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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. Unlike Descartes, what was Kant unwilling to draw the conclusion that he was?

2. Which of the following was Kant a determined opponent of?

3. What did Kant study throughout his early academic career?

4. Which of the following is an example of antinomy?

5. What are the first types of truths, according to Kant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What distinctions did Kant set forth to classify truths?

2. Why is Descartes' "certain knowledge" a problem?

3. What was Leibniz's argument about reason?

4. What is apperception?

5. What is objective knowledge?

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

7. Why was Kant considered to be eccentric?

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

9. Describe "Critique of Practical Reason" and "Critique of Judgment".

10. Describe Kant's time in school.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How can beauty be both subjective and objective, according to Kant?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Why was Kant considered to be so eccentric? What were his thoughts and reasons on the subject?

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