Question 1

Nihilism is the claim that

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A)  the meaning of life can be found in a relationship to God. 
B)  there are no values worth pursuing in life. 
C)  pleasure is the only thing that gives life meaning. 
D)  the meaning of life can be found in different ways for different people. 
A)  the meaning of life can be found in a relationship to God. 
B)  there are no values worth pursuing in life. 
C)  pleasure is the only thing that gives life meaning. 
D)  the meaning of life can be found in different ways for different people. B

Question 2

According to your text,the position of secular-humanism characterizes those who believe

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A)  that there is a pre-given purpose to human life. 
B)  it is impossible to find purpose in our lives. 
C)  there is no one,ultimate meaning in human life,but each person can live a life that has meaning. 
D)  the meaning of life is itself a meaningless question and we should not search for what cannot be found. 
A)  that there is a pre-given purpose to human life. 
B)  it is impossible to find purpose in our lives. 
C)  there is no one,ultimate meaning in human life,but each person can live a life that has meaning. 
D)  the meaning of life is itself a meaningless question and we should not search for what cannot be found. C

Question 3

According to Kierkegaard,achieving self-knowledge is more like achieving mathematical knowledge than it is achieving physical fitness.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Choose one of the five insights of existentialism discussed in your book.Supply examples from your own life of how either your actions illustrated this principle or how things might have gone differently if you had acted on the basis of this advice.

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One of the insights of existentialism di

Question 5

Choose one of the philosophers discussed in the previous chapters of the text.Given what you know about this person's philosophy,how might he or she address the question of the meaning of life?

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One philosopher that we have discussed i

Question 6

Leo Tolstoy's view on faith and reason is that

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A)  reason provides no answers to the meaning of life,only faith does. 
B)  reason can lead us to the meaning of life,but the majority of people are weak and need faith. 
C)  all faith must be grounded in reason. 
D)  only reason should be our guide in life,for faith does not provide us with what we need. 
A)  reason provides no answers to the meaning of life,only faith does. 
B)  reason can lead us to the meaning of life,but the majority of people are weak and need faith. 
C)  all faith must be grounded in reason. 
D)  only reason should be our guide in life,for faith does not provide us with what we need.

Question 7

According to Jean-Paul Sartre,it is wrong to say that someone is born a coward or born a hero.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to your text,only the religious person is concerned with the question of the meaning of life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Some have criticized existentialists such as Søren Kierkegaard and Jean-Paul Sartre for making too severe a dichotomy between the subjective and the objective and for over-emphasizing the subjective over the objective.Provide reasons why a critic might make this point.Next discuss how either Kierkegaard or Sartre might defend themselves against this criticism.Finally,give your own reasons why you think that either the existentialists or their critics are correct.

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A critic might make the point that exist

Question 10

Either defend or criticize the following view."If life is to be meaningful,there must be some ultimate transcendent,enduring values and the meaning of life is found in some ultimate purpose that humans are given." Be sure to provide persuasive reasons for your position.

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I would criticize the view that life mus

Question 11

According to Socrates,to answer the question "What is my life all about?" we need to know what human existence,in general,is all about.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Hazel Barnes's view of the meaning of life was influenced by

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A)  the ancient Stoics. 
B)  Schopenhauer. 
C)  Søren Kierkegaard. 
D)  Jean-Paul Sartre. 
A)  the ancient Stoics. 
B)  Schopenhauer. 
C)  Søren Kierkegaard. 
D)  Jean-Paul Sartre.

Question 13

From the standpoint of Leo Tolstoy's philosophy of life,criticize the view of Hazel Barnes.Pretend you are Barnes,how would she evaluate Tolstoy's view of the meaning of life?

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As Hazel Barnes, I would evaluate Leo To

Question 14

The metaphor of the jigsaw puzzle was used to illustrate the view that there is no one,right answer to the meaning of life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Discuss the four general ways to approach the question of the meaning of life as set out in your text.What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

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The four general ways to approach the qu

Question 16

Explain Kierkegaard's distinction between knowing the truth and being in the truth.

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Kierkegaard's distinction between knowin

Question 17

Hazel Barnes uses the analogy of the Chinese checkerboard to make the point that

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A)  life is meaningless,because there is no pre-existing pattern that can be discovered. 
B)  we must create our own pattern in life. 
C)  there is a set pattern that we must follow in life. 
D)  each event in life is determined by previous events. 
A)  life is meaningless,because there is no pre-existing pattern that can be discovered. 
B)  we must create our own pattern in life. 
C)  there is a set pattern that we must follow in life. 
D)  each event in life is determined by previous events.

