Question 1

The loss for which we grieve is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  the loss of a relationship in which our practical identities are invested. 
B)  the loss of specific goods, such as companionship or emotional support, that the deceased person provided us 
C)  the loss of our practical identity. 
D)  the loss of faith. 
A)  the loss of a relationship in which our practical identities are invested. 
B)  the loss of specific goods, such as companionship or emotional support, that the deceased person provided us 
C)  the loss of our practical identity. 
D)  the loss of faith. A

Question 2

Cholbi concludes that we should be glad for the opportunity to grieve because

Accepted Answer

A)  it makes possible self-knowledge or self-understanding. 
B)  grief turns out to be more pleasurable than painful on the whole. 
C)  grief honors the deceased. 
D)  grieving makes it possible for us to have a practical identity. 
A)  it makes possible self-knowledge or self-understanding. 
B)  grief turns out to be more pleasurable than painful on the whole. 
C)  grief honors the deceased. 
D)  grieving makes it possible for us to have a practical identity. A

Question 3

According to the necessary cost view, grief

Accepted Answer

A)  has no value. 
B)  is valuable because it enables us to better understand our own mortality. 
C)  is valuable in its own right. 
D)  is simply a negative byproduct of having human relationships in which another's death counts as a loss. 
A)  has no value. 
B)  is valuable because it enables us to better understand our own mortality. 
C)  is valuable in its own right. 
D)  is simply a negative byproduct of having human relationships in which another's death counts as a loss. D

Question 4

What is Cholbi's account of who and what we grieve for? Is his account of correct? Can you identify any counterexamples to it?

Accepted Answer

Cholbi's account of who and what we grie

Question 5

Grief is a selective response to the deaths of others. This means that

Accepted Answer

A)  we grieve all deaths of others. 
B)  others' deaths are the only events that can prompt grief. 
C)  our grief responses often involve other emotional states besides sadness or suffering. 
D)  we grieve only some, not all, deaths of others. 
A)  we grieve all deaths of others. 
B)  others' deaths are the only events that can prompt grief. 
C)  our grief responses often involve other emotional states besides sadness or suffering. 
D)  we grieve only some, not all, deaths of others.

Question 6

What philosophical problem about grief is suggested by the case of C.S. Lewis' grieving the death of his wife Joy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grief is irrational but unavoidable. 
B)  Grief involves emotional states we ordinarily have reason to avoid but grief nevertheless seems valuable or worthwhile. 
C)  Grief is often more emotionally complex than we anticipate. 
D)  Grief involves emotional states we ordinarily have reason to pursue but nevertheless seems bad or undesirable. 
A)  Grief is irrational but unavoidable. 
B)  Grief involves emotional states we ordinarily have reason to avoid but grief nevertheless seems valuable or worthwhile. 
C)  Grief is often more emotionally complex than we anticipate. 
D)  Grief involves emotional states we ordinarily have reason to pursue but nevertheless seems bad or undesirable.

Question 7

Cholbi argues that grieving makes possible self-knowledge. What kinds of truths about ourselves can we learn from the process of grieving?

Accepted Answer

Grieving can lead to self-knowledge in a

Exam 27: Why Grieve

The loss for which we grieve is best described as

Cholbi concludes that we should be glad for the opportunity to grieve because

According to the necessary cost view, grief

What is Cholbi's account of who and what we grieve for? Is his account of correct? Can you identify any counterexamples to it?

Grief is a selective response to the deaths of others. This means that

What philosophical problem about grief is suggested by the case of C.S. Lewis' grieving the death of his wife Joy?

Cholbi argues that grieving makes possible self-knowledge. What kinds of truths about ourselves can we learn from the process of grieving?

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