"Existential Shock" Self-Quiz

. To experience existential shock is to

realize that you do not exist.

realize that there is no self.

realize that you will die one day.

realize that you exist when you might not have.

. The experience of existential shock, according to Baillie, involves

recognizing one's mortality from the inside view.

recognizing one's mortality from the outside view.

recognizing one's mortality from a God's-eye point of view.

recognizing one's mortality from another's point of view.

. According to the no-self account,

the "self" merely refers to a causally linked network of mental states.

the "self" refers to nothing at all.

one ought to view the world without thinking of one's self.

it is morally wrong to act selfishly.

. In addition to Hume's works, no-self accounts can be found in

the Bible.

contemporary neuroscience.

Buddhist texts.

strands of quantum mechanics.

. According to Baillie, existential is typically kept at bay because

we infrequently occupy the inside view.

we infrequently occupy the outside view.

our mental states follow effortlessly from one another.

we are hesitant to accept the no-self view.

. Baillie believes that experiences of existential shock are rare.

True

False

. Baillie believes that existential shock helps us see ourselves for who we really are.

True

False

. Existential shock involves recognizing one's own mortality from the outside view.

True

False

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