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the Hindu term for your enduring self is
Atman
the Hindu term "Brahman" refers to
ultimate reality
according to Locke, what is the self?
unity of consciousness
for Locke, what is the illustration of the prince and the cobbler intended to show?
the person and the man are not necessarily the same
what is the Buddhist term for the denial of enduring self/soul?
Anatman
what analogy does Nagasena use to support his idea of no self?
a chariot
for Hume, the illusion of self identity comes from
a bundle of impressions
what analogy does David Hume use to illustrate the mind?
a theater
for Locke, do changes in substance (immaterial/material) affect personal identity?
no
according to Buddhism, what leads you to mistakenly think you have a self?
the five skandhas
T/F: in Hinduism, Maya is the illusion of separation
true
T/F: in Hinduism, Atman IS Brahman
true
T/F: David Hume thinks that Rebirth is possible
false
T/F: for Hume, part of our condition is mistaking "gradual change" for "identity"
true
T/F: despite having no self, Buddhists think Rebirth is possible
true
for Plato/Socrates, the body is considered to be
the prison of the soul
for Plato/Socrates, what is not a property of the soul?
composite (it IS immaterial, intangible, eternal)
for Plato/Socrates, the soul is similar to
higher and absolute realities (beauty itself, truth itself, equality itself)
according to Descartes, what is one of the properties of body?
movement
for Descartes, thinking is a property of
the soul only
where does Descartes think the interaction between soul and body takes place?
the pineal gland
what is the soul for Foucault?
the prison of the body
for Foucault, who you truly are is
your biological body
what is the Microphysics of Power, according to Foucault?
a field of constantly conflicting power dynamics and relations
for Descartes, what is one way to distinguish between beings with soul from beings without soul?
capacity for complex speech
T/F: Plato/Socrates' ideas that the soul must have existed before the body because we have knowledge of higher realities (beauty itself, truth itself, etc.) that we have never directly perceived through our bodily sensation is called "recollection"
true
T/F: for Plato/Socrates, the philosopher does not fear death because their soul will finally obtain higher realities that it has been searching for.
true
T/F: for Descartes, animals have soul
false
T/F: for Foucault, power IS knowledge
true
T/F: Socrates thinks that souls can (and often do) reincarnate
true
in Nietzsche's story "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", Zarathustra tries to teach the people
the superman (overman)
in "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", what are the three metamorphoses intended to represent?
the journey to becoming the superman (overman)
in "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", the lion willingly stays in the desert to fight
the dragon of "thou shalt"
according to Skinner, humanity is
completely determined by their environment
which of these would NOT be a determiner of human behavior on Skinner's account
the human soul
Skinner is best classified as
a behaviorist
Sartre is best classified as
an existentialist
for Sartre, existentialism is the conviction that
existence precedes essence
for Sartre, humanity is
radically free
according to Sartre, our attempts to put the weight of our responsibility on someone/something else is called
acting in bad faith
T/F: according to Nietzsche, the "last man" is the most contemptible thing because he is content to be with the herd and not chase his aspirations
true
T/F: Nietzsche says that you are just your body and what we consider to be soul is just one part of your body
true
T/F: Skinner thinks positive reinforcement is preferable because it gives people a FEELING of freedom
true
T/F: in Skinner's story "Walden Two", Frazier agrees with Castle that if they were in possession of a complete science of human behavior they should destroy it
false
T/F: Sartre thinks that our feelings of Anguish, Forlornness, and Despair are positive because they mean that we do in fact make free choices
true
according to the Boshongo creation story, creation begins when
Bumba vomited up the sun
according to the Boshongo story, what happens when Bumba's son vomits up the white ants?
the son dies from the effort
in the Hindu creation story, the process of creation begins with
the Self
in the Hindu creation story, we are all here to
discover that we are all Brahman (in a cosmic game of hide and seek)
according to the first Genesis creation story, both man and woman are made
in the image of God
according to the second Genesis creation story, what tricks Eve into eating the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?
a serpent
for the Cherokee nation, what created the Earth?
animals
why were the animals angry with the humans, according to the Cherokee?
the humans were overpopulated and started killing the animals
for Stephen Hawking, the universe
has always existed in some form
how did the Earth develop an atmosphere that we could live in, according to Hawking?
primitive organisms consumed toxic hydrogen sulfide and released oxygen into the atmosphere
T/F: in the Boshongo story, humans and animals also vomited up new creations
true
T/F: in the Hindu creation story, everything is made in 7 days
false
T/F: according to the Cherokee creation myth, plants serve as medicine for disease
true
T/F: in the book of Genesis, when confronted by God, Adam and Eve own up to their actions
false
T/F: according to Hawking, quantum particles are fundamental to the existence of the universe
true
in Plato's allegory of the cave, the world of the cave represents
the sensible world
in Plato's allegory of the cave, the world outside the cave represents
formal reality (the world of forms)
according to Laotzu, the Tao is like
a mother
according to Laotzu, the Tao is
the source of all things
for Wang Chung, all things are a result of
spontaneous mixture of heavenly and earthly fluid
for Wang Chung, things in nature
happen "self-so” (spontaneously)
according to Lucretius, everything is composed of
seed and void
for Lucretius, things like time, liberty, and slavery
are accidental properties of seed and void
Leibniz proposes that our universe is actually composed of
Monads (spiritual atoms)
for Leibniz, the material world
is merely a result of the monads's perception
T/F: for Plato, the sun outside the cave represents "the form of the Good"
true
T/F: according to Laotzu, "the Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao"
true
T/F: like Lucretius, Wang Chung is also a materialist
true
T/F: Lucretius thinks that seeds are a result of divine power
false
T/F: Leibniz thinks that we live in the best of all possible worlds
true
why does Descartes utilize the dream through experiment?
to illustrate that our senses often mislead us
amidst the possibility of an evil God's deception, Descartes concludes
He (Descartes) must necessarily exist, as a thinking thing (Cogito Ergo Sum)
John Locke is best classified as
an empiricist
for Locke, primary qualities
actually exist in the objects themselves (size, shape, number)
William James is best classified as
a pragmatist
according to James, a true idea
is an idea that works and is useful in experience
which of these is NOT a mode of being for Jaspers?
Übermensch (Existence, Existenz, and Consciousness in general ARE)
for Karl Jaspers, the mode of Existenz is the truth of
"Authentic Selfhood"
Descartes is best classified as
a rationalist