Phil 230 Final Da Vee Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Rationalism - CORRECT ANSWER Philosophical belief that knowledge is primarily derived
through reason and logical deduction rather than sensory experience.
EX: Descartes' assertion, "I think, therefore I am," is a foundational statement in rationalist
philosophy.
Empiricism - CORRECT ANSWER Philosophical theory that all knowledge is derived from
sensory experience and observation.
Substance Dualism - CORRECT ANSWER Belief that the mind and body are distinct
substances with different essential properties.
Physicalism - CORRECT ANSWER Everything that exists is physical or can be explained by
physical laws.
Formal Reality - CORRECT ANSWER Actual reality. The reality an entity has in virtue of the
actual existence of that entity. (Meditations 3)
Objective Reality - CORRECT ANSWER Representational reality. The reality an entity has in
virtue of being a representation of a thing. It is the real world around us; the things that exist even if
we're not thinking about them. (Meditations 3)
Hedonist Challenge for the conclusion that death is not bad for you - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
Something can only be bad for a person if it causes an experience of displeasure. 2. Death, since it
consists in non existence, does not cause any displeasure. 3. Therefore, death cannot be bad for you.
Why Nagel thinks that death is a bad thing for a person - CORRECT ANSWER He basically
argues that some things are bad even if they don't cause displeasure, death is bad because it deprives
us of the experience of life.
The broad story of the Dialogue and its context - CORRECT ANSWER Socrates was accused
of impiety and corrupting the youth with his philosophies, he was sentenced to death and during his
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Rationalism - CORRECT ANSWER Philosophical belief that knowledge is primarily derived
through reason and logical deduction rather than sensory experience.
EX: Descartes' assertion, "I think, therefore I am," is a foundational statement in rationalist
philosophy.
Empiricism - CORRECT ANSWER Philosophical theory that all knowledge is derived from
sensory experience and observation.
Substance Dualism - CORRECT ANSWER Belief that the mind and body are distinct
substances with different essential properties.
Physicalism - CORRECT ANSWER Everything that exists is physical or can be explained by
physical laws.
Formal Reality - CORRECT ANSWER Actual reality. The reality an entity has in virtue of the
actual existence of that entity. (Meditations 3)
Objective Reality - CORRECT ANSWER Representational reality. The reality an entity has in
virtue of being a representation of a thing. It is the real world around us; the things that exist even if
we're not thinking about them. (Meditations 3)
Hedonist Challenge for the conclusion that death is not bad for you - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
Something can only be bad for a person if it causes an experience of displeasure. 2. Death, since it
consists in non existence, does not cause any displeasure. 3. Therefore, death cannot be bad for you.
Why Nagel thinks that death is a bad thing for a person - CORRECT ANSWER He basically
argues that some things are bad even if they don't cause displeasure, death is bad because it deprives
us of the experience of life.
The broad story of the Dialogue and its context - CORRECT ANSWER Socrates was accused
of impiety and corrupting the youth with his philosophies, he was sentenced to death and during his
