to the question.

If you pinch yourself and feel it, that's sure proof that you are not dreaming, but are indeed awake.

Philosophy very often proceeds through

Writing up a list of virtues is a way of

The Meaning of Life

God

The Nature of Reality

The Search for the Truth

Self

Freedom

Morality and the Good Life

Justice and the Good Society

Beauty

Non-Western Philosophy

Filters