Question 1

Hobbes believed that our mental states are states of our brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The philosophical view that interprets an idea in terms of its practical consequences and asks what difference it would make if it were true is called

Accepted Answer

A)  materialism. 
B)  idealism. 
C)  pragmatism. 
D)  logical positivism.

Question 3

The view that there are many realities and that realities are constructed by the many languages of the cultures and subcultures is called

Accepted Answer

A)  pragmatism. 
B)  existentialism. 
C)  postmodernism. 
D)  realism.

Question 4

The philosophical position that holds that people have control over what they do and are free to choose to act other than the way they do is called

Accepted Answer

A)  determinism. 
B)  existentialism. 
C)  libertarianism. 
D)  phenomenology.

Question 5

Hobbes believed that there was more to the Universe than measureable mater.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

is the view that reality is only one kind of thing.

Accepted Answer

The answer of is the view that reality is only...

Question 7

Who held that many linguistic utterances have only an expressive function?

Accepted Answer

A)  William James 
B)  Thomas Hobbes 
C)  Rudolf Carnap 
D)  Jacques Derrida

Question 8

The view that whatever I perceive is merely one of my perceptions or a collection of them is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Subjective idealism 
B)  Objective idealism 
C)  Subjective materialism 
D)  Objective materialism

Exam 3: Reality and Being