"Free Will and Zhaungzi" Self-Quiz

. Which of the following is not a central aspect of free will?

Authorship.

Deliberation.

Moral responsibility.

Control.

. One notable difference between the Zhuangzi and traditional western philosophical texts is that

The Zhuangzi does not engage with philosophical issues.

The Zhuangzi is deeply religious.

The Zhuangzi does not contain arguments.

The Zhuangzi is not as systematic.

. One way in which situations-responsiveness is different from reasons-responsiveness is that

situations-responsiveness does not involve as much abstract deliberation.

reasons-responsiveness is typically thought to be necessary for moral responsibility.

situations-responsiveness is compatible with determinism.

reasons-responsiveness is not compatible with determinism.

. The Zhuangzi addresses the fear of death by

noting that the deceased do not feel anything.

focusing on transformation through death.

understanding that there is an afterlife.

showing that noting really dies.

. One serious criticism of the approach offered in the Zhuangzi is that

it is contradictory in practice.

it is inapplicable to the modern world.

sometimes guidelines and rules are helpful, even necessary.

it is inconsistent with the categorical imperative.

. The Zhuangzi offers explicit rules for how to live.

True

False

. The Zhuangzi does not discuss the freedom to do otherwise.

True

False

. The Zhuangzi encourages the method of the "fasting of the mind."

True

False

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