Question 1

Kierkegaard urged the Christian burghers of Copenhagen to pay as much attention to eternal life as they did to daily profit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which argument does Kierkegaard use for the existence of God?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Argument from Design 
B)  The Argument from First Cause 
C)  The Ontological Argument 
D)  A version of the Cosmological Argument 
E)  Kierkegaard gives no argument for the existence of God. 
A)  The Argument from Design 
B)  The Argument from First Cause 
C)  The Ontological Argument 
D)  A version of the Cosmological Argument 
E)  Kierkegaard gives no argument for the existence of God.

Question 3

When Kierkegaard said we must make a "leap of faith," he meant we:

Accepted Answer

A)  should believe in God because the evidence supports our doing so. 
B)  should believe in God specifically because the evidence suggests we should not. 
C)  cannot construct a decisive argument for or against a belief in God, so we must believe in God without any appeal to reason whatsoever. 
D)  cannot construct a decisive argument for or against a belief in God, so we must suspend our judgment. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  should believe in God because the evidence supports our doing so. 
B)  should believe in God specifically because the evidence suggests we should not. 
C)  cannot construct a decisive argument for or against a belief in God, so we must believe in God without any appeal to reason whatsoever. 
D)  cannot construct a decisive argument for or against a belief in God, so we must suspend our judgment. 
E)  None of the above

Question 4

For Kierkegaard and his Pietist associates, to believe in God is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  believe He exists. 
B)  attend the proper rituals and recite the appropriate prayers. 
C)  expect certain punishment for worldly sin. 
D)  trust God to provide an eternal life after death. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  believe He exists. 
B)  attend the proper rituals and recite the appropriate prayers. 
C)  expect certain punishment for worldly sin. 
D)  trust God to provide an eternal life after death. 
E)  None of the above

Question 5

When the painter has finished his work, and is admiring it, Anselm would say that the:

Accepted Answer

A)  painting exists in reality. 
B)  painting exists in the understanding. 
C)  painting can no longer be conceived. 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  Both A and C 
A)  painting exists in reality. 
B)  painting exists in the understanding. 
C)  painting can no longer be conceived. 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  Both A and C

Question 6

If God is willing to prevent evil, but unable to do so, then he is not:

Accepted Answer

A)  benevolent. 
B)  omniscient. 
C)  omnipotent. 
D)  benevolent or omniscient. 
E)  benevolent, omniscient, or omnipotent. 
A)  benevolent. 
B)  omniscient. 
C)  omnipotent. 
D)  benevolent or omniscient. 
E)  benevolent, omniscient, or omnipotent.

Question 7

Existentialism is the philosophical doctrine according to which our being as subjective individuals is more important than:

Accepted Answer

A)  what we have in common objectively with other human beings. 
B)  our objective relationship with God. 
C)  our ability to exercise individual choices. 
D)  our choice of inner beliefs. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  what we have in common objectively with other human beings. 
B)  our objective relationship with God. 
C)  our ability to exercise individual choices. 
D)  our choice of inner beliefs. 
E)  None of the above

Question 8

The Hegelians and Kierkegaard both claimed their doctrines were rational and objective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Kierkegaard urged the Christian burghers of Copenhagen to pay as much attention to eternal life as they did to daily profit.

Which argument does Kierkegaard use for the existence of God?

When Kierkegaard said we must make a "leap of faith," he meant we:

For Kierkegaard and his Pietist associates, to believe in God is to:

When the painter has finished his work, and is admiring it, Anselm would say that the:

If God is willing to prevent evil, but unable to do so, then he is not:

Existentialism is the philosophical doctrine according to which our being as subjective individuals is more important than:

The Hegelians and Kierkegaard both claimed their doctrines were rational and objective.

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Exam 8: Philosophy of Religion

Kierkegaard urged the Christian burghers of Copenhagen to pay as much attention to eternal life as they did to daily profit.

Which argument does Kierkegaard use for the existence of God?

When Kierkegaard said we must make a "leap of faith," he meant we:

For Kierkegaard and his Pietist associates, to believe in God is to:

When the painter has finished his work, and is admiring it, Anselm would say that the:

If God is willing to prevent evil, but unable to do so, then he is not:

Existentialism is the philosophical doctrine according to which our being as subjective individuals is more important than:

The Hegelians and Kierkegaard both claimed their doctrines were rational and objective.

What Is Philosophy

Theory of Knowledge

Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind

Philosophy of Science

Ethical Theory

Social and Political Philosophy

Philosophy of Art

Filters