Question 1

A person's self-identity is separate and independent of the way he or she characterizes his or her essential self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

If we know our own mind directly and without any doubts,it follows that we can know other people's minds directly as well.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Jean-Jacques Rousseau defended a version of individualism when he claimed that humans were naturally good but became corrupt through the influence of society and social conventions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Being "attractive" or "good-looking" makes sense only in the context of a particular society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Our whole religious and philosophical traditions have taught us to emphasize

Accepted Answer

A)  our mental and spiritual characteristics. 
B)  our physical characteristics. 
C)  our place of national origins. 
D)  our family history. 
A)  our mental and spiritual characteristics. 
B)  our physical characteristics. 
C)  our place of national origins. 
D)  our family history.

Question 6

What we think of ourselves and what we think of as significant about ourselves depend,to a great extent,on the context in which we are trying to explain who we are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to the authors of the text,our certainty that we are individuals demonstrates the core truth that we have essential selves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One objection to identity theory is that if mental states are identical with brain states then

Accepted Answer

A)  they should not be able to interact,which they can. 
B)  our physical descriptions of behavior are inaccurate. 
C)  they should both have the same properties,which they don't. 
D)  mentalistic language should be replaced. 
A)  they should not be able to interact,which they can. 
B)  our physical descriptions of behavior are inaccurate. 
C)  they should both have the same properties,which they don't. 
D)  mentalistic language should be replaced.

Question 9

If John Locke's theory of the self as consciousness is correct then

Accepted Answer

A)  bodies do not exist. 
B)  someone who has amnesia about his life in the past,could be said to be a different self. 
C)  only God knows who our selves are. 
D)  solipsism is true. 
A)  bodies do not exist. 
B)  someone who has amnesia about his life in the past,could be said to be a different self. 
C)  only God knows who our selves are. 
D)  solipsism is true.

Question 10

The essential self consists in

Accepted Answer

A)  the various descriptions of ourselves that we produce for various occasions. 
B)  the set of characteristics that defines a particular person,beneath the various descriptions of ourselves that we produce for various occasions. 
C)  whatever we believe ourselves to be. 
D)  whatever others believe us to be. 
A)  the various descriptions of ourselves that we produce for various occasions. 
B)  the set of characteristics that defines a particular person,beneath the various descriptions of ourselves that we produce for various occasions. 
C)  whatever we believe ourselves to be. 
D)  whatever others believe us to be.

Question 11

Modern capitalism assumes

Accepted Answer

A)  the social good requires that we focus on others' needs,not our own. 
B)  the social good will best be served by everyone pursuing his or her own interests. 
C)  a social self. 
D)  an essential self. 
A)  the social good requires that we focus on others' needs,not our own. 
B)  the social good will best be served by everyone pursuing his or her own interests. 
C)  a social self. 
D)  an essential self.

Question 12

From the moment we are born,we establish and reestablish bonds with others,not just particular people,but types of people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Functionalists argue that mental states are functions of the brain and can have no other material embodiment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What does Sartre mean by transcendence?

Accepted Answer

Transcendence means that the s

Question 15

Hegel,Karl Marx and Martin Heidegger are in agreement on the fact that human selves are primarily social beings.
.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

To say that emotions have intentionality is to say that they

Accepted Answer

A)  are about or "directed toward" people,things or states of affairs. 
B)  are purposeful and deliberate. 
C)  intend either good or evil. 
D)  are simply physiological states of the body. 
A)  are about or "directed toward" people,things or states of affairs. 
B)  are purposeful and deliberate. 
C)  intend either good or evil. 
D)  are simply physiological states of the body.

Question 17

The idea that an "invisible hand" will guarantee the overall good of society through the workings of a free and competitive market is the invention of

Accepted Answer

A)  Adam Smith. 
B)  David Hume 
C)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
D)  John Locke. 
A)  Adam Smith. 
B)  David Hume 
C)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
D)  John Locke.

Question 18

If philosophical behaviorism is true,then pains and other sensations are simply identified with the dispositions to behave in a certain way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What does behaviorism say about the nature of the mental?

Accepted Answer

According to behaviorism,what

Question 20

What does it mean to be a self?
Construct an argument for your own viewpoint.
You'll be arguing for some version of the conclusion "The self is X."
Develop one objection or counterargument and answer that objection.
Your essay can focus on key issues,such as whether the self is an individual,whether it is bodily,social etc.
You can draw freely on resources in the chapter,but you're not limited to this.

Accepted Answer

This is a

A person's self-identity is separate and independent of the way he or she characterizes his or her essential self.

If we know our own mind directly and without any doubts,it follows that we can know other people's minds directly as well.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau defended a version of individualism when he claimed that humans were naturally good but became corrupt through the influence of society and social conventions.

Being "attractive" or "good-looking" makes sense only in the context of a particular society.

Our whole religious and philosophical traditions have taught us to emphasize

What we think of ourselves and what we think of as significant about ourselves depend,to a great extent,on the context in which we are trying to explain who we are.

According to the authors of the text,our certainty that we are individuals demonstrates the core truth that we have essential selves.

One objection to identity theory is that if mental states are identical with brain states then

If John Locke's theory of the self as consciousness is correct then

The essential self consists in

Modern capitalism assumes

From the moment we are born,we establish and reestablish bonds with others,not just particular people,but types of people.

Functionalists argue that mental states are functions of the brain and can have no other material embodiment.

What does Sartre mean by transcendence?

Hegel,Karl Marx and Martin Heidegger are in agreement on the fact that human selves are primarily social beings. .

To say that emotions have intentionality is to say that they

The idea that an "invisible hand" will guarantee the overall good of society through the workings of a free and competitive market is the invention of

If philosophical behaviorism is true,then pains and other sensations are simply identified with the dispositions to behave in a certain way.

What does behaviorism say about the nature of the mental?

Philosophical Questions

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God

The Nature of Reality

The Search for Truth

Freedom

Morality and the Good Life

Justice and the Good Society

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Exam 6: Self

A person's self-identity is separate and independent of the way he or she characterizes his or her essential self.

If we know our own mind directly and without any doubts,it follows that we can know other people's minds directly as well.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau defended a version of individualism when he claimed that humans were naturally good but became corrupt through the influence of society and social conventions.

Being "attractive" or "good-looking" makes sense only in the context of a particular society.

Our whole religious and philosophical traditions have taught us to emphasize

What we think of ourselves and what we think of as significant about ourselves depend,to a great extent,on the context in which we are trying to explain who we are.

According to the authors of the text,our certainty that we are individuals demonstrates the core truth that we have essential selves.

One objection to identity theory is that if mental states are identical with brain states then

If John Locke's theory of the self as consciousness is correct then

The essential self consists in

Modern capitalism assumes

From the moment we are born,we establish and reestablish bonds with others,not just particular people,but types of people.

Functionalists argue that mental states are functions of the brain and can have no other material embodiment.

What does Sartre mean by transcendence?

Hegel,Karl Marx and Martin Heidegger are in agreement on the fact that human selves are primarily social beings. .

To say that emotions have intentionality is to say that they

The idea that an "invisible hand" will guarantee the overall good of society through the workings of a free and competitive market is the invention of

If philosophical behaviorism is true,then pains and other sensations are simply identified with the dispositions to behave in a certain way.

What does behaviorism say about the nature of the mental?

Philosophical Questions

The Meaning of Life

God

The Nature of Reality

The Search for Truth

Freedom

Morality and the Good Life

Justice and the Good Society

Non-Western Philosophy

Beauty

Filters