PHIL 482 Final Questions And Answers
AccordingbtobEllul,bHeideggerbandbMumford,bwhatboftenbaffectsbhumanbexistencebinbabwayb
thatbisbconcealedbandblimitsbhumanbfreedom?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-technology
AlthoughbEllulbhasbabpessimisticbviewbtowardsbit,bwhatbisbthebultimatebvalueborbmeasurebforb
technique?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-efficiency
Whatbarebsomebofbtheblimitationsbofbthebprobabilisticbmodel?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
utilitarian,bpublicbperception,bunfair
WhatbarebthebthreebcommunicativebvirtuesbexpressedbinbShannonbVallor'sbargument?b-
bCORRECTbbANSWER-patience,bhonestybandbempathy
Whatbargumentbstatesbthatbabbunchbofbinstancesbsuggestbabgenerality?b(goldfishbonebthrou
ghbfourbareborange,bthenballbgoldfishbareborange)b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-inductive
Whatbargumentbstatesbthatbevenbthoughballbpremisesbarebtrue,bthebconclusionbstillbmightbbe
bfalsebbutbcircumstancesbmightbleadbusbtobconsiderbthebbestbexplanation?b-
bCORRECTbbANSWER-abductive
Whatbargumentbstatesbthatbifballbpremisesbarebtrue,bthebconclusionbcannotbbebfalse?b(allbgol
dfishbareborange,bfishbonebisbabgoldfish,bfishbonebisborange)b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
deductive
Whatbdefinedbsustainablebdevelopmentbasb"developmentbthatbmeetsbthebneedsbofbthebpres
entbwithoutbcompromisingbthebabilitybofbfuturebgenerationsbtobmeetbtheirbownbneeds?b-
bCORRECTbbANSWER-Bruntlandbreport
Whatbdenotesbabsituationbwherebindividualsbactingbindependentlybandbrationallybaccording
btobeachbother'sbself-
interestbbehavebcontrarybtobthebbestbinterestsbofbthebwholebgroupbbybdepletingbsomebcomm
onbresource?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-tragedybofbthebcommons
AccordingbtobEllul,bHeideggerbandbMumford,bwhatboftenbaffectsbhumanbexistencebinbabwayb
thatbisbconcealedbandblimitsbhumanbfreedom?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-technology
AlthoughbEllulbhasbabpessimisticbviewbtowardsbit,bwhatbisbthebultimatebvalueborbmeasurebforb
technique?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-efficiency
Whatbarebsomebofbtheblimitationsbofbthebprobabilisticbmodel?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
utilitarian,bpublicbperception,bunfair
WhatbarebthebthreebcommunicativebvirtuesbexpressedbinbShannonbVallor'sbargument?b-
bCORRECTbbANSWER-patience,bhonestybandbempathy
Whatbargumentbstatesbthatbabbunchbofbinstancesbsuggestbabgenerality?b(goldfishbonebthrou
ghbfourbareborange,bthenballbgoldfishbareborange)b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-inductive
Whatbargumentbstatesbthatbevenbthoughballbpremisesbarebtrue,bthebconclusionbstillbmightbbe
bfalsebbutbcircumstancesbmightbleadbusbtobconsiderbthebbestbexplanation?b-
bCORRECTbbANSWER-abductive
Whatbargumentbstatesbthatbifballbpremisesbarebtrue,bthebconclusionbcannotbbebfalse?b(allbgol
dfishbareborange,bfishbonebisbabgoldfish,bfishbonebisborange)b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
deductive
Whatbdefinedbsustainablebdevelopmentbasb"developmentbthatbmeetsbthebneedsbofbthebpres
entbwithoutbcompromisingbthebabilitybofbfuturebgenerationsbtobmeetbtheirbownbneeds?b-
bCORRECTbbANSWER-Bruntlandbreport
Whatbdenotesbabsituationbwherebindividualsbactingbindependentlybandbrationallybaccording
btobeachbother'sbself-
interestbbehavebcontrarybtobthebbestbinterestsbofbthebwholebgroupbbybdepletingbsomebcomm
onbresource?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-tragedybofbthebcommons