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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the occupation of Kant's father?

2. What did Leibniz argue could allow us to know almost everything about the world?

3. Who did Kant borrow the term 'apperception' from?

4. What is described by something whose existence is not dependent upon anything else?

5. Which of the following statements about predicates is not true?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why aren't Kant's arguments about the unity of apperception sound?

2. What did Kant think about marriage?

3. What are Kant's categories of thought?

4. Describe Kant's view of religious arguments.

5. Describe Kant's categories of metaphysics.

6. Describe Kant's published life.

7. What was the effect of Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason"?

8. Describe mistakes as they are described in the reading.

9. Describe the purpose of Kant's subjective argument.

10. Describe Kant's career as a professor.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the beliefs about reason held by Leibniz, Hume, and Kant.

Essay Topic 2

How have Kant's philosophies influenced you? Do you agree with his theories? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What type of influence did Kant have on Fichte? Why would Kant be opposed to his views?

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