Philosophy

Choose any seven.
1) Suppose someone is wondering whether the philosophical life is the
happiest life – give Aristotle’s answer.

2) Why is proof for the existence of God so important for Descartes’
overall argument in the Meditations?

3) Why is Descartes convinced that the mind and body are two
distinct substances?

4) Suppose someone claims to be skeptical about the external world Descrates rebbutt this idea?
5) Explain what ‘categorical.‘ and ‘imperative’ mean in Kant‘s
“Categorical imperative” (ie why does he use these terms to describe
his main moral principle?)

6) Kant thinks that to be rational and to be free (autonomous) are one
in the same – how so?

7) Explain how the first and second formulations of the categorical
imperative are related.

8) In Section 354 and elsewhere, Nietzsche criticizes the importance
of consciousness-in particular. he challenges Descartes idea that you
are identical with your consciousness. How so?

9) Nietzsche is critical of the idea that we act for reasons. or that we
have a free will. Explain.

10) What is wrong. fundamentally. with morality according to
Nietzsche?