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Philosophy 1301
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Philosophy
Undergraduate 3
03/05/2008

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epistemology
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The theory of knowledge is called _.
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Descartes
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The philosopher who doubted things in the physical world was _.
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senses; hands; body
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Descartes doubted his own _, _, and _.
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dreams; math; God
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Generally, Descartes doubted things pertaining to _, _, and _.
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experience; evidence
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Empiricism is a theory of knowledge emphasizing the roles of _ and _.
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intellectual; deductive
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Rationalism says the criterion of the truth is not sensory, but _ and _.
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perceptions; theater; container
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Hume said the mind is made up of _, like a _ or _.
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Hume
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The greatest Christian philosopher of the 1700's was _.
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additions; alterations; growth
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Hume said things have _, _, and _, making identity impossible.
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name; diverse
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Hume said things with the same _ are too _ to be identical.
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pure reason; practical reason; judgment
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Kant's three most important works were critiques of _, _, and _.
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epistemology
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Pure reason is translated as _.
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morality
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Practical reason is translated as _.
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aesthetics
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Judgment is translated as _.
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Kant
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Mister Enlightenment is a good name for _.
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Aristotle
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When he said good intentions do not matter, Kant was criticizing _.
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instinct
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Kant said we are guided toward good by reason, not _.
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consequentialism
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According to the definition of _, the value of an action is not determined by its principle.
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Kant
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According to the philosopher _, act only if you think the action should become universal law.
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merchants; philanthropists; misanthropes
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Other than those not committing suicide, examples given by Kant for defining duty are _, _, and _.
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utilitarianism
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The definition of _ says action should always try to create the greatest happiness.
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Singer
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The Animal Liberation book was written by _.
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speciesism
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Animal Liberation talks about _.
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Hegel
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According to the philosopher _, all history is a dialogue between ideas.
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dialectics
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Hegel's best-known idea is his revision of _.
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slavery; feudalism; capitalism; communism
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After communalism, the other four stages of history according to Marx and Engels are _, _, _, and _.
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Descartes
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The only truths that _ wanted to believe were certain ones.
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false beliefs
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Descartes wanted his meditations to put science on a firm foundation and demolish all _.
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everything is uncertain
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Descartes said that believing in an all-powerful God means that _.
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Hume
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The most famous Scottish philosopher was _.
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succession of sense impressions
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When Hume reflected on his consciousness, he found a _ instead of a soul.
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annihilated
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Hume said that in sleep or death, a human is _.
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Wittgenstein
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The philosopher _ said that we believe in the essence of things because we name them.
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identities
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Hume said that if we did not give people names, they would not have _.
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Kant
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The moderation-minded philosopher _ died at age 80 after eating an entire block of cheese.
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Aristotle
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Kant disagreed with _ about how to achieve the ultimate good.
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instincts
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Kant said we should not listen to our _.
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moral
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For Kant, a person who loves to help others is not being _.
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Bentham
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Hedonic calculus was invented by _ to determine how much goodness is being done.
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pleasures; pains
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Bentham took into account _ and _, then balanced them mathematically.
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polarize; revolt
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Marx said a capitalist system would dig its own grave because workers and capitalists would _ and _.
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madness
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Descartes worried about doubting the existence of his hands and body for fear of _.
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God could make everything false
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Descartes said that even 2+3=5 could be doubted because _.
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Hume
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The philosopher _ said a theater is a metaphor describing the mind.
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an unchanging self
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Hume's example of the ship said that the idea of _ is problematic.
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Kant
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A being with Good Will, according to _, automatically does its duty.
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actions done from duty are moral
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Kant said Good Will is important because _.
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universal law
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The categorical imperative says one should ask oneself if an action should become _.
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Kant
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The idea of the categorical imperative came from the philosopher _.
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ends; means
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The second formulation of the categorical imperative said to treat others as _, not _.
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alienation
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The separation of workers from their products is called _.
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appendages
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Alienation is caused by humans becoming _ of machines.
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bourgeoisie
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The class of ruling class capitalists is called the _.
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production
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The bourgeoisie is characterized by its ownership of the means of _.
