PHIL 3127 Quiz 2

Huxley and DeGraff say we may be slaves, but we are happy slaves T/F

T

List three symptoms/conditions of Affluenza

Debt, Overload, Anxiety

What is the underlying mindset that infects citizens and leads us to developing Affluenza?

Materialism

What is the social contract we have with society?

You get material goods but no satisfaction of non-material wants.

Our social contract gives us material goods but no satisfaction of __________ _________.

non-material wants

Define reflexivity

Critique our internal values, and critique surrounding social order

What addiction are GT Students pre-screened for?

Work Addiction

Shopping is not consumption it is a _________ to consumption.

means

Shopping is an ___________ form of meaning

impovershed

When credit card companies see that a borrower is in trouble, what will they do?

Spike interest rates to dig them in a deeper hole

The ____________ the house the more it sits ______________.

bigger, empty

DeGraff advacates for a free-love, nature-loving, "hippie" lifestyle T/F

F

How are children civilized?

Turning them into consumers

What is the essence of family?

Time spent together

Complete the 'equation' of life: We sell ___________ to get _________ which lets us get _________________________.

time, money, possessions

Al is an up and coming field with many societal implications. The market has indicated that this is a meaningful field, therefore, DeGraff would say if we want meaningful work we should pursue careers in this field. T/F

F

Komisar says only those who believe in God or other higher powers should go to church T/F

F

What are the four elements of real wealth?

Human Relationships, Religion/Higher Meaning, Nature, Self-development

In Brave New World, what is the external logic that is imposed?

The economy

What is DeGraff's thesis?

Affluenza exists and has always been with us.

Affuenza is a modern epidemic T/F

T

Why does Stanley appear to have such a good life?

Because he has material goods

What are some class signifiers present in the Lending Tree commercial?

Large house in affluent neighborhood, nice car, is a member of an expensive golf club

According to DeGraff, spending money to make money will eventually get us out of the "matrix" T/F

F

What classification do each of the follwoing characters have? John the Savage, Bernard Marx, Helmholtz Watson, Lenina Crowne.

Outsider, Alpha, Alpha, Beta

How are children conditioned to have an 'instinctual' aversion to books and flowers?

Electric shock

Soma can only be consumed by drinking it. T/F

F

Soma allows individuals to have a 'break' from society without disrupting the stability of society T/F

T

DeGraff and BNW state that authority comes from repetition T/F

F

How often does something need to be repeated to become fact in BNW?

62,000

Non Rational knowledge is:

self evident, axiomatic, and utterly indisputable

In BNW an example of non-rational knowledge is that "everybody belongs to ___________________ _________."

everybody else

What color do Gammas wear?

green

History is the study of previous ___________________.

innovations

What is the underlying logic of the BNW?

Happy slaves are necessary

Who is "God" in BNW?

Ford

What do +/- mean in BNW?

A difference between oxygenation at birth

In BNW crosses are changed to "T"s. What does the T stand for/symbolize?

Model T

The economy is the ________________ of goods and the _____________________ of goods

production, consumption

Without the economy, the society of BNW would ______________ and the people would _________________.

collapse, starve

John the Savage aspires to become an alpha T/F

F

Lenina is in love with Bernard Marx T/F

T

What is critique?

We can detect illusion and its origins

In the BNW what type of enlightenment can be achieved?

Individual

How do each of the following characters achieve enlightenment: Bernard Marz, Helmholtz Watson, John the Savage.

Alienation, Intelligence, Travel

Huzley believes that Lenina could be the most intelligent of them all, but society does not allow her to reach her full potential T/F

F

Who's John the Savage's Parents?

Linda and Thomas

Who achieve enlightenment in society?

Men, Alphas

John attempts to free the gammas by throwing away their soma T/F

T

BNW makes people into happy slaves, this is why John the savage is attacked when he tries to force the masses to be free T/F

T

Which social experiment conflicted with the logic of production?

The Cyprus Experiment

Which social experiment proved that humans need structure otherwise they indulge too much?

The Ireland Experiment

What are two forms of metaphysics?

Philosophy and religion

_____________ is a poor man's philosophy

Religion

The utility of religion is that it guides our behavior by defined right and wrong and offers us consolation for why difficult things happen to us T/F

T

"Drinking unclean water caused an infection that compromised the respiratory system, leading to death" is from what school of thought?

philosophy

"It was his time, he is no longer in pain and will always be with us watching over us." belongs to what school of thought?

Religion

Santa Claus is an example of a noble lie we tell children to get them to behave T/F

T

Religion has two faces: it serves a practical purpose for the masses but also __________ the masses.

deveives

What are the following three individuals talking about:

Mustapha Mond - "It is done for the benefit of the people."

Schopenhauer - "It is a form of metaphysics that works."

Komisar - "It is ok to do to children."

Lying

What is a pious fraud?

False means to a good end