Philosophy Final Exam

The argument for God's existence advocated by Anslem was called what?

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The argument for God's existence advocated by Kant was called what?

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The argument for God's existence advocated by Paley was called what?

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The argument for God's existence advocated by Hume was called what?

-He rejected all arguments for God's existence

The argument for God's existence advocated by Hartshorne was called what?

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The philosopher who argued that the existence of evil is a serious problem for theism was who?

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The philosopher who said that evil is a privation was who?

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The philosopher who said that evil, God's power, and God's goodness can't all be true was who?

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The philosopher who argued that God had created the best of all possible worlds was who?

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The philosopher who said that God can do anything logically possible was who?

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The idea that God knows what you will choose and that you will choose freely is from whom?

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The idea that God makes all the choices and that you have no free will came from whom?

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The philosopher who favored freedom over divine sovereignty was who?

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The philosopher who argued that God knows only actual occasions was who?

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The idea that God is all-powerful is called what?

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The idea that God is all-knowing is called what?

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The idea that God is everywhere at once is called what?

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The idea that God is all good with no mixture of evil is called what?

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One who believes in a god is called a what?

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One who believes there is no god is called a what?

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One who worships Satan is a what?

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One who maintains that knowledge of a god is impossible is called what?

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The view of surviving death that stresses the resurrection of the body is the view of whom?

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The view of surviving death that stresses the immortality of the soul is the view of whom?

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The view of surviving death that stresses reaching Nirvana is the view of whom?

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The view of surviving death that stresses reaching Moksha is the view of whom?

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The idea that the body is more durable than the soul is from whom?

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The idea that the survival of the mind is tied to the structure and function of the brain is from whom?

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The idea that at death God gives the soul a new body is from the writings of whom?

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What writer opposed the ontological argument?

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What writer enumerated the Five Ways?

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What writer argued that the world can be compared to a watch found in a field?

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Utilitarianism was advocated by whom?

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Deontological ethics were advocated by whom?

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Divine command theory ethics were advocated by whom?

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Hedonism was advocated by whom?

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Ethics based on personal pleasure was advocated by whom?

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Ethics based on duty was advocated by whom?

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Ethics based on the greatest good for the greatest number can be linked to whom?

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Ethics based on God's will can be linked to whom?

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The author of the categorical imperative was who?

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The idea that there are moral rules that generally should be followed but can be overridden is what theory?

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The philosopher who said that the fetus is a person from the moment of conception was who?

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The thinker who shared a general ethical theory with Jeremy Bentham was who?

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What writer argued that your actions should be universalizable?

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What writer argued that you should seek pleasure in your ethics?

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What ethical theory is based on the greatest good for the greatest number?

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What writer's theory soon was corrupted into a theory of "eat, drink, and be merry?

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The philosopher who compared pregnancy to being connected to a violinist was whom?

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Which writer argued that the quality of good is to be disired over quantity?

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Which writer said, "better to be a man dissatisfied than a pig satisfied?

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Which writer said, "do what is right just because it is right?

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Which writer advocated the principle of utility?

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The philosopher who advocated using the Golden Rule in deciding the abortion issue was who?

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The writer who said that abortion deprives a fetus of a future like ours was who?

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The idea that everything is already decided is called what?

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The philosopher who listed five characteristics of a person was who?

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The idea that "existence precedes essence" is from which philosophy?

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The verification principle is the brain child of whom?

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Predestination is a version of what philosophical stance?

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For guidance in making ethical decisions, Kant used what?

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For guidance in making ethical decisions, Augustine used what?

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Who opposed euthanasia on the basis of the possibility of wrong diagnosis?

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Who said it is cruel to refuse to let a suffering person die?

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Who said it is okay to let someone die, but not to actively kill them?

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Who said that there is no difference between active and passive euthanasia?

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Who said suicide is unnatural and immoral, since it destroys God's gift to mankind?

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Who said life is absurd?

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Who argued against Aquinas' position on suicide?

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Who said that suicide is allowable if it enhances the dignity of the person?

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Who favored the retributivist view of capital punishment?

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Who said there are two occasions in which capital punishment should be used?

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Who advocated long imprisonment, saying that capital punishment is unnecessary force?

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Who said that capital punishment restores justice to the universe?

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Who said that capital punishment violates the eighth amendment?

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Who said that capital punishment recognizes the dignity of the criminal, and is not immoral?

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Who said that even if the fetus is a person, abortion is sometimes moral?

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Who said that, since the fetus is not self-aware, it is not a person?

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Who said that you should not have an abortion after the 3rd month without good reason?

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Who said you have no moral obligation to stay connected to a fetus?

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The writer who suggested a "Core Morality" was who?

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The branch of philosophy that considers right and wrong actions is called what?

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Argue comprehensively for God's existence, using all the arguments from class and your reading.

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Discuss the problem of evil as it relates to God's existence.

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Design a good society using all the philosophers we have discussed.

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Be able to argue for and against the ethical issues we discussed.

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Discuss the various views of what happens when a person dies regarding the afterlife, etc.

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