philosophy
- Is Thomas Hobbes an ancient, medieval, or modern philosopher?
- of Leviathan, Hobbes claims that all men are equal. What does he mean by
- How does equality lead to a “state of war”?
- Describe in great detail the state of war, also known as the state of nature.
- Define psychological egoism.
- Develop some arguments for psychological egoism and some objections to those arguments.
- Develop some arguments against psychological egoism and objections to those arguments.
** Define ethical egoism.
- Develop an argument for ethical egoism.
- Develop some arguments against ethical egoism.
- Is David Hume an ancient, medieval, or modern philosopher?
- Describe some of Hume’s criticisms of psychological egoism in “Self-Love.”
- Define rationalism.
- Define empiricism.
- Is Descartes a rationalist or an empiricist? Explain.
- Describe some features of the Cartesian self.
- Describe Hume’s negative thesis regarding the self.
- What support does Hume offer for this negative thesis?
- Describe Hume’s positive thesis regarding the self.
- Why is free will important?
- Define free will or the liberty of indifference. Give examples of this kind of free will.
- Define determinism.
- Why do some philosophers believe that determinism is incompatible with free will?
- Develop a Frankfurt case. What is this case supposed to show?
- Define Humean free will, also known as the liberty of spontaneity.
- Would Hume believe that the agent in a Frankfurt case has free will? Explain.
- Define indeterminism.
- Why do some philosophers such as Hume believe that indeterminism is actually a threat to free will understood as the liberty of indifference?
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