Question 1

According to the Epicurean Argument
A) You should fear death because it is bad for you.
B) You should fear death even though it is not bad for you.
C) You shouldn't fear death because it is not bad for you.
D) You shouldn't fear death even though it is bad for you.

Accepted Answer

According to the Epicurean Argument, death is not bad for us because it is simply the absence of sensation or consciousness. Therefore, there is no rational reason to fear something that is not bad for us.

Question 2

According to Bradley
A) You should have no preference about living or dying.
B) You should prefer more of a good life, but you shouldn't fear death.
C) You should be afraid of death because of what it prevents.
D) None of the above.

Accepted Answer

In Bradley's view, one should prefer a good life, but should not fear death. He argues that death deprives one of the good one can have in life, but that it is only a harm insofar as it prevents us from having those goods. Therefore, there is no reason to fear death itself.

Question 3

According to the deprivation account
A) Death is instrumentally bad
B) Death is intrinsically bad
C) Death is intrinsically good and intrinsically bad
D) None of the above

Accepted Answer

The deprivation account posits that death is bad primarily because it deprives an individual of the goods of life, making it instrumentally bad rather than intrinsically so.

Question 4

The argument involving Bjorn and Sven is supposed to show
A) That nothing is good or bad for anyone.
B) That death is always harmful.
C) That getting a massage is just as bad as dying.
D) None of the above

Accepted Answer

The argument between Bjorn and Sven lacks a clear conclusion and doesn't directly argue for any of the given options. It is just a humorous exchange between the two characters.

Question 5

Draper would object to Bradley's view by saying
A) Death cannot be a misfortune if it is unfitting to worry about it
B) Existential terror is rationally required
C) Bradley is committed to endorsing voluntary euthanasia
D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

Draper would object to Bradley's view that death is always a misfortune by arguing that if it is unfitting to worry about death, then it cannot be considered a misfortune. Draper does not suggest that existential terror is required, nor does he address voluntary euthanasia. Therefore, only option A accurately represents Draper's objection.

Question 6

Bradley objects to the fittingness of existential terror on the grounds that
A) The soul is immortal so people do not go out of existence
B) Existential terror can be induced by defective playing cards
C) You can't control the time of your death so there is no reason to worry about it
D) None of the above
E) All of the above

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

What is the deprivation view of the badness of death? What is Bradley's view about the fittingness of fearing death if the deprivation view is true? Present, explain and evaluate one of Bradley's arguments for his view.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the deprivation view of the...

Question 8

What is the deprivation view of the badness of death? What is Bradley's view about the fittingness of fearing death if the deprivation view is true? What is the most serious problem for Bradley's view, and does that problem refute Bradley's view?

Accepted Answer

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Quiz 22: Fitting Attitudes Towards Deprivations

According to the Epicurean Argument

According to Bradley

According to the deprivation account

The argument involving Bjorn and Sven is supposed to show

Draper would object to Bradley's view by saying

Bradley objects to the fittingness of existential terror on the grounds that

What is the deprivation view of the badness of death? What is Bradley's view about the fittingness of fearing death if the deprivation view is true? Present, explain and evaluate one of Bradley's arguments for his view.

What is the deprivation view of the badness of death? What is Bradley's view about the fittingness of fearing death if the deprivation view is true? What is the most serious problem for Bradley's view, and does that problem refute Bradley's view?