Kianna
Cooper
Alexus
Uqdah
Philosophy Student Quizzes
February 14
1. What
is altruism contrasted with? How does effective altruism relate to
self-sacrifice?
-Egoism
2. What
have Psychologists noticed in studying giving behavior?
-Some people give large amounts to one or two charities and some
people give little amounts to a lot of charities.
3. In
what class did Singer have the idea of donating a kidney?
-Ethics
4. When
did altruistic kidney donation become legal in the United Kingdom?
-2006
5. What
is the main concern for effective altruists? What do they do in their lives to
live up to the true definition of effective altruism? What motivates effective
altruists? (75-76)
-Worrying about the welfare of other to make life meaningful.
They limit spending, choose different career paths, and donate empathy.
6. What
are the four distinct components of empathy, as founded by the Interpersonal
Reactivity Inventory? (70)
-Empathetic concerns, personal distress, perspective taking, and
fantasy
7. What
moral judgements do effective altruists share with utilitarians?(78)
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February 16
1. Walking is a sport. A) True B) False
2. Walking
brings suspensive freedom A) True B)
False
3. Whatever
Liberates you from time and space DOES NOT alienate you from speed. A) True
B) False
4. By
walking, you escape from the idea of identity A) True B) False
5. Walking
manages to free us from our illusions about the essential. A) True B)
False
6. The
Walking body has no history A) True B)
False
February 21
1.) What book has the greatest impact on American political
Philosophy?
-John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government (1690)
2.) What do many rappers see Hip Hop as?
-An oppositional culture
3.) What is one of the basic reasons for joining the state?
-Physical Protection or economic security
4.) What will the government have to do to be viewed as legitimate?
-They will have to place equal importance on citizens
lives as members of the state.
5.) Chuck D and other fans viewed Hip Hop/ Rap music as?
-Black CNN
6.) Where did the roots of Hip Hop music come from?
-Black Poets, Watts Prophets, and Gil Scott
February 23
Section
I:
1.) What
is a pleasure?
-To Burn
2.) What
does Montag think that Clarisse smells on him initially?
-Carasine
3.) What
does Clarisse's uncle tell her to say when anyone asks for your age?
-Your 17 and your crazy
4.) What
is the question that Clarisse asks Montag before she goes back into her walk?
-Are you happy?
Section
II:
1.) What
does book burning signify?
-Censorship
2.) Why
do the firemen burn books?
-For the good of the people
3.) If
Beatty has this vast knowledge about books, why does he work to burn them?
-He believes people are doing better by focusing on their own
lives
4.) Why
does Beatty believe that books divide people?
-They give everyone their own opinions and opinions clash.
5.) Are
there forms of censorship occurring today like in Farenheit 451?
-Yes
Section
III:
1.)What is
the inherent meaning of "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" ("Who
watches the Watchmen?")?
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2.) What
is the definition of a distopia?
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