Philosophy 2.1

1. 1Given that physical events are governed by causal laws, it is fair to ask

   1. AWhether physical events occur randomly
   2. BWhether the motion of the planets is a physical event
   3. CWhether mental events are governed by causal laws
   4. DAll of the above
2. 2If

   1. AMental events are physical events, it is fair to ask whether physical events are governed by causal events
   2. BChoices are mental events, it is fair to ask whether choices are governed by causal events
   3. CMental events are choices, it is fair to ask whether causal events are governed by choices
   4. DNone of the above
3. 3If mental events are governed by causal laws, and if

   1. ACausal laws are governed by mental laws, it follows that mental events are not choices
   2. BPhysical events are governed by causal laws, it follows that mental events are not physical events
   3. CChoices are mental events, then choices are governed by causal laws
   4. DNone of the above
4. 4Determinism is the notion that

   1. AMan is not responsible for his actions
   2. BMan is not morally responsible for his actions
   3. CChoices as mental events are governed by causal laws, hence there is no such thing as free will
   4. DFree will is governed by causal laws, hence choices as physical events are not mental events
5. 5Determinism is the notion that

   1. AEvery choice is caused or determined by prior events, physical or mental that, once they took place, made it impossible for the choice to happen
   2. BEvery choice is caused or determined by prior events, physical or mental that, once they took place, made it possible for the choice not to happen
   3. CEvery choice is caused or determined by prior events, physical or mental that, once they took place, made it impossible for the choice not to happen
   4. DNone of the above
6. 6According to determinism

   1. AChoices are not real
   2. BThere is no such thing as a choice
   3. CIt is impossible for people to make choices
   4. DNone of the above
7. 7Determinism

   1. AAffirms that people make choices, but it denies that people make free choices
   2. BAffirms that people make choices, but it affirms that people make free choices
   3. CDenies that people make choices, but it affirms that people make free choices
   4. DDenies that people make choices, but it denies that people make free choices
8. 8Determinism is the view that

   1. AThough not all choices are determined, some choices are determined
   2. BAll choices are determined
   3. CNo choices are determined
   4. DMost choices are determined, but some, very few choices, perhaps, are not determined
9. 9Determinism is the view that

   1. AChoices are determined by a combination of a person's heredity, namely, the person's social and physical conditions, and the person's environment, namely, the person's genetic make-up
   2. BChoices are determined by a combination of a person's heredity or genetic make-up and the person's environment, namely, the person's social and physical conditions
   3. CChoices are determined by a combination of the person's heredity or genetic make-up and the person's environment, namely, the person's heredity or genetic make-up
   4. DNone of the above
10. 10To be a libertarian is to believe that

    1. AMan is free to choose
    2. BWhen a person makes a choice, the person is free to choose between alternative options
    3. CChoices are not determined by prior events
    4. DAll of the above

11. 11To be a libertarian is to believe that

    1. AEvents prior to choice make it necessary for the choice to be made
    2. BPersons are not morally responsible for their choices
    3. CThe mind is capable of preferring one choice to another
    4. DGiven that a person makes a choice, the person could not have chosen otherwise
12. 12Hard determinism is the view that

    1. ADeterminism is true, hence man is not morally responsible for his choices
    2. BMan is free to choose, hence man is not morally responsible for his choices
    3. CMan is not morally responsible for his choices, hence determinism is true
    4. DMan is not morally responsible for his choices, hence man is free to choose
13. 13Since choices, according to Hard Determinism

    1. AAre determined by heredity and environment, for which man is morally responsible, man is morally responsible for his choices
    2. BAre determined by heredity and environment, for which man is morally responsible, man is not morally responsible for his choices
    3. CAre determined by heredity and environment, for which man is not morally responsible, man is not morally responsible for his choices
    4. DAre not determined by heredity and environment, for which man is not morally responsible, man is not morally responsible for his choices
14. 14Some choices, according to Hard Determinism

    1. AAre determined by heredity and environment, people deserve to be praised or blamed for their choices
    2. BAre determined by heredity and environment, people do not deserve to be praised or blamed for their choices
    3. CAre not determined by heredity and environment, people do not deserve to be praised or blamed for their choices
    4. DNone of the above
15. 15Soft determinism, or

    1. ACompatibilism, is the view that determinism is true and so people are not morally responsible for their choices
    2. BLibertarianism, is the view that determinism is true and so people are not morally responsible for their choices
    3. CHard Determinism, is the view that determinism is true and so people are not morally responsible for their choices
    4. DNone of the above
16. 16Soft Determinism, or

    1. ACompatibilism, is the view that determinism is true but people are not morally responsible for their choices
    2. BLibertarianism, is the view that determinism is true but people are morally responsible for their choices
    3. CHard Determinism, is the view that determinism is true but people are morally responsible for their choices
    4. DCompatibilism, is the view that determinism is true but people are morally responsible for their choices
17. 17If hard determinism is true, then

    1. AIt is difficult to justify punishment, because man is free to choose
    2. BIt is not difficult to justify punishment, because man is not morally responsible for his choices
    3. CSoft determinism is true
    4. DNone of the above
18. 18If soft determinism is true, then

    1. AIt is difficult to justify punishment, because man is free to choose
    2. BIt is difficult to justify punishment, because man is morally responsible for his choices
    3. CIt is not difficult to justify punishment, because man is not morally responsible for his choices
    4. DNone of the above
19. 19If hard determinism is true, then

    1. AIt is difficult to justify punishment, because man is not morally responsible for his choices
    2. BIt is not difficult to justify punishment, because man is not morally responsible for his choices
    3. CIt is difficult to justify punishment, because soft determinism is true
    4. DNone of the above

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Quiz am Philosophy 2.1, erstellt von Ryan Marks am 22/04/2019.

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