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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. Why didn't Kant advocate democracy?

2. Whose philosophies presaged existentialism in many ways?

3. What did Kant refer to in order to solve the problem buried below ethical theory?

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

5. What did Kant call it when one beholds an aesthetic object?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the term 'aesthetics'.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Schopenhauer's interpretation of Kant's philosophies.

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

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

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 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

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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