PAR 101 EXAM UNCW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

PAR 101 EXAM UNCW QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
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cWandWconcessiveWresponsesWtoWtheWexternalWworldWskeptic.W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-LevelW1-
WTheWworldWbeingWaWsimulationWisWpossibleWyetWnotWthatWworrisome,WmoreWofWaWoneWinWaWmillionWchan

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LevelW2-
WMoreWserious,W50/50WchanceWthatWweWareWinWaWsimulation.WWeWdoWnotWhaveWanyWreasonWtoWthinkWtha

tWtheWworldWisWrealWmoreWthanWweWareWweWareWinWtheWmatrix.



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WreplyWbyWsayingWyesWthatWisWwhatWhappensWinWtheWrealWworldWbutWanythingWcanWhappenWinWaWsimulati

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Concessive-WmaybeWweWareWinWtheWmatrixWbutWtheWworldWweWcareWaboutWisWtheWoneWinWtheWmatrix.



WhatWisWcontextualism?WHowWmightWcontextualismWprovideWaWresponseWtoWexternalWworldWskepticism?
W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-Contextualism-

WtheWdefinitionWofWknowledgeWdependsWonWtheWcontext.WAllWtheWwindowsWareWshutWandWyouWsayWitsWsu

nnyWoutsideWbutWsomeoneWquestionsWyouWsayingWyesWbutWdoWyouWKNOWWforWsureWitWisWsunnyWoutside.



ContextualWResponseWtoWSkeptic-
WweWdon'tWneedWcertaintyWtoWknowWsomething.WTheyWsayWinWtheWordinaryWsenseWyouWcanWknowWsomet

hingWbutWinWtheWsenseWofWaWmatrixWnoWoneWcanWbeWcertain.



DoesWindeterminismWprovideWanWadequateWsolutionWtoWtheWtracingWargument?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TracingWargumentWdefinition-
WallWofWourWactionsWcanWbeWtracedWbackWtoWthingsWthatWareWoutWofWourWcontrolWsoWyouWareWnotWrespon

sibleWforWanything

, IndeterminismWresponse-
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eyWhappenWrandomlyWsuchWasWtheWsnapWofWaWfinger.



AssessWwhetherWanW"independentWself"W-
aWwillWindependentWofWourWcharacterWandWotherWmentalWstatesW-
providesWanWadequateWsolutionWtoWStrawson'sWbasicWargument.W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
IndependentWself-
WsometimesWweWexerciseWourWfreeWwillWwhichWisWcompletelyWunconstrainedWfromWourWpastW(upbringingW

andWcharacter).WSuchWasWchoosingWtoWnotWgiveWmoneyWtoWtheWhomelessWperson.



Response-
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ExplainWtheWdifferenceWbetweenWcompatibilistWandWincompatibilistWresponsesWtoWskepticismWaboutWfree
Wwill.W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-CompatibilismWdefinition-

WyepWIWagreeWwithWtheWtracingWargumentWbutWthatsWokayWIWthinkWweWstillWhaveWfreedom.WFreedomWisWc

ompatibleWwithWallWofWourWactionsWbeingWtracedWback.W



IncompatibilismWdefinition-
WtracingWargumentWisWincorrectWifWweWhaveWfreeWwill.WTheyWareWnotWcompatible.




ExplainWandWassessWtheWknowledgeWargumentWagainstWmaterialism.W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-Materialism-
WimagineWMaryWisWinWaWblackWroomWandWsheWknowsWhowWeverythingWinWtheWscientificWworldWworldsWbu

tWsheWdoesn'tWknowWwhatWtheWcolorWredWlooksWlike.WItWclaimsWthatWeverythingWinWtheWworldWisWpurelyW
material.



Response-
WsheWknewWallWoWtheWfactsWaboutWtheWcolorWbutWsheWdidWnotWknowWaboutWtheWconsciousWfactsWofWredW(

thisWargumentWisWFORWdualism).WYouWcan'tWknowWaboutWsomethingWifWyouWcan'tWpictureWit.WKnowledgeW
mustWbeWmoreWthanWtheWscientificWfacts.



ChooseWanWexampleWofWmedicalizationWandWdiscussWtheWpotentialWbenefitsWandWharmsWofWmedicalizatio
nWinWthisWarea.W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-Medicalization-
WsomethingWthatWdidn'tWuseWtoWbeWaWmedicalWproblemWbecomesWaWproblemW