Question 1

After acknowledging our absurd situation, what is life laced by, according to Nagel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Defiance 
B)  Irony 
C)  Unhappiness 
D)  Tragedy 
A)  Defiance 
B)  Irony 
C)  Unhappiness 
D)  Tragedy

Question 2

Subsenquentism is the view that

Accepted Answer

A)  death is bad for the deceased before their death. 
B)  death is bad for the deceased after their death. 
C)  death is bad for the deceased but at no particular time. 
D)  death is not bad for the deceased. 
A)  death is bad for the deceased before their death. 
B)  death is bad for the deceased after their death. 
C)  death is bad for the deceased but at no particular time. 
D)  death is not bad for the deceased.

Question 3

Scheffler argues that only individual projects would be undermined in the doomsday scenario, not group projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

One extremely striking claim Scheffler draws from the doomsday scenario is

Accepted Answer

A)  we care more about our own survival than the survival of the species. 
B)  we care about many projects that depend on the future. 
C)  we care more about strangers coming into existence than our own survival. 
D)  we care more about our loved ones than strangers coming into existence. 
A)  we care more about our own survival than the survival of the species. 
B)  we care about many projects that depend on the future. 
C)  we care more about strangers coming into existence than our own survival. 
D)  we care more about our loved ones than strangers coming into existence.

Question 5

Fischer accepts that death is bad for the deceased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Nagel, the value of life attaches to mere organic survival.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following best describes why Nagel thinks life is absurd?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because we are condemned to death 
B)  Because our hopes are often in disagreement with the world 
C)  Because we must take our lives seriously, but we can always regard everything as open to doubt 
D)  Because we must take an external view of ourselves 
A)  Because we are condemned to death 
B)  Because our hopes are often in disagreement with the world 
C)  Because we must take our lives seriously, but we can always regard everything as open to doubt 
D)  Because we must take an external view of ourselves

Question 8

The no-self account holds that we are substantial individuals with permanent essences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

For Nagel, why isn't the fact that nothing we do now will matter in one million years a source of absurdity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because brevity is not a source of absurdity 
B)  Because it isn't true 
C)  Because that fact won't matter in one million years 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Because brevity is not a source of absurdity 
B)  Because it isn't true 
C)  Because that fact won't matter in one million years 
D)  None of the above

Question 10

Fischer believes that we are biased toward future goods rather than past goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

After acknowledging our absurd situation, what is life laced by, according to Nagel?

Subsenquentism is the view that

Scheffler argues that only individual projects would be undermined in the doomsday scenario, not group projects.

One extremely striking claim Scheffler draws from the doomsday scenario is

Fischer accepts that death is bad for the deceased.

According to Nagel, the value of life attaches to mere organic survival.

Which of the following best describes why Nagel thinks life is absurd?

The no-self account holds that we are substantial individuals with permanent essences.

For Nagel, why isn't the fact that nothing we do now will matter in one million years a source of absurdity?

Fischer believes that we are biased toward future goods rather than past goods.

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Exam 6: Existential Issues

After acknowledging our absurd situation, what is life laced by, according to Nagel?

Subsenquentism is the view that

Scheffler argues that only individual projects would be undermined in the doomsday scenario, not group projects.

One extremely striking claim Scheffler draws from the doomsday scenario is

Fischer accepts that death is bad for the deceased.

According to Nagel, the value of life attaches to mere organic survival.

Which of the following best describes why Nagel thinks life is absurd?

The no-self account holds that we are substantial individuals with permanent essences.

For Nagel, why isn't the fact that nothing we do now will matter in one million years a source of absurdity?

Fischer believes that we are biased toward future goods rather than past goods.

Philosophy

God and Evil

Knowledge and Reality

Minds, Bodies, and Persons

Ethics and Society

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