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Philosophy 2.1

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  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

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Quiz on Philosophy 2.1, created by Ryan Marks on 22/04/2019.
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