Description UNFORMATTED ATTACHMENT PREVIEW I. True or False (Next to answer, input T for true or F ...
Description UNFORMATTED ATTACHMENT PREVIEW I. True or False (Next to answer, input T for true or F for false.) 1. Hume’s solution to the problem of free will is based on doing what you want (or the fulfilment of desires). True False Answer: T 2. According to Hume, free will is exclusively tied to reasons. True False Answer: F 3. According to compatibilism, it is possible to reconcile determinism and free will. True False Answer: T 4. Hume’s view of free will is logically consistent with incompatibilism. True False Answer: T 5. Determinism is the thesis that, for any event to occur, such as event E, there is a set of past events (say, events A, B, C, D) that are necessary and sufficient to cause E to occur. True False Answer: 1 6. Searle argues for the view that, even given the presence of the readiness potential, the subject can change her mind and decide not to perform the action in question. True False Answer: 7. According to Waller, a central problem regarding Sartre’s position is that if I completely make myself through my choices, then there seems to be no one originally there to set the choices in motion. True False Answer: 8. Searle argues for the view that consciousness is necessary for the problem of free will. True False Answer: 9. Searle argues for a possible connection between free will and quantum events. True False Answer: 10. Searle discusses whether the observation of the readiness potential in the brain proves that all of our actions are determined by brain events. True False Answer: 2 11. Schwartz uses PET scans to take pictures of the brain to test the effectiveness of his 4-step cognitive behavioral therapy. True False Answer: 12. According to the libertarian view, the ability to do otherwise is a necessary condition of free will. True False Answer: 13. According to compatibilism, it is not possible to reconcile free will and determinism. True False Answer: 14. Sartre’s existentialist view implies that persons do not persist (i.e., retain identity) over time. True False Answer: 15. Sartre held that we construct ourselves by the choices we make. True False Answer: 16. Schwartz argues for the view that the neural circuitry of OCD can be changed by an agent’s voluntary use of attention. True False Answer: 3 17. In Plato’s Republic, Socrates argues against the immoralist challenge advocated by Thrasymachus. True False Answer: 18. Schwartz argues for the possibility of reconciling indeterminism and free will. True False Answer: 19. According to incompatibilism, the ability to take or refrain from an action (i.e., alternative possibilities) is a necessary condition of free will. True False Answer: 20. According to Schwartz, the ability to refocus attention is a crucial step in overcoming OCD. True False Answer: 21. According to Searle, free will would not be possible without conscious deliberation. True False Answer: 22. According to Schwartz’s 4-step cognitive behavioral therapy, conscious voluntary effort is required to overcome OCD. True False Answer: 4 23. Schwartz argues against epiphenomenalism. True False Answer: 24. Schwartz uses ERP (exposure and response prevention therapy) to help his patients overcome OCD. True False Answer: II. Multiple Choice (Next to answer, insert correct letter) 25. Schwartz’s view suggests that the ability to do otherwise is . . . A. not necessary for free will. B. necessary for free will. C. only applicable to a compatibilist view of free will. D. None of the above Answer: 26. Schwartz showed that overcoming OCD through his 4-step cognitive behavioral therapy could bring about . . . A. no visible changes in the brain. B. changes in the circuitry of the orbitofrontal cortex. C. None of the above Answer: 27. David Hume’s view of free will . . . A. is defined in terms of the fulfillment of reason. B. is defined in terms of the fulfillment of desires. C. is defined in terms of the fulfillment of belief. D. is defined in terms of the fulfillment of humor. Answer: 5 28. Sartre argued for the position that . . . A. essence precedes existence. B. existence precedes essence. C. existence is an illusion. D. None of the above Answer: 29. Compatibilism . . . A. implicitly affirms alternative possibilities at any given time as a requirement of free will. B. implicitly denies alternative possibilities at any given time as a requirement of free will. C. None of the above. Answer: 30. Aristotle claims that virtue is . . . A. what rocks dream about. B. an illusion. C. not possible. D. None of the above Answer: 31. In Plato’s Republic, Thrasymachus presents . . . A. an argument for the immoralist definition of justice. B. the rooster-chicken analogy as a way of defending the immoralist definition of justice. C. the chrysalis-butterfly analogy as a way of advocating justice. D. None of the above Answer: 32. Aristotle argues that virtue is . . . A. dependent on dry humor B. dependent on always being serious C. dependent on clothing style D. None of the above Answer: 6 33. For Plato, a central characteristic of mental health is . . . A. acquiring material goods and political power. B. satisfying all bodily appetites. C. a unified soul. D. None of the above Answer: 34. The parable of Gyges’ Ring implies that . . . A. people are inclined toward good. B. people are inclined toward believing in myths about moral goodness. C. people are not inclined toward anything. D. people are inclined toward evil. Answer: 35. Aristotle taught that intellectual virtues . . . A. require a diet of oats and wild honey. B. are the product of luck alone. C. require growth and experience. D. are gained through physical exercise. Answer: 36. Kant did NOT teach the following: A. Moral duties are discovered by reason alone. B. A categorical imperative is a moral obligation that is unconditionally binding on all people at all times. C. Always treat humanity as an end in itself and never as a means only. D. Act only on those maxims that can become a law relative to one’s culture. Answer: 37. Kant taught the following: A. Always treat humanity as a means and never as an end in itself. B. Act only on those maxims that promote your selfish desires. C. Eat, drink, and be merry; for tomorrow we die. D. Take actions only if they promote happiness to the smartest in society. E. None of the above Answer: 7 38. Schwartz argues that . . . A. free will is reducible to a brain process. B. free will is not reducible to a brain process. C. physicalism is true. D. None of the above Answer: 39. Kant taught the following: A. The only thing good in the world without qualification is a good will. B. The only thing good in the world without qualification is fermented grape juice. C. The only thing good in the world without qualification is a good character. D. The only thing good in the world without qualification is a good intellect. Answer: 40. Schwartz argues that . . . A. free will can influence certain parts of the brain, such as the circuitry in the orbitofrontal cortex. B. free will is an illusion. C. free will is constituted by and reducible to brain events. D. None of the above Answer: III. Short Essay 1 single-space page in 12-point font; *do full page Respond to the following: Explain how Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz’s research on OCD patients suggests evidence in favor of free will. 8 Purchase answer to see full attachment Explanation & Answer: 40 Questions User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool's honor code & terms of service.
