Phil 1301 Test #2

Phil 1301 Test II Prof. Aiman Part I: Multiple choice: choose the best answer (3 points each) 1. Which of the following would a romantic like Rousseau, be inclined to say about private property? A. Laws that encourage the use of deadly force in response to private property disputes should be supported. B. Ownership of land is a God given right and should be treated as such. C. It is what saves us from the horrible conditions in the state of nature. D. Attaching power to ownership of land is one of the main contributors to social inequality. 2. Which of the following is/are an example(s) of a dominant idea believed by early moderns like Descartes or Hobbes? A. The status quo was working so well, that it shouldn’t be upset or altered. B. Adherence to the authority of religious figures and ancient texts was the way to the ‘good life’. C. Science and not superstition were the way to solve the problems that plagued humanity. D. All of the above. 3. Which of the following is characteristic of the philosophical movement of Romanticism? A. The promotion of reason and rationality as ways to live the ‘good life’. B. The optimism that science and scientific methods will bring us to new heights of greatness. C. Moonlight walks and candle-light dinners and enjoying a good opera. D. Uncovering unnatural distributions of power. 4. To the student who only shows up on ‘Test Day’ to a college class they are paying for and tries to google every answer instead of engaging in the lessons and materials provided, Rousseau would say which of the following: A. If you can pull it off, good for you, it’s only philosophy, right? B. That value should be determined by external factors like grades. C. That you have conned yourself into (erroneously) thinking that you can be successful that way. (see the phrase, ‘in class provided lessons ’ in bold in each of the essays — good luck) D. All of the above. Part II: True/False (3 points each) 5. For Rousseau, we are all equal because we can all kill each other. TRUE 6. For Rousseau, society saves us from ourselves. False Part III: Short Answer: In a couple of actual complete sentences, respond to the following in a way as suggested by the actual class lessons: (5 points each)