Question 1

The ultimate social goal of the Enlightenment philosophes was for all people everywhere to live only according to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the traditions of their own cultures 
B)  the tenets of Christianity 
C)  reason 
D)  a universal religion 
A)  the traditions of their own cultures 
B)  the tenets of Christianity 
C)  reason 
D)  a universal religion C

Question 2

Locke said that the mind had no sex and women might be educated as well as men. What did Rousseau believe about men and women and their roles in society?

Accepted Answer

Rousseau believed that men and women had different natural roles in society. He argued that women's primary role was to be a wife and mother, while men's primary role was to be a provider and protector. He believed that women should be educated, but their education should be focused on domestic skills and nurturing their children. Rousseau's views on gender roles were much more traditional and restrictive compared to Locke's belief in equal education and opportunities for both men and women.

Question 3

Berkeley's theory of depth perception supported his metaphysical argument that

Accepted Answer

A)  belief in an external world is more an act of faith than real Knowledge 
B)  children should able to perceive depth immediately from birth 
C)  we perceive the world realistically-as it is, without mental inferences 
D)  Kant's metaphysics was profoundly incorrect, even irrational 
A)  belief in an external world is more an act of faith than real Knowledge 
B)  children should able to perceive depth immediately from birth 
C)  we perceive the world realistically-as it is, without mental inferences 
D)  Kant's metaphysics was profoundly incorrect, even irrational A

Question 4

From the course of the French Revolution, many thinkers concluded that:

Accepted Answer

A)  peaceful change from monarchy to democracy was not very difficult 
B)  the Enlightenment Project had come to a dangerous and violent end 
C)  violent revolution was the only path to social justice 
D)  none of the above 
A)  peaceful change from monarchy to democracy was not very difficult 
B)  the Enlightenment Project had come to a dangerous and violent end 
C)  violent revolution was the only path to social justice 
D)  none of the above

Question 5

From reading about the inhabitants of the Pacific islands, ______ concluded that in a state of nature people are "noble savages."

Accepted Answer

A)  Rousseau 
B)  Herder 
C)  Condorcet 
D)  Berkeley 
A)  Rousseau 
B)  Herder 
C)  Condorcet 
D)  Berkeley

Question 6

From reading about the inhabitants of the Pacific islands, ______ concluded that in a state of nature people are "noble savages."

Accepted Answer

A)  Rousseau 
B)  Herder 
C)  Condorcet 
D)  Berkeley 
A)  Rousseau 
B)  Herder 
C)  Condorcet 
D)  Berkeley

Question 7

Match. During the 18S1U1P1thS1S1P0 century, philosophers argued about human nature. Match the philosopher to their view of human nature.
-French empiricism

Accepted Answer

A)  Human beings are naturally peaceful "noble savages". 
B)  Human nature is a blank slate that is shaped by culture and education. 
C)  Human beings are selfish and dangerous: without government there would be a war of everyone against everyone. 
D)  Human beings posses an innate "moral sense" that guides their actions. 
A)  Human beings are naturally peaceful "noble savages". 
B)  Human nature is a blank slate that is shaped by culture and education. 
C)  Human beings are selfish and dangerous: without government there would be a war of everyone against everyone. 
D)  Human beings posses an innate "moral sense" that guides their actions.

Question 8

Which of the following thinkers was most responsible for the skeptical crisis of the 18th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Locke 
B)  Berkeley 
C)  Hume 
D)  Kant 
A)  Locke 
B)  Berkeley 
C)  Hume 
D)  Kant

Question 9

When it comes to Nature versus Civilization which side is Rousseau on and why did he reject the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was on the side of

Question 10

According to Berkeley's analysis of depth perception, we see the world in three dimensions because:

Accepted Answer

A)  we directly perceive three dimensions, height, width, and depth 
B)  we infer depth from various sensory cues 
C)  the innate Categories of Perception impose three dimensional space on experience as a logically necessary preconception of consciousness 
D)  none of these 
A)  we directly perceive three dimensions, height, width, and depth 
B)  we infer depth from various sensory cues 
C)  the innate Categories of Perception impose three dimensional space on experience as a logically necessary preconception of consciousness 
D)  none of these

Question 11

Based on the historical events of the French Revolution, many thinkers concluded that

Accepted Answer

A)  peaceful change from monarchy to democracy was not very difficult 
B)  the Enlightenment Project had come to a dangerous and violent end 
C)  violent revolution was the only path to social justice 
D)  none of the above 
A)  peaceful change from monarchy to democracy was not very difficult 
B)  the Enlightenment Project had come to a dangerous and violent end 
C)  violent revolution was the only path to social justice 
D)  none of the above

Question 12

Explain Kant's argument that there can never be a scientific psychology.

