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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 do phenomena represent?

2. When was "Critique of Practical Reason" published?

3. In which groups did "Critique of Pure Reason" cause a stir?

4. What is the problem with Descartes' certain knowledge?

5. How was Kant influenced by Leibniz?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Kant think about marriage?

2. Describe Kant's categories of metaphysics.

3. Why do you think Kant wanted to believe in the existence of the soul from a philosophical standpoint?

4. Why was Kant considered to be eccentric?

5. How did Kant and Descartes compare and contrast on theories relating to substance and property?

6. What type of questions did Kant believe that "Critique of Pure Reason" answered?

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

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

9. What is objective knowledge?

10. How did Kant react to the arguments from Hume and Leibniz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What arguments does Kant's "Critique of Judgment" make? Why are his arguments disorganized and weak?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Kant's early life. Why was it rare for him to attend school? Describe the quality of his education.

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between a hypothetical imperative and a categorical imperative? How did Kant use these in his theories? Give three examples of each.

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