Question 1

Schopenhauer held that all good things are ____________________.

Accepted Answer

vanity

Question 2

For Kierkegaard,the meaning of life is objective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

For Kierkegaard,the meaning of life is

Accepted Answer

A)   subjective.
B)   meaningless.
C)   objective.
D)   found in studying art. A

Question 4

Kierkegaard held that life could only have meaning if we commit ourselves to a cause or ideal that we know is worth pursuing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In this chapter,which of the following philosophers argued that the nihilist response is mistaken?

Accepted Answer

A)   R. M. Hare
B)   Karl Marx
C)   Georg Hegel
D)   Albert Camus

Question 6

Do you believe that there are limits on subjective meaning? Are there certain activities that are objectively pointless,even if someone values them highly? If you believe that there are such limits on subjective meaning,explain how we can determine them.If you believe that there are not,would you say that a person who was delusional could have a meaningful life?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Do you believe that there are limits...

Question 7

R.M.Hare has argued that the ____________________ response to the question of whether life has meaning is mistaken.

Accepted Answer

The answer of R.M.Hare has argued that the ____________________ response...

Question 8

For Francis Fukuyama,

Accepted Answer

A)   History of progressing more rapidly
B)   The price if progress has risen
C)   History is no longer progressing
D)   The end of the world is near

Question 9

____________________ has argued that history is no longer progressing towards any goal.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ has argued that history is no...

Question 10

The ____________________ response to the question of what the meaning of life is led Tolstoy out of his depression.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ response to the question of...

Question 11

Marx held that progress was

Accepted Answer

A)   Illusory
B)   Necessary
C)   Economic
D)   Social

Question 12

Kierkegaard described three lifestyles,which he called ethical,religious,and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Kierkegaard described three lifestyles,which he called ethical,religious,and...

Question 13

For Kierkegaard,the move to the religious stage requires a(n)____________________ ____________________ ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of For Kierkegaard,the move to the religious stage...

Question 14

Should we endorse the nihilist response to the question of whether life has any meaning? If we should,does this undercut any reason that we might have for living? Explain your answer here.If we should not,explain why.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Should we endorse the nihilist response to...

Question 15

Richard Taylor argues for the view that

Accepted Answer

A)   Life has no meaning
B)   History is progressing
C)   History is over
D)   Life has meaning

Question 16

Hegel believed that history showed progress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Kai Nielsen claims that

Accepted Answer

A)   The theistic response makes an illogical jump.
B)   The theistic response is correct
C)   The theistic responses affirms the consequent
D)   The theistic response needs modification only

Question 18

For Kierkegaard,the commitment to the ethical stage of life involves

Accepted Answer

A)   a "leap of faith".
B)   restraining one's desire for pleasure.
C)   embracing pleasure as the meaning of life.
D)   embracing the fear as the meaning of life.

Question 19

Which of the following philosophers is an advocate of nihilism?

Accepted Answer

A)   Oswald Spengler
B)   Karl Marx
C)   Francis Fukuyama
D)   Arthur Schopenhauer

Question 20

Schopenhauer believed that everything passes away.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Postscript: The Meaning of Life

Schopenhauer held that all good things are ____________________.

For Kierkegaard,the meaning of life is objective.

For Kierkegaard,the meaning of life is

Kierkegaard held that life could only have meaning if we commit ourselves to a cause or ideal that we know is worth pursuing.

In this chapter,which of the following philosophers argued that the nihilist response is mistaken?

R.M.Hare has argued that the ____________________ response to the question of whether life has meaning is mistaken.

For Francis Fukuyama,

____________________ has argued that history is no longer progressing towards any goal.

The ____________________ response to the question of what the meaning of life is led Tolstoy out of his depression.

Marx held that progress was

Kierkegaard described three lifestyles,which he called ethical,religious,and ____________________.

For Kierkegaard,the move to the religious stage requires a(n) .

Should we endorse the nihilist response to the question of whether life has any meaning? If we should,does this undercut any reason that we might have for living? Explain your answer here.If we should not,explain why.

Richard Taylor argues for the view that

Hegel believed that history showed progress.

Kai Nielsen claims that

For Kierkegaard,the commitment to the ethical stage of life involves

Which of the following philosophers is an advocate of nihilism?

Schopenhauer believed that everything passes away.