Question 1

According to phenomenology is subservient to fundamental ontology .&#10;A)Heidegger&#10;B)Bretano&#10;C)Gadamer&#10;D)Derrida

Accepted Answer

Heidegger's philosophy posits that phenomenology serves as a methodological basis for fundamental ontology, aiming to explore the nature of Being.

Question 2

--------- claims that existence is the only essence that consciousness has.&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Bretano&#10;C)Gadamer&#10;D)Derrida

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Sartre's existential philosophy posits that "existence precedes essence," meaning that a person's existence comes before any predefined essence or purpose, emphasizing the role of individual consciousness in defining oneself.

Question 3

--------------- is the founder of phenomenology.&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Husserl&#10;C)Gadamer&#10;D)Derrida

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Edmund Husserl is recognized as the founder of phenomenology, which is a philosophical approach that emphasizes the study of conscious experience from the first-person point of view.

Question 4

According to Frege Husserl was a proponent of -------------.&#10;A)Naturalism&#10;B)functionalism&#10;C)materialism&#10;D)psychologism

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Husserl was initially influenced by Frege to move away from psychologism, the view that logic and mathematics are grounded in psychology. However, Frege criticized Husserl's early work for being psychologistic, before Husserl's shift towards phenomenology and away from psychologism.

Question 5

According to ---------&#34;A human being is absolutely free and absolutely responsible. Anguish is the result.&#34;&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)Marcel

Accepted Answer

This statement reflects the existentialist philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre, who emphasized the concepts of freedom, responsibility, and the ensuing anguish that comes from the realization of one's absolute freedom and the weight of the choices one makes.

Question 6

According to -----------&#34;Existence precedes essence.&#34; 7&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)Marcel

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This phrase is most closely associated with Jean-Paul Sartre, a leading figure in existentialist philosophy, who argued that individuals first exist and then define their essence through their actions and choices.

Question 7

According to--------- man is condemned to be free.&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)Marcel

Accepted Answer

Jean-Paul Sartre famously stated that "man is condemned to be free," emphasizing the existentialist belief in the absolute freedom of individuals to make their own choices and the inherent responsibility that comes with such freedom.

Question 8

----------- essential description of consciousness is simply that consciousness is always consciousness of something, but by itself is nothing.&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)Marcel

Accepted Answer

Jean-Paul Sartre famously articulated the idea that consciousness is always consciousness of something, emphasizing its intentional nature, but by itself, it is nothing. This concept is central to his existential and phenomenological philosophy.

Question 9

The facticity of freedom according to ------- is the fact that human beings are not free to not be free.&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)Marcel

Accepted Answer

Jean-Paul Sartre, a leading figure in existentialist philosophy, posited that humans are condemned to be free, meaning that we are responsible for our choices and cannot escape the freedom to make these choices. This concept is central to Sartre's existentialist philosophy, emphasizing the inherent freedom of individuals and the responsibility that comes with it.

Question 10

According to -------------bad faith is our attempt to avoid our own freedom.&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)Marcel

Accepted Answer

Jean-Paul Sartre, a French existentialist philosopher, posited that bad faith (mauvaise foi) is essentially an act of self-deception or lying to oneself to evade the responsibility that comes with absolute freedom, according to his existentialist views.

Question 11

------------ used the example of understanding a sentence as an example of the circular course of hermeneutic understanding.&#10;A)Dilthey&#10;B)Gadamer&#10;C)Husserl&#10;D)Habermas

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The answer of ------------ used the example of understanding a...

Question 12

The --------------- circle is one of the most fundamental and contentious doctrines of hermeneutical theory.&#10;A)Existential&#10;B)phenomenological&#10;C)Hermeneutic&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of The --------------- circle is one of the...

Question 13

___________ is a theistic existentialist.&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of ___________ is a theistic existentialist.&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)none of these...

Question 14

--------- defines consciousness in terms of nothingness.&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of --------- defines consciousness in terms of nothingness.&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)none...

Question 15

------------- is an atheistic existentialist.&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of ------------- is an atheistic existentialist.&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)none of these...

Question 16

According to ----------- subjective truth cannot be represented with the categories of abstract reason.&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)Kierkegaard

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The answer of According to ----------- subjective truth cannot be...

Question 17

------------------- is the author of Sickness unto Death.&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)Kierkegaard

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The answer of ------------------- is the author of Sickness unto...

Question 18

Existentialism s a humanism is an article by ---------.&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)Kierkegaard

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The answer of Existentialism s a humanism is an article...

Question 19

------------------- is the author of Either /or&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)Kierkegaard

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The answer of ------------------- is the author of Either /or&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)Kierkegaard...

Question 20

'Existence precedes essence' is a famous dictum by-------------.&#10;A)Sartre&#10;B)Camus&#10;C)Jaspers&#10;D)Kierkegaard

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The answer of 'Existence precedes essence' is a famous dictum...

Question 21

Kierkegaard was the first person to use existence in a ----------- sense .&#10;A)Religious&#10;B)historic&#10;C)practical&#10;D)absurd

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The answer of Kierkegaard was the first person to use...

Question 22

S&#248;ren Kierkegaard identified ---- possible stages that a person can move through in their lifetime.&#10;A)2&#10;B)3&#10;C)4&#10;D)5

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The answer of S&#248;ren Kierkegaard identified ---- possible stages that...

Question 23

The main motivation in ------------stage is pleasure.&#10;A)Aesthetic&#10;B)Ethical&#10;C)Existential&#10;D)religious

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The answer of The main motivation in ------------stage is pleasure.&#10;A)Aesthetic&#10;B)Ethical&#10;C)Existential&#10;D)religious...

Question 24

In the --------- stage we feel responsibilities toward others - both particular others and others in general.&#10;A)Aesthetic&#10;B)Ethical&#10;C)Existential&#10;D)religious

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The answer of In the --------- stage we feel responsibilities...

Deck 8: Existentialism and Phenomenology: Key Concepts and Thinkers