The Freedom of the Will Multiple-Choice Quiz

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. According to Nishida, freedom of the will means

being fortuitous or contingent. correct incorrect

being totally without reason. correct incorrect

having no cause. correct incorrect

having no external restrictions. correct incorrect

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. Nishida argues that those who uphold theories of free will in an extreme form, claiming that we have a mysterious ability to choose motives freely without cause or reason, are mistaken because

there must be sufficient reason for our choice of motives. correct incorrect

there must be an external cause for our choice of motives. correct incorrect

the will is determined rather than free. correct incorrect

the freedom of the will actually is not mysterious. correct incorrect

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. Nishida claims that we become freer

if we accept determinism. correct incorrect

after our death. correct incorrect

as our knowledge advances. correct incorrect

as our knowledge decreases. correct incorrect

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. According to Nishida, those who expound theories about the freedom of the will base their argument on the facts of experience in

the external world. correct incorrect

the internal world. correct incorrect

the testimony of others. correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Nishida claims that __________ was freer than the Athenians who poisoned him.

Aristotle correct incorrect

Plato correct incorrect

Socrates correct incorrect

John Locke correct incorrect