Question 1

If having a choice means to be able to do either A or B, then determinism seems to imply

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A) that there is no real choice. 
B) that freedom of choice is an achievement. 
C) positive freedom. 
D) that people must be forced to be free. 
A) that there is no real choice. 
B) that freedom of choice is an achievement. 
C) positive freedom. 
D) that people must be forced to be free.

Question 2

In the history of the United States, the emergence of freedom of personal choice has

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A) threatened and sometimes destroyed the peaceful harmony of conformist communities. 
B) nearly always resulted in benefits for all. 
C) nearly always resulted in a lessening of social conflict. 
D) never been achieved. 
A) threatened and sometimes destroyed the peaceful harmony of conformist communities. 
B) nearly always resulted in benefits for all. 
C) nearly always resulted in a lessening of social conflict. 
D) never been achieved.

Question 3

What is the Heisenberg uncertainty principle?

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The Heisenberg uncertainty pri

Question 4

If indeterminism is true and there are uncaused actions, then those actions

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A) must be accomplished by something resembling Descartes's thinking substance. 
B) fulfill the requirements for positive freedom. 
C) are truly free. 
D) are not truly free, as freedom requires our choices to effectively cause our actions. 
A) must be accomplished by something resembling Descartes's thinking substance. 
B) fulfill the requirements for positive freedom. 
C) are truly free. 
D) are not truly free, as freedom requires our choices to effectively cause our actions.

Question 5

A good example of rational freedom is the freedom to express your emotions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Jim assumes that freedom is exclusively negative freedom from interference by government agencies and other people. This leads to the absurd conclusion that the person who is most free is the person out in the middle of the desert, safely out of range of interference from the government and other people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

For philosophers who define determinism as implying only predictability on the basis of probability, to say that every event is determined means only that

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A) it is not predictable even when we know everything about earlier conditions. 
B) it would predictable if only we knew enough about earlier conditions. 
C) past causal conditions cannot be known. 
D) the future is entirely unpredictable. 
A) it is not predictable even when we know everything about earlier conditions. 
B) it would predictable if only we knew enough about earlier conditions. 
C) past causal conditions cannot be known. 
D) the future is entirely unpredictable.

Question 8

Why do determinists believe that no choices are free?

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Determinists hold that if a ch

Question 9

According to Sartre, there are extreme circumstances, such as war, in which your freedom is eliminated or totally absent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Both determinists and compatibilists agree that consciousness can intrude on the physical order of causes and effects without being part of that order.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Rational freedom implies

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A) being able to do what you want when you want it. 
B) attaining happiness. 
C) only negative freedom. 
D) carefully planned and thoroughly thought-out actions. 
A) being able to do what you want when you want it. 
B) attaining happiness. 
C) only negative freedom. 
D) carefully planned and thoroughly thought-out actions.

Question 12

If soft determinism is true, then

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A) we can continue to hold people responsible for their actions, even if their actions are determined. 
B) we cannot continue to hold people responsible for their actions because their actions are determined. 
C) we must accept the fact that we have no control over our actions. 
D) we must accept the fact that we are unable to act freely. 
A) we can continue to hold people responsible for their actions, even if their actions are determined. 
B) we cannot continue to hold people responsible for their actions because their actions are determined. 
C) we must accept the fact that we have no control over our actions. 
D) we must accept the fact that we are unable to act freely.

Question 13

Kant believed that determinism is true of every possible event and object of human knowledge, including human actions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is indeterminism?

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It is not true that

Question 15

Jean-Paul Sartre rejects Kant's notion that we must view our actions as free.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to Kant, when we act we have to think of ourselves as acting freely.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The French Newtonian philosopher Pierre-Simon de Laplace argued that determinism must be false, as it is impossible to predict the future.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Existentialists agree with Kant in asserting that

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A) indeterminism is false. 
B) soft determinism is false. 
C) even if determinism is false, we must take the tragic view of ourselves as necessarily unfree. 
D) our decisions and actions cannot be viewed as having any causes whatsoever. 
A) indeterminism is false. 
B) soft determinism is false. 
C) even if determinism is false, we must take the tragic view of ourselves as necessarily unfree. 
D) our decisions and actions cannot be viewed as having any causes whatsoever.

Question 19

What does Kant mean when he says freedom is a postulate of practical reason?

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When we are acting or deciding to act, w

Question 20

Write an argumentative essay defending or criticizing determinism.   Your essay should address the argument for determinism, and why (or why not)it is defensible. If you defend determinism, you'll need also to address indeterminist and soft determinist counterarguments. Conversely, if you defend either indeterminism or soft determinism, you'll need to consider how a determinist is likely to respond. You can use materials from Chapter 7 but are not limited to these.

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Determinism is the philosophical concept

If having a choice means to be able to do either A or B, then determinism seems to imply

In the history of the United States, the emergence of freedom of personal choice has

What is the Heisenberg uncertainty principle?

If indeterminism is true and there are uncaused actions, then those actions

A good example of rational freedom is the freedom to express your emotions.

For philosophers who define determinism as implying only predictability on the basis of probability, to say that every event is determined means only that

Why do determinists believe that no choices are free?

According to Sartre, there are extreme circumstances, such as war, in which your freedom is eliminated or totally absent.

Both determinists and compatibilists agree that consciousness can intrude on the physical order of causes and effects without being part of that order.

Rational freedom implies

If soft determinism is true, then

Kant believed that determinism is true of every possible event and object of human knowledge, including human actions.

What is indeterminism?

Jean-Paul Sartre rejects Kant's notion that we must view our actions as free.

According to Kant, when we act we have to think of ourselves as acting freely.

The French Newtonian philosopher Pierre-Simon de Laplace argued that determinism must be false, as it is impossible to predict the future.

Existentialists agree with Kant in asserting that

What does Kant mean when he says freedom is a postulate of practical reason?

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Exam 7: Freedom

If having a choice means to be able to do either A or B, then determinism seems to imply

In the history of the United States, the emergence of freedom of personal choice has

What is the Heisenberg uncertainty principle?

If indeterminism is true and there are uncaused actions, then those actions

A good example of rational freedom is the freedom to express your emotions.

For philosophers who define determinism as implying only predictability on the basis of probability, to say that every event is determined means only that

Why do determinists believe that no choices are free?

According to Sartre, there are extreme circumstances, such as war, in which your freedom is eliminated or totally absent.

Both determinists and compatibilists agree that consciousness can intrude on the physical order of causes and effects without being part of that order.

Rational freedom implies

If soft determinism is true, then

Kant believed that determinism is true of every possible event and object of human knowledge, including human actions.

What is indeterminism?

Jean-Paul Sartre rejects Kant's notion that we must view our actions as free.

According to Kant, when we act we have to think of ourselves as acting freely.

The French Newtonian philosopher Pierre-Simon de Laplace argued that determinism must be false, as it is impossible to predict the future.

Existentialists agree with Kant in asserting that

What does Kant mean when he says freedom is a postulate of practical reason?

Philosophical Questions

The Meaning of Life

God

The Nature of Reality

The Search for the Truth

Self

Morality and the Good Life

Justice and the Good Society

Beauty

Non-Western Philosophy

Filters