PHI 310 final exam
Answer one and only one of the following short answer questions by entering your response in the space provided. There is no specific length requirement, but a suitable answer will consist of about 6 or 7 pointed, well-formulated, and accurate sentences.
(1) Using your own words, briefly explain Hegel's notion of dialectical mediation.
(2) Very briefly, state and explain the four types of alienation according to Marx's theory of workers' alienation under capitalism.
(3) List and briefly explain three similarities between the philosophies of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche.
(4) Explain Kierkegaard's claim that "truth is subjectivity" as alternative to the epistemological position of evidentialism.
Answer one and only one of the following short answer questions by entering your response in the space provided. You must choose a different question than the one to which you responded in the previous question. There is no specific length requirement, but a suitable answer will consist of about 6 or 7 pointed, well-formulated, and accurate sentences.
(1) Using your own words, briefly explain Hegel's notion of dialectical mediation.
(2) Very briefly, state and explain the four types of alienation according to Marx's theory of workers' alienation under capitalism.
(3) List and briefly explain three similarities between the philosophies of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche.
(4) Explain Kierkegaard's claim that "truth is subjectivity" as alternative to the epistemological position of evidentialism.
Answer one and only one of the following essay questions by entering your response in the space provided. Again, there are no specific length requirements, but a suitable answer should be around double the length of your responses to the two previous questions.
(1) Using your own words, compare and contrast Kant's transcendental idealism and Hegel's absolute idealism.
(2) Using your own words, summarize the main components of Nietzsche's critique of morality.Answer one and only one of the following essay questions by entering your response in the space provided. Again, there are no specific length requirements, but a suitable answer should be around double the length of your responses to the two previous questions.