Question 18

According to Søren Kierkegaard,philosophy should be objective and free of all subjectivity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Søren Kierkegaard was one of the 19th-century founders of the contemporary movement known as

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A)  rationalism. 
B)  utilitarianism. 
C)  existentialism. 
D)  natural theology. 
A)  rationalism. 
B)  utilitarianism. 
C)  existentialism. 
D)  natural theology.

Question 20

A major difference between Søren Kierkegaard's philosophy and that of Jean-Paul Sartre is that

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A)  Kierkegaard is an existentialist and Sartre is not. 
B)  Sartre is an existentialist and Kierkegaard is not. 
C)  Kierkegaard is religious and Sartre is not. 
D)  Sartre is religious and Kierkegaard is not. 
A)  Kierkegaard is an existentialist and Sartre is not. 
B)  Sartre is an existentialist and Kierkegaard is not. 
C)  Kierkegaard is religious and Sartre is not. 
D)  Sartre is religious and Kierkegaard is not.

Nihilism is the claim that

According to your text,the position of secular-humanism characterizes those who believe

According to Kierkegaard,achieving self-knowledge is more like achieving mathematical knowledge than it is achieving physical fitness.

Choose one of the five insights of existentialism discussed in your book.Supply examples from your own life of how either your actions illustrated this principle or how things might have gone differently if you had acted on the basis of this advice.

Choose one of the philosophers discussed in the previous chapters of the text.Given what you know about this person's philosophy,how might he or she address the question of the meaning of life?

Leo Tolstoy's view on faith and reason is that

According to Jean-Paul Sartre,it is wrong to say that someone is born a coward or born a hero.

According to your text,only the religious person is concerned with the question of the meaning of life.

Either defend or criticize the following view."If life is to be meaningful,there must be some ultimate transcendent,enduring values and the meaning of life is found in some ultimate purpose that humans are given." Be sure to provide persuasive reasons for your position.

According to Socrates,to answer the question "What is my life all about?" we need to know what human existence,in general,is all about.

Hazel Barnes's view of the meaning of life was influenced by

From the standpoint of Leo Tolstoy's philosophy of life,criticize the view of Hazel Barnes.Pretend you are Barnes,how would she evaluate Tolstoy's view of the meaning of life?

The metaphor of the jigsaw puzzle was used to illustrate the view that there is no one,right answer to the meaning of life.

Discuss the four general ways to approach the question of the meaning of life as set out in your text.What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

Explain Kierkegaard's distinction between knowing the truth and being in the truth.

Hazel Barnes uses the analogy of the Chinese checkerboard to make the point that

According to Søren Kierkegaard,philosophy should be objective and free of all subjectivity.

Søren Kierkegaard was one of the 19^th-century founders of the contemporary movement known as

A major difference between Søren Kierkegaard's philosophy and that of Jean-Paul Sartre is that

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Exam 7: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life

Nihilism is the claim that

According to your text,the position of secular-humanism characterizes those who believe

According to Kierkegaard,achieving self-knowledge is more like achieving mathematical knowledge than it is achieving physical fitness.

Choose one of the five insights of existentialism discussed in your book.Supply examples from your own life of how either your actions illustrated this principle or how things might have gone differently if you had acted on the basis of this advice.

Choose one of the philosophers discussed in the previous chapters of the text.Given what you know about this person's philosophy,how might he or she address the question of the meaning of life?

Leo Tolstoy's view on faith and reason is that

According to Jean-Paul Sartre,it is wrong to say that someone is born a coward or born a hero.

According to your text,only the religious person is concerned with the question of the meaning of life.

Either defend or criticize the following view."If life is to be meaningful,there must be some ultimate transcendent,enduring values and the meaning of life is found in some ultimate purpose that humans are given." Be sure to provide persuasive reasons for your position.

According to Socrates,to answer the question "What is my life all about?" we need to know what human existence,in general,is all about.

Hazel Barnes's view of the meaning of life was influenced by

From the standpoint of Leo Tolstoy's philosophy of life,criticize the view of Hazel Barnes.Pretend you are Barnes,how would she evaluate Tolstoy's view of the meaning of life?

The metaphor of the jigsaw puzzle was used to illustrate the view that there is no one,right answer to the meaning of life.

Discuss the four general ways to approach the question of the meaning of life as set out in your text.What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

Explain Kierkegaard's distinction between knowing the truth and being in the truth.

Hazel Barnes uses the analogy of the Chinese checkerboard to make the point that

According to Søren Kierkegaard,philosophy should be objective and free of all subjectivity.

Søren Kierkegaard was one of the 19th-century founders of the contemporary movement known as

A major difference between Søren Kierkegaard's philosophy and that of Jean-Paul Sartre is that

Introduction To The Philosophical Journey

The Search for Ultimate Reality

The Search For Knowledge

The Search for God

The Search for Ethical Values

The Search for the Just Society

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Søren Kierkegaard was one of the 19^th-century founders of the contemporary movement known as