Question 1

If you think that believing in God by itself answers the question of the meaning of life, then

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A) God must exist. 
B) you are probably a nihilist. 
C) you've only pushed the question back one step further, and need to answer other questions like "Why did God create us?" 
D) all of your questions about the meaning of life are answered. 
A) God must exist. 
B) you are probably a nihilist. 
C) you've only pushed the question back one step further, and need to answer other questions like "Why did God create us?" 
D) all of your questions about the meaning of life are answered. C

Question 2

The person who said his mission in life was to create poetry to give the German people a sense of cultural identity was

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A) Hegel. 
B) Goethe. 
C) Camus. 
D) Nietzsche. 
A) Hegel. 
B) Goethe. 
C) Camus. 
D) Nietzsche. B

Question 3

If life is a game, then like a game its significance is located entirely in the end or goal, which is winning.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

T he question "What is the meaning of life?" is hard to answer because the word meaning is itself ambiguous.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Concerning relationships, the German philosopher Hegel believed that

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A) we are all already deeply connected in one all-embracing Spirit. 
B) each of us is born alone and dies alone. 
C) t he normal human condition is isolation and distance. 
D) only weak people seek connections with others. 
A) we are all already deeply connected in one all-embracing Spirit. 
B) each of us is born alone and dies alone. 
C) t he normal human condition is isolation and distance. 
D) only weak people seek connections with others.

Question 6

Altruism is acting for the benefit of oneself, even to the exclusion of others' benefit.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

If the word meaning in the question "What is the meaning of life?" refers to something beyond ourselves, then

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A) we are probably nihilists. 
B) our lives, like words, make sense only in a   context. 
C) our lives, like words, will have set predetermined meanings found in the dictionary. 
D) our lives will probably be defined by a single goal. 
A) we are probably nihilists. 
B) our lives, like words, make sense only in a   context. 
C) our lives, like words, will have set predetermined meanings found in the dictionary. 
D) our lives will probably be defined by a single goal.

Question 8

What is the meaning of the word nirvana ?

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The word nirvana, a Sanskrit w

Question 9

Living one's life as a work of art suggests that what counts is found more in the results than in the activities that produce it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The images we use to talk about life define the meaning we find, or don't find, in it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Define nihilism.

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Nihilism i

Question 12

German philosophers in the nineteenth century who embraced the idea that life is a Bildungsroman would be inclined to think that the meaning of life is learning.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

For the Greek heroes, honor was less important than other values, like compassion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Define altruism.

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Altruism is acting f

Question 15

Sisyphus is a good illustration of what image of the meaning of life?

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The answer of Sisyphus is a good illustration of what...

Question 16

Someone who devotes his life to climbing mountains, taking risks, and even risking his life, is likely to see his life as an adventure.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

To say that "life is a game" is to

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A) say that life has a plot and characters in a story that unfolds in a certain way. 
B) put it into a certain perspective, in order not to take it too seriously. 
C) put it into a certain perspective, in order to take it very seriously. 
D) say that life is absurd. 
A) say that life has a plot and characters in a story that unfolds in a certain way. 
B) put it into a certain perspective, in order not to take it too seriously. 
C) put it into a certain perspective, in order to take it very seriously. 
D) say that life is absurd.

Question 18

The sixteenth-century Dutch philosopher Erasmus wrote a book called In Praise of Folly, which was a celebration of human foolishness.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Assume that your life is a story.   Who are the major characters, and how does the plot unfold? How does the hero of the story (you)personally develop and grow as the plot unfolds?   Is your story a tragedy, a comedy, or something else?   What are the major conflicts that the characters have to confront?    What do you anticipate the next chapter in the story will be? How does viewing your life as a story alter your sense of your life's meaning?

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Question 20

Believing that the meaning of one's life is found in an afterlife implies that one views this life as the basis of one's significance.

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A) True 
 B)False

If you think that believing in God by itself answers the question of the meaning of life, then

The person who said his mission in life was to create poetry to give the German people a sense of cultural identity was

If life is a game, then like a game its significance is located entirely in the end or goal, which is winning.

T he question "What is the meaning of life?" is hard to answer because the word meaning is itself ambiguous.

Concerning relationships, the German philosopher Hegel believed that

Altruism is acting for the benefit of oneself, even to the exclusion of others' benefit.

If the word meaning in the question "What is the meaning of life?" refers to something beyond ourselves, then

What is the meaning of the word nirvana ?

Living one's life as a work of art suggests that what counts is found more in the results than in the activities that produce it.

The images we use to talk about life define the meaning we find, or don't find, in it.

Define nihilism.

German philosophers in the nineteenth century who embraced the idea that life is a Bildungsroman would be inclined to think that the meaning of life is learning.

For the Greek heroes, honor was less important than other values, like compassion.

Define altruism.

Sisyphus is a good illustration of what image of the meaning of life?

Someone who devotes his life to climbing mountains, taking risks, and even risking his life, is likely to see his life as an adventure.

To say that "life is a game" is to

The sixteenth-century Dutch philosopher Erasmus wrote a book called In Praise of Folly, which was a celebration of human foolishness.

Believing that the meaning of one's life is found in an afterlife implies that one views this life as the basis of one's significance.

Philosophical Questions

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The Search for the Truth

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Freedom

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Justice and the Good Society

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Exam 2: The Meaning of Life

If you think that believing in God by itself answers the question of the meaning of life, then

The person who said his mission in life was to create poetry to give the German people a sense of cultural identity was

If life is a game, then like a game its significance is located entirely in the end or goal, which is winning.

T he question "What is the meaning of life?" is hard to answer because the word meaning is itself ambiguous.

Concerning relationships, the German philosopher Hegel believed that

Altruism is acting for the benefit of oneself, even to the exclusion of others' benefit.

If the word meaning in the question "What is the meaning of life?" refers to something beyond ourselves, then

What is the meaning of the word nirvana ?

Living one's life as a work of art suggests that what counts is found more in the results than in the activities that produce it.

The images we use to talk about life define the meaning we find, or don't find, in it.

Define nihilism.

German philosophers in the nineteenth century who embraced the idea that life is a Bildungsroman would be inclined to think that the meaning of life is learning.

For the Greek heroes, honor was less important than other values, like compassion.

Define altruism.

Sisyphus is a good illustration of what image of the meaning of life?

Someone who devotes his life to climbing mountains, taking risks, and even risking his life, is likely to see his life as an adventure.

To say that "life is a game" is to

The sixteenth-century Dutch philosopher Erasmus wrote a book called In Praise of Folly, which was a celebration of human foolishness.

Believing that the meaning of one's life is found in an afterlife implies that one views this life as the basis of one's significance.

Philosophical Questions

God

The Nature of Reality

The Search for the Truth

Self

Freedom

Morality and the Good Life

Justice and the Good Society

Beauty

Non-Western Philosophy

Filters