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proletariat
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The class of workers is called the _.
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labor
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The proletariat is characterized by the selling of its _.
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Bentham
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According to _, the only important question regarding animal mistreatment is whether they can suffer.
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Descartes
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Hume brought up the fact that _ said an unchanging self is obvious.
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diversity; identity
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Hume came to the conclusion that difference, or _, is confounded by _.
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duty; inclination
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Kant believed that the key to morality is whether something is done out of _ and against _.
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ontology
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The study of the ultimate nature of things is _.
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res cogitans
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The ontological category regarding a mind is _.
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res extensa
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The ontological category regarding a body is _.
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Descartes
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The one who came up with the two ontological categories was _.
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labor
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History demonstrates that the main purpose of having three or more children was for the _.
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dowery
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The main purpose for the institution of marriage was for the _.
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private
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The ownership of _ property is ownership of the means of production.
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opiate
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In Marxism, religion is considered to be the _ of the people.
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Kant
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Lying under any circumstances should not become a universal law, according to _.
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Bentham
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Train track scenarios were the idea of _.
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bourgeois
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Abolition of the family structure means the abolition of the _ structure.
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mind; senses
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An example of melting wax is the way Descartes teaches students to use the _ instead of the _.
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Descartes
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The philosopher who said cogito ergo sum was _.
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thesis; antithesis; synthesis
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Hegel said that _, _, and _ are stages that repeat in historical dialogue.
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Descartes
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A philosopher who dealt with dualism strongly was _.
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Bentham; Singer
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Names of two philosophers who followed the school of utilitarianism are _ and _.
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Descartes
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The founder of Modern philosophy was _.
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Bentham
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The principle for finding the greatest happiness was developed by _.
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Descartes; Hume; Kant; Hegel
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The philosophers _, _, _, and _ were interested in epistemology.
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Kant
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The categorical imperative was developed by _.
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Bentham
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The philosopher who was born and died in London was _.
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Singer
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The Australian, _, is a utilitarian.
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Hegel
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The developer of ideas regarding the dialectics was _.
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Hume
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The philosopher who used ships to demonstrate change was _.
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Descartes
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A method of doubt was developed by _.
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Hegel; Marx; Nietzsche
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The three main philosophers of the 1800's were _, _, and _.
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Descartes
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The philosopher _ had an ontological argument for the existence of God.
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Renaissance; rise of science; Reformation
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Between the times of Augustine and Descartes, the _, _, and _ happened.
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Plato
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Descartes used science where _ used forms.
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brain
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Descartes did not believe the mind is an extension of the _.
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bodies
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Unlike Descartes, Hume believed our minds are simply a part of our _.
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Wittgenstein
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The one who said words are used to tie unrelated things was _.
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Wittgenstein; Hume
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In assigning names, the philosophers _ and _ are similar.
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Plato; Aristotle
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Kant was the third of the three great philosophers, after _ and _.
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deontology
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Formally, Kant's idea of duty is the study of _.
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golden mean
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When Kant talked about moderation, he probably meant the _ of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
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categorical imperative
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To find when something should become universal law, use the _.
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Kant
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The categorical imperative is the central concept of the moral philosophy of _.
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teleologist; deontologist
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While Aristotle was a _ who praised eudaimonia, Kant was a _ who praised duty.
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Bentham
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Utilitarianism was developed by _.
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Lucretius; Hume; Bentham
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The three philosophers who tried to bring science into philosophy were _, _, and _.
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happiness
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Bentham brought back ideas about _ from Aristotle.
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Aristotle; Kant
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Bentham is the third of the ethical philosophers after _ and _.
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communism
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Unions were brought into being by _.
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Hegel
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In Marx's time, _ was the foremost philosopher.
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Engles
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The editor for Marx was _
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dialogue
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Another word for dialectic is _.
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history
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Hegel said _ will end when human knowledge becomes total.
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antagonism
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Marx said capitalism causes _ between classes.
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imperialism
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For capitalism to grow, it requires _.
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history
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Marx was the first philosopher to intergrate _ into philosophy.
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Hume
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Humans being annihilated in sleep or death was an idea of _.
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