Question 1

is the view that we should explain mental states in terms of perceptual inputs and behavioral outputs.

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The answer of is the view that we should explain...

Question 2

What contemporary American philosopher argued that behind every action we perform is a "self-regarding end"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mark Mercer 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Jean Paul-Sartre 
D)  Garrett J. DeWeese

Question 3

Do you agree with the existentialists that humans are what they make of themselves? Why, or why not? What might the practical consequences of accepting the existentialist view be for (a) your own life, (b) social policy? Explain your answer.

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The answer of Do you agree with the existentialists that...

Question 4

Do you think that humans have a different moral status than other animals? Why? If your view is that they have certain properties that other animals lack, do all humans have these properties? If not, do those that lack them lack the moral status that you ascribe to humans? If your view is that humans matter morally because they are
human why does being human count for so much?

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The answer of Do you think that humans have a...

Question 5

Over thousands of years the process of can make a species
change into a new species.

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The answer of Over thousands of years the process of...

Question 6

Behaviorism began as a school of that restricted the study of humans to what could be observed.

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The answer of Behaviorism began as a school of that...

Question 7

According to Plato, humans can control their appetites and aggressive impulses through the use of their
____________________.

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The answer of According to Plato, humans can control their...

Question 8

What philosopher argued that humans are made up of dual substances, a material body and an immaterial mind?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotle 
B)  Jean-Paul Sartre 
C)  Rene Descartes 
D)  Genevieve Lloyd

Question 9

Freud claimed that humans are selfish.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

J.J. C. Smart endorsed what theory of human nature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identity theory 
B)  Coextension theory 
C)  The Traditional View 
D)  The Existential View

Question 11

What philosopher argued that the mind could be reduced to the physical actions of the material body?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Hobbes 
B)  Rene Descartes 
C)  Gottfried Leibniz 
D)  Nicolas Malebranche

Question 12

is the view that humans are made up of two substances.

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The answer of is the view that humans are made...

Question 13

The philosophical view that human beings act only out of self-interest is called

Accepted Answer

A)  natural selection 
B)  psychological egoism 
C)  altruism 
D)  existentialism

Question 14

Descartes' view of human nature says that humans are minds with
____________________ bodies.

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The answer of Descartes' view of human nature says that...

Question 15

The philosopher who believed that who you are depends on your relationships to others is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hegel 
B)  Plato 
C)  Taylor 
D)  Sartre

Question 16

The view that processes such as thought and life are really nothing more than physical and chemical processes is called _.

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The answer of The view that processes such as thought...

Question 17

Bad faith, according to Jean-Paul Sartre, is deceiving ourselves by pretending we are free.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

says there is no universal human nature, no rational human nature, no purpose for human nature.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotle 
B)  Jean-Paul Sartre 
C)  Plato 
D)  Genevieve Lloyd

Question 19

Aristotle held that all living things have a purpose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In behaviorism, our consciousness seems to have disappeared.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Human Nature

is the view that we should explain mental states in terms of perceptual inputs and behavioral outputs.

What contemporary American philosopher argued that behind every action we perform is a "self-regarding end"?

Do you agree with the existentialists that humans are what they make of themselves? Why, or why not? What might the practical consequences of accepting the existentialist view be for (a) your own life, (b) social policy? Explain your answer.

Over thousands of years the process of can make a species change into a new species.

Behaviorism began as a school of that restricted the study of humans to what could be observed.

According to Plato, humans can control their appetites and aggressive impulses through the use of their ____________________.

What philosopher argued that humans are made up of dual substances, a material body and an immaterial mind?

Freud claimed that humans are selfish.

J.J. C. Smart endorsed what theory of human nature?

What philosopher argued that the mind could be reduced to the physical actions of the material body?

is the view that humans are made up of two substances.

The philosophical view that human beings act only out of self-interest is called

Descartes' view of human nature says that humans are minds with ____________________ bodies.

The philosopher who believed that who you are depends on your relationships to others is:

The view that processes such as thought and life are really nothing more than physical and chemical processes is called _.

Bad faith, according to Jean-Paul Sartre, is deceiving ourselves by pretending we are free.

says there is no universal human nature, no rational human nature, no purpose for human nature.

Aristotle held that all living things have a purpose.

In behaviorism, our consciousness seems to have disappeared.