Accepted Answer

Kant argued that there can never be a sc

Question 13

Taking the next logical step past Cartesian dualism, which said that the soul's only function is thinking, La Mettrie proposed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  animals have souls similar to human souls 
B)  humans are just soulless machines, as are animals 
C)  animals are incapable of learning language 
D)  the human soul is unique in possessing memory and imagination 
A)  animals have souls similar to human souls 
B)  humans are just soulless machines, as are animals 
C)  animals are incapable of learning language 
D)  the human soul is unique in possessing memory and imagination

Question 14

Discuss the deep similarity between Kant, Reid and Hume that lies beneath their differences?

Accepted Answer

Kant, Reid, and Hume were all influentia

Question 15

Which of the following represents Kant's view of depth perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  we directly perceive three dimensions, height, width, and depth 
B)  we infer depth from various sensory cues 
C)  the innate Categories of Perception impose three dimensional space on experience as a logically necessary preconception of consciousness 
D)  none of these 
A)  we directly perceive three dimensions, height, width, and depth 
B)  we infer depth from various sensory cues 
C)  the innate Categories of Perception impose three dimensional space on experience as a logically necessary preconception of consciousness 
D)  none of these

Question 16

Distinguish between Naturwissenschaft and Geisteswissenschaft.

Accepted Answer

Naturwissenschaft and Geisteswissenschaf

Question 17

Some Enlightenment thinkers, especially in France, were excited by the ideas of La Mettrie and Condillac because they implied that:

Accepted Answer

A)  human nature was inherently good and unchangeable 
B)  religious belief, though not true, was socially useful 
C)  in a state of nature, the life of man is solitary, nasty, brutish, and short 
D)  people could be easily shaped into any from society might desire 
A)  human nature was inherently good and unchangeable 
B)  religious belief, though not true, was socially useful 
C)  in a state of nature, the life of man is solitary, nasty, brutish, and short 
D)  people could be easily shaped into any from society might desire

Question 18

The 17th century figure who had the most influence on Enlightenment philosophy was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Descartes 
B)  Galileo 
C)  Newton 
D)  Hobbes 
A)  Descartes 
B)  Galileo 
C)  Newton 
D)  Hobbes

Question 19

Berkeley's theory of depth perception and his philosophy of the mind later served as a basis for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Skinner's behaviorism. 
B)  Lorenz's idea of imprinting. 
C)  E. B. Titchener's structuralism 
D)  Freud's theory of psychoanalysis. 
A)  Skinner's behaviorism. 
B)  Lorenz's idea of imprinting. 
C)  E. B. Titchener's structuralism 
D)  Freud's theory of psychoanalysis.

Question 20

Jeremy Bentham described his ideas about utilitarian hedonism with the statement, "Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, ______and ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  reason, passion 
B)  nature, nurture 
C)  God, the Earth. 
D)  pain, pleasure 
A)  reason, passion 
B)  nature, nurture 
C)  God, the Earth. 
D)  pain, pleasure

The ultimate social goal of the Enlightenment philosophes was for all people everywhere to live only according to:

Locke said that the mind had no sex and women might be educated as well as men. What did Rousseau believe about men and women and their roles in society?

Berkeley's theory of depth perception supported his metaphysical argument that

From the course of the French Revolution, many thinkers concluded that:

From reading about the inhabitants of the Pacific islands, ______ concluded that in a state of nature people are "noble savages."

From reading about the inhabitants of the Pacific islands, ______ concluded that in a state of nature people are "noble savages."

