Quiz 6

Paley's argument for the existence of God compares the world to

a watch

Who is Sisyphus?

Clever mortal who defied the gods

To say that an explanation is teleological is to say that

It explains something in terms of its purpose or goal.

Pascal's Wager is meant to show that

There is more to gain and less to lose by believing in God.

In his refutation of the teleological argument, Hume argues that

a) The analogy between human creations and the world is weak. b) We have no other world with which to compare this one. c) It supports the conclusion that God has all the limitations of human creators.

According to Sartre, "Essence precedes existence" would be true of which of the following?

an alarm clock

James wants to keep the word _____ in discussion of determinism, and get rid of the word ______.

chance; freedom

Camus suggests that the only response to suffering is ___________.

defiance and revolt

In addition to Gaunilo's criticism, other philosophers have criticized the Ontological Argument on the ground that

existence is not a proper predicate

In James's discussion of chance, he makes an analogy between chances and:

gifts

Which of the following did Sisyphus NOT do?

make love to the goddess aphrodite

According to James, arguments about determinism and indeterminism tend to be problematic because they use:

personal methods of appeal

According to Anselm, if you properly conceive of God, then you must necessarily recognize the necessity of God's existence.

true

According to Pascal, choosing whether or not to believe in God is not an optional decision.

true

Anselm assumes existence is a property that makes a being more perfect.

true

According to Paley, if the watch we find does not work well...

we still admire the ability of the watch maker

According to Paley, if we do not know ourselves how to make a watch, this leads us...

to have an even greater sense of admiration for the watch maker

What is the only "truly serious philosophical problem" according to the first sentence of "The Myth of Sisyphus"?

suicide

Anselm's argument is an a priori argument.

true

For the following statement, indicate whether Sartre thinks it is true or false: For an Existentialist, "anguish" is the result of having to choose for the whole world.

true

For the following statement, indicate whether Sartre thinks it is true or false: You "make" yourself through your choices and actions.

true

According to Paley, if we do not know the purpose of some of the watch's parts...

We will still recognize that the watch is the result of intelligent design.

Blaise Pascal argued that faith could be proven by reason.

false

The problem of evil is how to turn people from their evil ways to doing good.

false

Where do we find the absurd?

in the relationship between human reason and the world

Which authors in the readings defended versions of the design argument?

Aquinas and Paley

According to Aquinas, God is all of the following except...

an innate idea

Which of the following best captures the approach set forth in Pascal's Wager?

better safe than sorry

For the following statement, indicate whether Sartre thinks it is true or false: Human nature is fixed and unalterable.

false

For the following statement, indicate whether Sartre thinks it is true or false: When you make a choice, you choose only for yourself.

false

The philosopher David Hume wrote a critique of William Paley's "Watch Argument."

false

The problem of evil concerns the following puzzle: when we stop people from engaging in evil acts, we cause the evildoer to suffer, which adds more evil to the world.

false