PHIL 106 MIDTERM EXAM WITH
FULLPACK SOLUTIONS
What fis fhedonism? f- fcorrect fanswers f-The fview fthat fthe fonly fthing fthat
fdetermines fwhether flife fis fgoing fwell for fnot fis fhappiness/pleasure.
What fis fthe fdistinction fbetween fintrinsic fand finstrumental fvalue? f- fcorrect fanswers
f-intrinsically fvaluable: fvaluable fin fitself
instrumentally fvaluable: fvaluable fas fa fmeans fto fbringing fabout fsomething fgood.
What fis fthe fdistinction fbetween fphysical fand fattitudinal fpleasures fand fwhy fis
frelevant fto fhedonism? f- fcorrect fanswers f-physical fpleasures: fsensations fof
fpleasure
attitudinal fpleasures: fwhat fyou fenjoy, fthey fdo fnot fneed fto ffeel flike fanything fin
fparticular.
, How fcould fhedonists frespond fto fthe fobjection fthat fimmoral fpleasures fdon't
fcontribute fto fone's fwell-being? f- fcorrect fanswers f-pleasure, funless fits fmorally
fwrong, fis fthe fonly fthing fthat fis fintrinsically fvaluable
What fare fsome freasons fto fbelieve fhedonism? f- fcorrect fanswers f-1. fhedonism
fseems fintuitively fplausible f(it fexplains fthe fitems fon four flist fof fgood fthings)
2. fhedonism fallows ffor fmany fways fto flive fwell
3. fbut fit falso fallows fthat fwe fcould fbe fwrong fabout fwhat's fgood fin flife
4. fit fexplains fcommon fsense frules ffor fliving fa fgood flife
Explain fMill's fdistinction fbetween f"higher" fand f"lower" fpleasures fand fits frelevance
fto fhedonism. f- fcorrect fanswers f-higher fpleasures fmake fa fgreater fcontribution fto
fwell fbeing fthan fother fpleasures
How fdo fwe fknow fwhich fpleasures fare fthe fhigher fones? f- fcorrect fanswers f-the
fhigher fpleasures fare fthose fpreferred fby fcompetent fjudges f(those fwho fhave
fexperienced fthe frelevant fpleasures)
What fis fRobert fNozick's fidea fof fthe f"experience fmachine"? f- fcorrect fanswers f-if
fyou fplug fin fyou fcan fexperience fwhatever fyou fwant. fHis fpoint fis fthat fthat
fhappiness fdoesn't fseem fto fmake four flife fgo fas fwell fas fthe fsame fexperiences
fand fhappiness fin fa freal flife. fWe fwant fto factually fdo fstuff, fnot fjust fhave fthe
fexperience fof fdoing fit.
Why fis fit fan fobjection fto fhedonism? f- fcorrect fanswers f-according fto fhedonism, f2
flives fwould fgo fequally fwell fif fthey finvolved fthe fsame fexperiences fof fpleasure
fand fpaint. fbut, fa flife foutside fthe fmachine fwould fgo fbetter fthan fa flife fplugged fin,
feven fif fthey fboth finvolved fthe fsame fexperiences fof fpleasure fand fpain. fTherefore,
fhedonism fis ffalse.
Explain fthe f"False fHappiness" fobjection fto fhedonism. f- fcorrect fanswers f-if
fhedonism fis ftrue, fhappiness fmakes fthe fsame fcontribution fto fwell-being fwhether fit
fis fbased fon ffalse for ftry fbeliefs. fbut, fhappiness fbased fon ffalse fbeliefs fcontributes
fless fto fwell fbeing. ftherefore, fhedonism fis ffalse.
What fis fautonomy, fand fhow fcould fsomeone ffail fto fhave fautonomy? f- fcorrect
fanswers f-autonomy fis fbeing fable fto flive fa flife fdictated fby fyour fown fdecisions. f
things fthat fwould fundermine fautonomy:
excessive fpolitical fcontrols
misinformation
interference fwith fone's fmental fabilities
How fdoes fthe fvalue fof fautonomy fpresent fa fproblem ffor fhedonism? f- fcorrect
fanswers f-if fhedonism fis ftrue, fautonomy fmakes fa fperson's flife fgo fwell. fBut,
FULLPACK SOLUTIONS
What fis fhedonism? f- fcorrect fanswers f-The fview fthat fthe fonly fthing fthat
fdetermines fwhether flife fis fgoing fwell for fnot fis fhappiness/pleasure.
