Question 1

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 2

Soft determinists believe that

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A)  determinism is false. 
B)  determinism has many therapeutic remedies that can help us cope with difficult times. 
C)  freedom and determinism are compatible. 
D)  freedom and determinism are incompatible. 
A)  determinism is false. 
B)  determinism has many therapeutic remedies that can help us cope with difficult times. 
C)  freedom and determinism are compatible. 
D)  freedom and determinism are incompatible.

Question 3

The statement we are "condemned to be free" was made by

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A)  John Stuart Mill. 
B)  Immanuel Kant. 
C)  Jean-Paul Sartre. 
D)  David Hume. 
A)  John Stuart Mill. 
B)  Immanuel Kant. 
C)  Jean-Paul Sartre. 
D)  David Hume.

Question 4

A libertarian,Jim assumes 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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When Sartre said that "We were never more free than during the German occupation" he meant that

Accepted Answer

A)  the occupied people confronted the fact of their freedom and the need to make a commitment. 
B)  the occupied people were able to escape from their everyday concerns and relationships. 
C)  soft determinism is true. 
D)  soft determinism is false. 
A)  the occupied people confronted the fact of their freedom and the need to make a commitment. 
B)  the occupied people were able to escape from their everyday concerns and relationships. 
C)  soft determinism is true. 
D)  soft determinism is false.

Question 6

Kant's position on freedom is really a form of compatibilism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The strongest version of determinism implies that "Every event has its sufficient natural explanatory cause(s)."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Existentialists agree with Kant in asserting that

Accepted Answer

A)  determinism 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)  even if determinism is true,we must always view ourselves as agents as necessarily free. 
A)  determinism 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)  even if determinism is true,we must always view ourselves as agents as necessarily free.

Question 9

Suppose someone offers Anne a cigarette after she has decided to give up smoking.According to Kant,Anne

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A)  must think of her choice in a deterministic way. 
B)  must try to predict her own behavior. 
C)  must make a decision whether to accept it or not. 
D)  cannot freely choose. 
A)  must think of her choice in a deterministic way. 
B)  must try to predict her own behavior. 
C)  must make a decision whether to accept it or not. 
D)  cannot freely choose.

Question 10

One implication of the Heisenberg Principle of Uncertainty is that

Accepted Answer

A)  it is impossible to predict what the future is on a sub-atomic level. 
B)  it is possible to predict the future,but only assuming human beings have an immaterial soul. 
C)  determinism is true. 
D)  causation is a fiction. 
A)  it is impossible to predict what the future is on a sub-atomic level. 
B)  it is possible to predict the future,but only assuming human beings have an immaterial soul. 
C)  determinism is true. 
D)  causation is a fiction.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When Immanuel Kant said that"Ought implies can," he meant that without freedom there could be no morality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to the African Yoruba philosophy,prior to being born,people know what sort of "ori" or soul they will have,and hence whether they will have good or bad luck in their lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Why do determinists believe that no choices are free?

Accepted Answer

Determinists hold that if a ch

Question 15

Soft determinists agree with determinists that if we knew everything,we could predict a person's actions with certainty (or at least,a very high probability).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the difference between rational and emotional freedom?

Accepted Answer

Rational freedom is freedom th

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Kant argued that whether we are free depends on our standpoint,and that we can adopt two different standpoints toward the world:

Accepted Answer

A)  a theoretical standpoint where freedom is possible,and a practical one,where freedom is impossible. 
B)  a theoretical standpoint where freedom is impossible,and a practical one,where freedom is possible. 
C)  a theoretical standpoint and a practical one,both making freedom impossible. 
D)  a monistic standpoint or pluralistic standpoint,both making freedom possible. 
A)  a theoretical standpoint where freedom is possible,and a practical one,where freedom is impossible. 
B)  a theoretical standpoint where freedom is impossible,and a practical one,where freedom is possible. 
C)  a theoretical standpoint and a practical one,both making freedom impossible. 
D)  a monistic standpoint or pluralistic standpoint,both making freedom possible.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In Dostoevsky's story of the Grand Inquisitor in The Brothers Karamazov,after Jesus returns to earth,he is arrested by the Grand Inquisitor because he offered people the path of freedom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

If soft determinism is true,then

Soft determinists believe that

The statement we are "condemned to be free" was made by

When Sartre said that "We were never more free than during the German occupation" he meant that

Kant's position on freedom is really a form of compatibilism.

The strongest version of determinism implies that "Every event has its sufficient natural explanatory cause(s)."

Existentialists agree with Kant in asserting that

Suppose someone offers Anne a cigarette after she has decided to give up smoking.According to Kant,Anne

One implication of the Heisenberg Principle of Uncertainty is that

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

When Immanuel Kant said that"Ought implies can," he meant that without freedom there could be no morality.

According to the African Yoruba philosophy,prior to being born,people know what sort of "ori" or soul they will have,and hence whether they will have good or bad luck in their lives.

Why do determinists believe that no choices are free?

Soft determinists agree with determinists that if we knew everything,we could predict a person's actions with certainty (or at least,a very high probability).

What is the difference between rational and emotional freedom?

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

Kant argued that whether we are free depends on our standpoint,and that we can adopt two different standpoints toward the world:

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

In Dostoevsky's story of the Grand Inquisitor in The Brothers Karamazov,after Jesus returns to earth,he is arrested by the Grand Inquisitor because he offered people the path of freedom.

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Exam 7: Freedom

If soft determinism is true,then

Soft determinists believe that

The statement we are "condemned to be free" was made by

When Sartre said that "We were never more free than during the German occupation" he meant that

Kant's position on freedom is really a form of compatibilism.

The strongest version of determinism implies that "Every event has its sufficient natural explanatory cause(s)."

Existentialists agree with Kant in asserting that

Suppose someone offers Anne a cigarette after she has decided to give up smoking.According to Kant,Anne

One implication of the Heisenberg Principle of Uncertainty is that

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

When Immanuel Kant said that"Ought implies can," he meant that without freedom there could be no morality.

According to the African Yoruba philosophy,prior to being born,people know what sort of "ori" or soul they will have,and hence whether they will have good or bad luck in their lives.

Why do determinists believe that no choices are free?

Soft determinists agree with determinists that if we knew everything,we could predict a person's actions with certainty (or at least,a very high probability).

What is the difference between rational and emotional freedom?

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

Kant argued that whether we are free depends on our standpoint,and that we can adopt two different standpoints toward the world:

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

In Dostoevsky's story of the Grand Inquisitor in The Brothers Karamazov,after Jesus returns to earth,he is arrested by the Grand Inquisitor because he offered people the path of freedom.

Philosophical Questions

The Meaning of Life

God

The Nature of Reality

The Search for Truth

Self

Morality and the Good Life

Justice and the Good Society

Non-Western Philosophy

Beauty

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