Match. During the 18^th century, philosophers argued about human nature. Match the philosopher to their view of human nature. -French empiricism

Which of the following thinkers was most responsible for the skeptical crisis of the 18^th century?

When it comes to Nature versus Civilization which side is Rousseau on and why did he reject the Enlightenment?

According to Berkeley's analysis of depth perception, we see the world in three dimensions because:

Based on the historical events of the French Revolution, many thinkers concluded that

Explain Kant's argument that there can never be a scientific psychology.

Taking the next logical step past Cartesian dualism, which said that the soul's only function is thinking, La Mettrie proposed that:

Discuss the deep similarity between Kant, Reid and Hume that lies beneath their differences?

Which of the following represents Kant's view of depth perception?

Distinguish between Naturwissenschaft and Geisteswissenschaft.

Some Enlightenment thinkers, especially in France, were excited by the ideas of La Mettrie and Condillac because they implied that:

The 17^th century figure who had the most influence on Enlightenment philosophy was:

Berkeley's theory of depth perception and his philosophy of the mind later served as a basis for ________.

Jeremy Bentham described his ideas about utilitarian hedonism with the statement, "Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, and .

Introduction

The Legacy of Ancient Greece Eea-323 Bce

Antiquity 323 Bce-1000 Ce

The End of the Premodern World 1000-1600 Ce

The Scientific Revolution

The Ascent of Science 1815-1914

The Psychology of Consciousness

The Psychology of the Unconscious

The Psychology of Adaptation

Behaviorism 1892-1956

Cognitive Science 1956-2016

The Rise of Applied Psychology 1892-1939

The Psychological Society 1940-2016

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Exam 6: The Enlightenment 1700-1815

The ultimate social goal of the Enlightenment philosophes was for all people everywhere to live only according to:

Locke said that the mind had no sex and women might be educated as well as men. What did Rousseau believe about men and women and their roles in society?

Berkeley's theory of depth perception supported his metaphysical argument that

From the course of the French Revolution, many thinkers concluded that:

From reading about the inhabitants of the Pacific islands, ______ concluded that in a state of nature people are "noble savages."

From reading about the inhabitants of the Pacific islands, ______ concluded that in a state of nature people are "noble savages."

Match. During the 18th century, philosophers argued about human nature. Match the philosopher to their view of human nature. -French empiricism

Which of the following thinkers was most responsible for the skeptical crisis of the 18th century?

When it comes to Nature versus Civilization which side is Rousseau on and why did he reject the Enlightenment?

According to Berkeley's analysis of depth perception, we see the world in three dimensions because:

Based on the historical events of the French Revolution, many thinkers concluded that

Explain Kant's argument that there can never be a scientific psychology.

Taking the next logical step past Cartesian dualism, which said that the soul's only function is thinking, La Mettrie proposed that:

Discuss the deep similarity between Kant, Reid and Hume that lies beneath their differences?

Which of the following represents Kant's view of depth perception?

Distinguish between Naturwissenschaft and Geisteswissenschaft.

Some Enlightenment thinkers, especially in France, were excited by the ideas of La Mettrie and Condillac because they implied that:

The 17th century figure who had the most influence on Enlightenment philosophy was:

Berkeley's theory of depth perception and his philosophy of the mind later served as a basis for ________.

Jeremy Bentham described his ideas about utilitarian hedonism with the statement, "Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, ______and ______.

Introduction

The Legacy of Ancient Greece Eea-323 Bce

Antiquity 323 Bce-1000 Ce

The End of the Premodern World 1000-1600 Ce

The Scientific Revolution

The Ascent of Science 1815-1914

The Psychology of Consciousness

The Psychology of the Unconscious

The Psychology of Adaptation

Behaviorism 1892-1956

Cognitive Science 1956-2016

The Rise of Applied Psychology 1892-1939

The Psychological Society 1940-2016

Filters

Match. During the 18^th century, philosophers argued about human nature. Match the philosopher to their view of human nature. -French empiricism

Which of the following thinkers was most responsible for the skeptical crisis of the 18^th century?

The 17^th century figure who had the most influence on Enlightenment philosophy was:

Jeremy Bentham described his ideas about utilitarian hedonism with the statement, "Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, and .