Question 1

Epistemology is basically the study of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  what we know 
B)  what we cannot know 
C)  the substance of our minds 
D)  how we know what we know 
A)  what we know 
B)  what we cannot know 
C)  the substance of our minds 
D)  how we know what we know

Question 2

What is existentialism? Explain Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialist position on the
nature of free actions.

Accepted Answer

Existentialism is a philosophical moveme

Question 3

Parmenides thought that change is the ultimate reality because _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  nature is hidden 
B)  everything is in flux 
C)  only very small things do not change 
D)  you cannot tell what anything is really like 
A)  nature is hidden 
B)  everything is in flux 
C)  only very small things do not change 
D)  you cannot tell what anything is really like

Question 4

Explain the distinction that was made by W.T. Stace in arguing for the compatibility of free will with determinism.

Accepted Answer

W.T. Stace argued for the compatibility

Question 5

What is hard determinism, and how is it argued for?

Accepted Answer

Hard determinism is the philosophical po

Question 6

Can you think of anything that does not change over time? Could whatever does not change be the ultimate reality?

Accepted Answer

The concept of changelessness is a profo

Question 7

Does everything in nature have its own distinct purpose? What role did this concept
play in Aristotle's philosophy?

Accepted Answer

In Aristotle's philosophy, the concept o

Question 8

What did Baron D'Holbach mean by saying that "Absence of constraint is not absence of necessity"?

Accepted Answer

Baron d'Holbach, a prominent figure of t

Question 9

What is determinism? How is it different from the thesis that there is no free will?

Accepted Answer

Determinism is the philosophical concept

Epistemology is basically the study of _____.

What is existentialism? Explain Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialist position on the nature of free actions.

Parmenides thought that change is the ultimate reality because _____.

Explain the distinction that was made by W.T. Stace in arguing for the compatibility of free will with determinism.

What is hard determinism, and how is it argued for?

Can you think of anything that does not change over time? Could whatever does not change be the ultimate reality?

Does everything in nature have its own distinct purpose? What role did this concept play in Aristotle's philosophy?

What did Baron D'Holbach mean by saying that "Absence of constraint is not absence of necessity"?

What is determinism? How is it different from the thesis that there is no free will?

What Is Philosophy Thinking Philosophically About Life

What Is the Philosophers Way Socrates and the Examined Life

Who Are You Consciousness, Identity, and the Self

Are You Free Freedom and Determinism

What Is Real What Is True Further Explorations

Is There a Spiritual Reality Exploring the Philosophy of Religion

Are There Moral Truths Thinking About Ethics

What Are Right Actions Constructing an Ethical Theory

What Is Social Justice Creating a Just State

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Exam 5: How Can We Know the Nature of Reality Philosophical Foundations

Epistemology is basically the study of _____.

What is existentialism? Explain Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialist position on the nature of free actions.

Parmenides thought that change is the ultimate reality because _____.

Explain the distinction that was made by W.T. Stace in arguing for the compatibility of free will with determinism.

What is hard determinism, and how is it argued for?

Can you think of anything that does not change over time? Could whatever does not change be the ultimate reality?

Does everything in nature have its own distinct purpose? What role did this concept play in Aristotle's philosophy?

What did Baron D'Holbach mean by saying that "Absence of constraint is not absence of necessity"?

What is determinism? How is it different from the thesis that there is no free will?

What Is Philosophy Thinking Philosophically About Life

What Is the Philosophers Way Socrates and the Examined Life

Who Are You Consciousness, Identity, and the Self

Are You Free Freedom and Determinism

What Is Real What Is True Further Explorations

Is There a Spiritual Reality Exploring the Philosophy of Religion

Are There Moral Truths Thinking About Ethics

What Are Right Actions Constructing an Ethical Theory

What Is Social Justice Creating a Just State

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