Multiple Choice Quiz

Harman claims a "concept" is what it is by virtue of:

its role in a particular theory.

its role in what the majority of people think.

how it is acquired.

the properties and facts it refers to.

Harman defines observation as:

having certain sensations in one's sensory organs.

forming a belief as a direct result of perception.

forming a belief based on a chain of inferences, rooted ultimately in perception.

forming a belief about physical objects based on scientific testing.

Harman claims that ethics is distinctive in that:

ethical claims do no describe the world, but express our feelings.

we do not need to make assumptions about moral facts to explain our moral observations.

ethical facts are reducible to simpler kinds of facts.

all of the above.

Extreme nihilists hold that:

whether a moral claim is true depends on our feelings.

whether a moral claim is true depends on the conventions of society.

morality is simply an illusion and nothing is ever right or wrong.

moral claims are not used to describe the world, but to express our attitudes.

According to Harman, whether an object is a good thing of its kind depends on:

its function.

our interests.

our moral sensibilities.

none of the above.

Ethical naturalism is the view that:

whatever is natural is morally right, and whatever is unnatural is wrong.

we morally ought to do whatever comes naturally to us.

all moral facts are facts of nature.

there are no moral facts.

Harman claims that the Open Question Argument:

decisively refutes naturalism.

decisively refutes nihilism.

is invalid.

none of the above.

Harman claims the functions of artifacts are determined by:

their natural telos.

their makers.

their users.

both b and c.

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