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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. From which critique did Kant's fundamental political right come from?

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

3. The example in the reading pertaining to perception is that one sees a person, not just their ____.

4. Which of the following would Kant most agree with?

5. Which of the following did Kant approach in a curious way?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Kant's overall impact on philosophy.

2. How is beauty objective?

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

4. Was Kant's "Critique of Judgment" a failure or success?

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

6. Describe Kant's second formulation of the categorical imperative at the root of morality.

7. Describe Kant's hypothetical imperative.

8. What is paradox freedom?

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

10. Describe the term 'aesthetics'.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What type of influence did Kant have on Fichte? Why would Kant be opposed to his views?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Why did Kant believe that the fundamental political right was freedom? How do political theorists apply this concept today?

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