H01 Group 2 FQ's and DQ's
Thank you Mason for putting this together for us!
FQ's
Section H01 Group 2: “Applez 2 Applez”
- Who is credited for first having the idea that philosophers should lead the government? A: Socrates
Plato: The Cowardly Quack
- Which ancient philosopher was accused of being "anti-democratic" and of "corrupting the youth"? A: Socrates
- What is a skeptic?
H1 Group 2... Sceptical Pyrrho
- What is the basic idea of a stoic? A: We should only worry about things we can change. Also that we are responsible for what we feel and think.
- Which philosopher believed that nothing could be known, therefore no desicion could be made or anything believed in regard to information gathered by way of perception? A: Pyrrho
- Which philosopher believed that friends are necessary to lead a happy life? A: Cicero
H01 Boethius the Believer
- What philosopher spent his last days writing a philosophy book in prison? A: Boethius
- Who believed that happiness can only come from the things that humans can actively control? A: Boethius
- Who believed that all humans are selfish, seeking power over others, and driven by fear of death and the hope of personal gain? A: Hobbes
- Define Rationalism: The approach to philosophy that emphasizes reason rather than experiment and observation.
- What is the definition of Pantheism? A: The belief that God is everything.
- Who wrote proofs on philosophy? A: Spinoza
- Who believed that god was present in all nature? A: Spinoza
Voltaire and Leibniz H-2
- T/F Volitare was a rich philosopher. A: True
- Who dreamed up the "best of all possible worlds" idea? A: Leibniz
H01 Group 2 Kant and his glasses
- What is Kant's definition of a Phenomenal world? Answer: A world we experience through our senses.
- what was Kant's criteria to be "moral" (a la good samaritan)
- Who did Schopenhauer base his philosophy on? Answer: Buddha and Kant
- Who thought emotions needed to be ignored when making decisions that involved morality? A: Kant
- Who took George Washington's maxim "I cannot tell a lie" too far? A: Kant
- Who believed that emotions cloud morality? A: Kant
All of our DQ's
- Based on our tree falling discussion, is human perception required for something to have occurred?
- Can there really be any facts in philosophy?
- When a person says something they believe, do they think that they are stating a fact, or do they think they are stating their opinion?
- borrowed from Socrates: Is being deceitful the same thing as being immoral? Are there exceptions to this?
- How can the true form of something ever be discovered if people rely on examples in the tangible world in order to get the first glimpse (if the first sight has already tainted our vision, how would it ever be possible to rise above the imperfect idea)?
- Are you enlightened simply because you are able to ask questions that no one knows the answer to?
- Do you agree with Pyrrho that life is better lived when you do not commit yourself to an idea?
- Can we actually measure our happiness?
- Is there a correct balance of happiness from material objects and non material objects? (I couldn’t figure out a good way to word that, sorry) If so, what is it?
- Do we have complete control over our emotions?
- What is necessary to have joy? Can material possessions create perpetual joy, if searching for the next object of desire creates temporary happiness?
- Is the thought of ageing a type of enslavement for our minds?
- Is happiness conditional upon events in one's life, or can happiness be controlled through self-control and mere thinking?
- If everyone told the whole truth, would the world really be a better place?
- Can a person have “multiple glasses?”
- Do you think that when someone harms others, they are also harming themselves?
- Do you think it is possible for one to be truly content and truly satisfied?
- Do you think that when someone harms others, they are also harming themselves?
- Do you think it is possible for one to be truly content and truly satisfied?
- Matt's: DQ: do you think it matters WHY you do something 'good' or just that you did something good?
- Why must morality and sympathy be separated?
- What determines rational behavior?
- do you believe in absolute moralities? Are there exceptions when it is okay to lie?
- How do a sovereign God and free will fit together?
- Does emotion change with nature, or do we control them?
- Is happiness a state of mind derived from God?
- Can someone believe in free will and God?
- Are we all, deep down, selfish and driven by the fear of death and hope of personal gain?
- Do you agree that safety is more important than freedom?
- Does happiness based on anything other than God stand the test of time?
- What is better, a powerful central government or a system ruled solely by the masses?
- Are there any truly selfless people? If yes, who?
- (totally off topic) Does everyone see the same color, or were we all just taught our own ideas of colors?
- If Determinism were true, could chaotic events exist? If no, Why aren't all or most events in life predictable? If yes, how could determinism still be true?
- Would you love a god that doesn’t love you back?
- How does a good God allow suffering?
- Does free will cause suffering?
