Question 1

What is "psychological egoism"? Do you find it a compelling view of human nature? Why, or why not?

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Question 2

Do you believe that there is a "you" to whom this question is addressed? Explain your answer.

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Question 3

Do you agree with the existentialists that humans are what they make of themselves? Why, or why not? What might the practical consequences of accepting the existentialist view be for (a) your own life, (b) social policy? Explain your answer.

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Question 4

argued that a person's culture is the mirror through which society shows her who and what she is.

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Question 5

Do you think that humans have a different moral status than other animals? Why? If your view is that they have certain properties that other animals lack, do all humans have these properties? If not, do those that lack them lack the moral status that you ascribe to humans? If your view is that humans matter morally because they are
human why does being human count for so much?

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Question 6

If we are genetically inclined to be selfish, does this justify our selfishness or merely explain it? Explain your answer.

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Question 7

Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of .

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Question 8

is the view that we should explain mental states in terms of perceptual inputs and behavioral outputs.

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Question 9

Behaviorism began as a school of that restricted the study of humans to what could be observed.

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Question 10

Descartes' view of human nature says that humans are minds with
____________________ bodies.

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Quiz 2: Human Nature