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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. Which philosopher did Kant begin his arguments similar to?

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

3. Which of the following statements about Kant is true?

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

5. According to Scruton, Kant was the first philosopher since whom to place a significant emphasis on aesthetics?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Kant believe the present was the most privileged time period?

2. What did Kant think about marriage?

3. Why was Kant considered to be eccentric?

4. What does the following statement mean? Existence is not a predicate of perfection.

5. Describe Kant's view of religious arguments.

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

7. What was Leibniz's argument about reason?

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

9. Describe phenomena and noumena.

10. Describe Kant's published life.

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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