- Where does the sense of fairness/justice arise from?
- Why does god let people suffer?
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Exam #1 Factual Questions, Section H1, Group 4
Here are the questions that we have picked that we considered "best-fit" to be on the exam:
1. Q: ______________ believe that members of minority groups should have the right to lead their lives as they see fit.
A: Multiculturalists
2. Q: According to Alexander Nehamas, what is the difference between the values of morality and the values of friendship?
A: The values of morality depend on commonality while the values of friendship rely on individuality.
3. Q: Who in Philosophy Bites had the idea that “Philosophy is the name we give to a collection of questions which are of deep interest to us and for which there isn’t any specialist way of answering.”?
A: Paul Snowdon
4. Q: Who said "When you're thinking about the infinite, you're thinking about something very basic."
A: A.W. Moore
5. Q: Which philosopher stated, "So if I undermine you in your capacity as a knower, then I undermine you in a capacity that is essential for human value?"
A:Miranda Fricker
1. Q: ______________ believe that members of minority groups should have the right to lead their lives as they see fit.
A: Multiculturalists
2. Q: According to Alexander Nehamas, what is the difference between the values of morality and the values of friendship?
A: The values of morality depend on commonality while the values of friendship rely on individuality.
3. Q: Who in Philosophy Bites had the idea that “Philosophy is the name we give to a collection of questions which are of deep interest to us and for which there isn’t any specialist way of answering.”?
A: Paul Snowdon
4. Q: Who said "When you're thinking about the infinite, you're thinking about something very basic."
A: A.W. Moore
5. Q: Which philosopher stated, "So if I undermine you in your capacity as a knower, then I undermine you in a capacity that is essential for human value?"
A:Miranda Fricker
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Exam One Factual Questions Sec:14 Group:1
Hey guys! Here are our blog questions. Take a look, and pick your favorites so we can narrow this list down to five!
Socrates
Who was Socrates’ immediate student? Who did his student teach?A: Plato, Aristotle
What does eudaimonia mean?
A: Happiness, well being
Pyrrho
Factual Question: What was Epicurus' school of philosophy called?Answer: The Garden
What were Pyrrho's three questions?
Answer=
1. What are things really like?
2. What attitude should we adopt to them?
3. What will happen to someone who does adopt that attitude?
Voltaire
“I chose to be happy because it is good for my health”
Factual Q: Who commanded Seneca to commit suicide?
A: Nero.
Augustine
Augustine based his main solution of free will on what?A: Free Will Defense
According to Augustine, how is Original Sin passed down?
A: sexual reproduction
Machiavelli
Factual Q: What was the Italian word for "manliness" which Machiavelli believed essential to a successful life?
A: virtù
What was a probable reason for Machiavelli's The Prince?
A- To impress those in power and attempt to get a job as a professional leader.
Pascal
“If you win, you win everything; if you lose you lose nothing”
Berkely
FQ: George Berkeley's philosophy can be classified as _____________.
A: Idealism and immaterialism
Rousseau
Quote from Rousseau: "Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains" from:The Social Contract
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Questions for Exam #1
Section 14-3
1. Did Socrates have any written accounts on his personal theories?
answer: No! He never actually wrote anything down. Instead he would have conversations with people and targeted who he though were arrogant and undermine their answers.
2. "One swallow doesnt make a summer" - Aristotle
3. "De gustibus non est disputandum" - Simon Blackburn
meaning: there's no disputing about taste. (relativism)
4. James Boswell asked David Hume whether he was worried about what would happen after he died.What was his answer?
answer: he said that he was no more worried about the time after his death than he was about the time he had not existed before his birth.
5. What was the name of Jeremy Bentham's walking cane?
answer: Dapple
6. "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains" - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
1. Did Socrates have any written accounts on his personal theories?
answer: No! He never actually wrote anything down. Instead he would have conversations with people and targeted who he though were arrogant and undermine their answers.
2. "One swallow doesnt make a summer" - Aristotle
3. "De gustibus non est disputandum" - Simon Blackburn
meaning: there's no disputing about taste. (relativism)
4. James Boswell asked David Hume whether he was worried about what would happen after he died.What was his answer?
answer: he said that he was no more worried about the time after his death than he was about the time he had not existed before his birth.
5. What was the name of Jeremy Bentham's walking cane?
answer: Dapple
6. "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains" - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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I've gone through every post Matt or I have published and have found these Questions. I do not have a Factual Question for the "Yuk" factor, and for Kymlicka. Comment below if you have any other questions we can use for the exam or the 5 you think would best be suited for a test (There are only 6 that I found haha)
Wendy Brown: Tolerance
Factual Question: Wendy Brown believes that tolerance is an important part of equality.
