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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 Kant's basic political belief?

2. How did Kant believe that humans see the world?

3. How did Kant feel about Fichte's idealism?

4. In an aesthetic situation that is not ideal, how does one judge?

5. What does "Critique of Judgment" influence?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Kant's overall impact on philosophy.

2. According to Kant, what should the government's role be?

3. How did Fichte use Kant's philosophies?

4. According to Kant, how is beauty judged?

5. Describe the quality of the arguments in Kant's "Critique of Judgment."

6. According to Kant, what is at the root of morality?

7. Describe the fundamental political right, according to Kant.

8. How did Kant describe the concept of humanity as superimposed on one's perception?

9. Describe Kant's third formulation of the categorical imperative at the root of morality.

10. What is the modern connection to Kant's work?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe Kant's opinions about religion. Which theory did he find most attractive, and why? Why did Kant want to prove that the soul existed? How did he show flaws in religious arguments?

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