What fis fthe fdistinction fbetween fintrinsic fand finstrumental fvalue? f- fcorrect fanswers
f-intrinsically fvaluable: fvaluable fin fitself
instrumentally fvaluable: fvaluable fas fa fmeans fto fbringing fabout fsomething fgood.
What fis fthe fdistinction fbetween fphysical fand fattitudinal fpleasures fand fwhy fis
frelevant fto fhedonism? f- fcorrect fanswers f-physical fpleasures: fsensations fof
fpleasure
attitudinal fpleasures: fwhat fyou fenjoy, fthey fdo fnot fneed fto ffeel flike fanything fin
fparticular.
, How fcould fhedonists frespond fto fthe fobjection fthat fimmoral fpleasures fdon't
fcontribute fto fone's fwell-being? f- fcorrect fanswers f-pleasure, funless fits fmorally
fwrong, fis fthe fonly fthing fthat fis fintrinsically fvaluable
What fare fsome freasons fto fbelieve fhedonism? f- fcorrect fanswers f-1. fhedonism
fseems fintuitively fplausible f(it fexplains fthe fitems fon four flist fof fgood fthings)
2. fhedonism fallows ffor fmany fways fto flive fwell
3. fbut fit falso fallows fthat fwe fcould fbe fwrong fabout fwhat's fgood fin flife
4. fit fexplains fcommon fsense frules ffor fliving fa fgood flife
Explain fMill's fdistinction fbetween f"higher" fand f"lower" fpleasures fand fits frelevance
fto fhedonism. f- fcorrect fanswers f-higher fpleasures fmake fa fgreater fcontribution fto
fwell fbeing fthan fother fpleasures
How fdo fwe fknow fwhich fpleasures fare fthe fhigher fones? f- fcorrect fanswers f-the
fhigher fpleasures fare fthose fpreferred fby fcompetent fjudges f(those fwho fhave
fexperienced fthe frelevant fpleasures)
What fis fRobert fNozick's fidea fof fthe f"experience fmachine"? f- fcorrect fanswers f-if
fyou fplug fin fyou fcan fexperience fwhatever fyou fwant. fHis fpoint fis fthat fthat
fhappiness fdoesn't fseem fto fmake four flife fgo fas fwell fas fthe fsame fexperiences
fand fhappiness fin fa freal flife. fWe fwant fto factually fdo fstuff, fnot fjust fhave fthe
fexperience fof fdoing fit.
Why fis fit fan fobjection fto fhedonism? f- fcorrect fanswers f-according fto fhedonism, f2
flives fwould fgo fequally fwell fif fthey finvolved fthe fsame fexperiences fof fpleasure
fand fpaint. fbut, fa flife foutside fthe fmachine fwould fgo fbetter fthan fa flife fplugged fin,
feven fif fthey fboth finvolved fthe fsame fexperiences fof fpleasure fand fpain. fTherefore,
fhedonism fis ffalse.
Explain fthe f"False fHappiness" fobjection fto fhedonism. f- fcorrect fanswers f-if
fhedonism fis ftrue, fhappiness fmakes fthe fsame fcontribution fto fwell-being fwhether fit
fis fbased fon ffalse for ftry fbeliefs. fbut, fhappiness fbased fon ffalse fbeliefs fcontributes
fless fto fwell fbeing. ftherefore, fhedonism fis ffalse.
What fis fautonomy, fand fhow fcould fsomeone ffail fto fhave fautonomy? f- fcorrect
fanswers f-autonomy fis fbeing fable fto flive fa flife fdictated fby fyour fown fdecisions. f
things fthat fwould fundermine fautonomy:
excessive fpolitical fcontrols
misinformation
interference fwith fone's fmental fabilities
How fdoes fthe fvalue fof fautonomy fpresent fa fproblem ffor fhedonism? f- fcorrect
fanswers f-if fhedonism fis ftrue, fautonomy fmakes fa fperson's flife fgo fwell. fBut,