Answer: False. Ms. Brown's view of tolerance is that it implies an inequality that is put up with rather than dealt with.
Discussion Question: Could we, as a society, tolerate zombies? Would they be second-class citizens? Would we classify them as "sub-human" and treat them just as animals?
Factual Question: Wendy Brown believes that tolerance is an important part of equality.
Answer: False. Ms. Brown's view of tolerance is that it implies an inequality that is put up with rather than dealt with.
Discussion Question: Could we, as a society, tolerate zombies? Would they be second-class citizens? Would we classify them as "sub-human" and treat them just as animals?
Will Kymlicka: Minority RightsDQ: Should minority groups be required to learn English?
Anne Phillips: Multiculturalism
Factual Question: Multiculturalism is based on what three ideas?
Answer: 1. Cultural identity matters to an individual.
2. We should not expect everyone to adopt the values and traditions of the dominant group.
3. Public policy implies that laws will reflect values and practices of the dominant group. This bias needs to be justified or undone.
Discussion Question: At what point should “we” infringe our beliefs and ideologies onto a minority group?
Factual Question: Multiculturalism is based on what three ideas?
Answer: 1. Cultural identity matters to an individual.
2. We should not expect everyone to adopt the values and traditions of the dominant group.
3. Public policy implies that laws will reflect values and practices of the dominant group. This bias needs to be justified or undone.
Discussion Question: At what point should “we” infringe our beliefs and ideologies onto a minority group?
Miranda Fricker: Testimonial Injustice
Factual Question: Does Fricker see credential excess as an injustice? If not, explain why.
Answer: No, she does not see credential excess as an injustice because it is giving MORE credit where it is due, not less. She does not see it as harming the person she is giving the extra credentials too, but more to the person she is taking away from.
Factual Question: Does Fricker see credential excess as an injustice? If not, explain why.
Answer: No, she does not see credential excess as an injustice because it is giving MORE credit where it is due, not less. She does not see it as harming the person she is giving the extra credentials too, but more to the person she is taking away from.
Kwame Appiah: Cosmopolitanism
Factual Question: True or False: According to Kwame Appiah, being a Cosmopolitan means placing more importance on being a "citizen of the world" than being a citizen of your local community.
Answer: False! Appiah suggests that one of the best things about his idea of Cosmopolitanism is that while we should share citizenship with everyone, we can and should feel more strongly attached to our local or national community, and identify with others from our own culture.
Discussion Question: Is Cosmopolitanism a viewpoint we should or should not adopt?
Factual Question: True or False: According to Kwame Appiah, being a Cosmopolitan means placing more importance on being a "citizen of the world" than being a citizen of your local community.
Answer: False! Appiah suggests that one of the best things about his idea of Cosmopolitanism is that while we should share citizenship with everyone, we can and should feel more strongly attached to our local or national community, and identify with others from our own culture.
Discussion Question: Is Cosmopolitanism a viewpoint we should or should not adopt?
Alexander Nehamas: Friendship
Factual Question: True or False -Nehamas believes that friendships can be immediate and do not need to develop over time.
Answer: False. A true friendship takes times to develop and learn about the ins and outs of who a person is, not a one-time conversation.
Factual Question: True or False -Nehamas believes that friendships can be immediate and do not need to develop over time.
Answer: False. A true friendship takes times to develop and learn about the ins and outs of who a person is, not a one-time conversation.
Michael Sandel: Genetic Enhancement
Factual Question: According to Sandel, what is it we lose the most of when using PEDs in sports:
Answer: The human dimension and the appreciation in athlete themselves, rather than their pharmacist or engineer.
Discussion Question: Can genetic engineering lead to a better life?
Factual Question: According to Sandel, what is it we lose the most of when using PEDs in sports:
Answer: The human dimension and the appreciation in athlete themselves, rather than their pharmacist or engineer.
Discussion Question: Can genetic engineering lead to a better life?
Here's a question for Kymlicka:
ReplyDeleteQ: Why doesn't Kymlicka believe that minority rights should extend to polygamy or arranged marraiges, if it is part of the minority culture?
A: Kymlicka builds his minority rights views on the liberal basis of individual rights and equality of life chances. Minority customs or traditions which do not enhance liberty or individual freedoms are not supported by his view.