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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 Kant believe the fundamental political right is?

2. To Kant, what was being free?

3. Which of the following is true about subjectivity?

4. What elements are essential for aesthetic judgment?

5. Which of the following describes why Kant saw beauty as objective?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is beauty objective?

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

3. What is the relationship that Kant assigned between politics and transcendental philosophy?

4. How do perceptions occur in an ideal aesthetic case?

5. Describe Kant's overall impact on philosophy.

6. How did Fichte use Kant's philosophies?

7. Describe the term 'aesthetics'.

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

9. Which philosopher took the most extravagant interpretation of Kant's views, and why?

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

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

How did Descartes and the problem of objective knowledge influence Kant?

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