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Philosophy

Q: Predestination was taught by _____. A. Luther and Kent B. Calvin and Hobbes C. Calvin and Mill D. Calvin and Luther
Q: The view that God selects each person for salvation or damnation is called ____. A. Determinism B. Free Will C. Predestination D. Samarra
Q: Stoics were generally ____. A. Determinists B. Fatalists C. Sophists D. Moists
Q: ____is the view that the events of life are destined. A. Free Will B. Determinism C. Fatalism D. Cubism
Q: Fatalism was taught by ____. A. Epictetus B. Aristotle C. Aquinas D. Diogenes
Q: According to Dennett, a narrative account of personal identity is the grounds for the meaning of life.
Q: Narratives are always accurate.
Q: Eastern thinkers tend to see the "I" as an illusion which keeps us from our true selves.
Q: The narrative account of personal identity depends upon body and memory.
Q: Narratives are a way of keeping identity alive.
Q: The basic law of identity is compatible with the memory standard of identity.
Q: According to Locke, the main criteria for personal identity is continuity of memory.
Q: Some people argue that personal identity is part of the soul.
Q: The "I" may only be defined by the body.
Q: According to ____, a narrative account of personal identity is the grounds for the meaning of life. A. Mead B. Dennett C. Ross D. MacIntyre
Q: According to ____, narratives are retold constantly, moving one further from the truth. A. Locke B. Hume C. Dennett D. Chalmers
Q: According to ____, we can stipulate a definition of identity, but not identify an actual identity. A. Hume B. Locke C. Mead D. Peirce
Q: According to ____, the "I" only comes into being in a social setting. A. Hume B. Locke C. Mead D. Peirce
Q: "To assume that if A is identical with B, and B is identical with C, then A is identical with C" describes the law of ______. A. Identity B. Memory C. Continuity D. Non-contradiction
Q: According to ____, the main criteria for personal identity is continuity of memory. A. Berkeley B. Locke C. Chomsky D. Hume
Q: The "I" may be defined by _____. A. Body B. Soul C. Memory D. All of the Above
Q: Conscious thought plays an important role in the modern theory of Epiphenomenalism.
Q: Epiphenomenalism holds that the basic causal processes and thought operations are physical brain activities.
Q: "Qualia" implies the qualitative content of emotions, sensation, and perceptions.
Q: According to Functionalism, mental phenomenalism should be identified with some physical part of the brain.
Q: Dual-Aspect theory was advanced by Spinoza.
Q: According to Dual-Aspect theory, there is only one substance.
Q: According to Materialism, no distinct mind substance exists.
Q: "To be is to be perceived" is Malebranche's most famous saying.
Q: According to Berkeley, physical substance does not exist.
Q: Dr. Johnson advocated Idealism.
Q: Al-Ghazali advocated Occasionalism.
Q: According to Occasionalism, there is a perfect preestablished harmony between mind and body.
Q: Leibniz advocated Parallelism.
Q: According to Rorty, Descartes' view sent philosophy down "a 400 year long cul-de-sac".
Q: According to Descartes, the mind is physical substance while the brain is mental substance.
Q: Descartes believed the mind and brain were the same thing.
Q: Descartes indicated that the Cogito implied that one's body existed.
Q: Descartes argued for the theory of Mind-Body Dualism.
Q: Advocates of artificial intelligence would prefer the theory of ____. A. Functionalism B. Epiphenomenalism C. Parallelism D. Occasionalism
Q: According the Dual-Aspect theory, humans are ____. A. Physical B. Mental C. Both A and B D. None of the Above
Q: The Dual-Aspect theory was championed by ____. A. Berkeley B. Leibniz C. Descartes D. Spinoza
Q: According to the theory of ____, no distinct mind substance exists. A. Parallelism B. Idealism C. Materialism D. Occasionalism
Q: Bishop Berkeley established the theory of ____. A. Parallelism B. Idealism C. Materialism D. Occasionalism
Q: According to the theory of ____, God intervenes in order to move every thought to the body. A. Parallelism B. Idealism C. Materialism D. Occasionalism
Q: According to ____, preestablished harmony existed between the mind and body. A. Leibniz B. Descartes C. Chalmers D. Berkeley
Q: According to Descartes, the Cogito implies ____. A. The mind exists B. The body exists C. Both A and B D. None of the Above
Q: According to ___, acceptance of Mind-Body Dualism led philosophy down "a 400 year long cul-de-sac." A. Descartes B. Rorty C. Quine D. Chalmers
Q: _____argued for Mind-Body Dualism. A. Aristotle B. Berkeley C. Descartes D. Hume
Q: Sellars follows in Peirce's tradition of Pragmatism.
Q: According to Peirce, there is no possibility of an absolute reality.
Q: James argued that we live in a block universe.
Q: Dewey defined truth as "warranted assertability."
Q: Peirce and James differed slightly with regard to their respective views of Pragmatism.
Q: Pragmatism has been universally accepted.
Q: Pragmatists believed that knowledge must rest on a foundation.
Q: Correspondence theories hold the view that knowledge claims occur as part of a larger system.
Q: According to Popper, falsification rather than verification leads to knowledge.
Q: The Pragmatic Movement of Inquiry has two stages: Firstness and Secondness.
Q: Pragmatists are anti-foundationalists.
Q: According to the Pragmatists, if a theory works then it is true.
Q: Evolutionary theory helped many accept the notion of change as positive.
Q: Darwin was the first person to speak of evolution.
Q: The Ancient Greeks believed change was superior to permanence.
Q: According to ____, truth is merely "warranted assertability". A. Dewey B. James C. Peirce D. Sellars
Q: William James argued for a ____ universe. A. Expanding B. Pluralistic C. Block D. Coherent
Q: ____, like Descartes, believe knowledge must be grounded on an "indubitable axiom". A. Pragmatists B. Empiricists C. Foundationalists D. Anti-foundationalists
Q: _____theorists hold the view that knowledge claims always occur as part of a larger system. A. Coherence B. Correspondence C. Evolution D. Pragmatic
Q: According to Popper, ____leads to knowledge. A. Verification B. Falsification C. Obligation D. Termination
Q: The Pragmatic Movement of Inquiry was created by ____. A. James B. Dewey C. Rorty D. Peirce
Q: According to ____, if a theory works, then it is true. A. Epistemology B. Pragmatism C. Philosophy D. The Vienna Circle
Q: The founder of Pragmatism was_____. A. Darwin B. Dewey C. Peirce D. Russell
Q: The earliest scientific theory of evolution was proposed by _____. A. Newton B. Mendel C. Darwin D. Lamarck
Q: Ancient Greek thinkers sought ____. A. Permanence B. Change C. Coherence D. Togas
Q: According to Kant, some truth about the world can be known by reason alone.
Q: "All bachelors are unhappy" is an example of a synthetic statement.
Q: In a synthetic statement, the predicate is contained in the subject.
Q: In an analytic statement, the predicate is not contained in the subject.
Q: Hume maintained there was good reason to remain skeptical about knowledge.
Q: Chomsky and Skinner carried the Rationalist/ Empiricist debate into the 20th century.
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