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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 did Fichte distinguish between?

2. What did Schopenhauer take for granted from Kant's philosophy?

3. Which of the following describes the consequences of Kant's political belief?

4. Who was Kant most critical of when it came to voting rights?

5. Why did Kant say that empirically, humans are not free?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Kant believe about monarchy, democracy, and republicanism?

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

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

4. What is your personal observation of Kant's philosophy?

5. How did Fichte use Kant's philosophies?

6. What is paradox freedom?

7. Describe Kant's hypothetical imperative.

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

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

10. According to Kant, how is a person distinguished from the rest of existence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the difference between analytic and synthetic truths and provide an example of each.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What are aesthetics? Why are aesthetics important to philosophy? How do people perceive beauty, according to Kant?

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