Test 1
What is Epistemology?
The study of knowledge
what is determinist definition of free will.
the ability to do otherwise
What is the consent argument?
by living in a country you consent to obey the law.
what is a just vs unjust law?
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What is Infallible Knowledge?
knowledge that you are certain of without doubt
what do soft and hard determinist agree and disagree about
they disagree on the definition of free will while agreeing on determinism being real
what is Mills GHP?
the correct moral action is the one which produces the most happiness, the happiest society is the freest society.
what are the four elements of a non violent campaign
negotiate
prepare
arrive
what is fallible knowledge and what does JTB have to do with it. (What is JTB?)
knowledge that is not failproof, (Justified True Belief) gives you a system for making the best judgments.
What is Taylors agent? what does it do?
agent is "you" when you make free choices, a choice is free when the agent makes it, not some desire like wanting to lose weight.
What is the harm principle, what does it have to do with paternalism?
people should be free to do as they please so long as they do not harm another
this principle gets rid of many paternalistic laws that "know what's best for you"
what is a theodicy? what via does it take? what are the three main examples?
an attempt to solve the problem of evil via positiva. free will , soul building, logical counterparts
What does the painter analogy seem to accomplish?
It attempts to save shapes and colors by saying even in dreams these two things still exist.
What is the poison water example and the strongest desire argument from D'Holbach
you always act on your strongest desire, therefore you cannot do otherwise
no matter what you pick in the example you are acting on strongest desire
why does mill think the educated need more votes?
to protect their rights from the uneducated, and to bolster peoples want to become educated and involved.
what are the three characteristics of the watch Paley identifies and connect to the __
purpose organization and structure as he relates it to the eye.
Explain the difference between philosophical and factual formal questions while giving an example for each
"What is God? is he all good?"
deals with systems and real world investigation
Why does punishment assume determinism?
punishment is the attempt to change someone's A by influencing their B+D.
What is hume's response to Socrates?
a choice that difficult is not a choice at all
boat example.
Paley is not troubled by the idea of an infinite series of watch-making watches. Why
does he believe an infinite cause/effect chain of watch-making watches would still imply
an intelligent creator?
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