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Chapter 18 Quiz
The Meaning of Life
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Philosophers distinguish life's value or meaning from __________.
law and society
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religion and politics
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happiness and moral rightness
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family relations and friendships
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One of the main impediments to thinking clearly about life's meaning is confusion about__________.
which religious belief has the most accurate presentation of meaning
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what style of philosophy best answers the question about life's meaning
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how to ask the correct question concerning life's meaning
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what
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The meaning or purpose that humans give to themselves is called __________ meaning.
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internal
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personal
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human
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Internalists about meaning in life can be divided into two camps: subjectivists and__________.
relativists
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emotivists
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Platonists
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objectivists
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__________ is the classic example of a subjectivist regarding meaning in life.
Wolf
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Sartre
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Tolstoy
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Schopenhauer
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Pessimism about meaning in life is also called __________.
fundamentalism
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extremism
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conformism
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nihilism
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Contemporary philosopher Julian Baggini claims that pessimists are guilty of __________.
mixing up the two senses of
meaning
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not realizing that God does not exist
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failing to see the value in life generated by God's love
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thinking that meaning is internally generated
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Lucretius argues that the meaning of life can be found in rational and prudent __________.
pleasure-seeking
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intellectual endeavors
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forms of religious worship
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acts of charity and selflessness
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According to Susan Wolf, meaning in life must consist of __________ and __________elements.
internal; external
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rational; emotional
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subjective; objective
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theistic; humanistic
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Susan Wolf's view on meaning in life can be summarized in the slogan: "meaning arises when __________ meets __________."
objective attraction; subjective attractiveness
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subjective attraction; subjective attractiveness
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objective attraction; objective attractiveness
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subjective attraction; objective attractiveness
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__________ argues that the notion of a God assigning a purpose to humans should be objectionable to believers and nonbelievers alike.
Baggini
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Tolstoy
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Schopenhauer
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Edwards
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__________ asserts that the length of one's life is irrelevant to the question of life's meaning.
Schopenhauer
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Tolstoy
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Baggini
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Edwards
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According to __________, the wretchedness of existence is proof life has no meaning.
Schopenhauer
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Tolstoy
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Baggini
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Edwards
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Tolstoy's later view of meaning can be classified as __________.
optimist/internalist
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optimist/externalist
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pessimist/externalist
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pessimist/internalist
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According to Landau, __________ is one of the greatest obstacles to finding meaning in life.
a lack of religious faith
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perfectionism
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misery and loss
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a lack of interpersonal relationships
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Arthur Schopenhauer was a pessimist who claimed life is meaningless.
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Before converting to Christianity, Tolstoy was what philosophers call an internalist on the question of the meaning of life.
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Lucretius holds that life can be meaningful even in a completely materialistic universe devoid of God.
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On an internalist view, life can be viewed as meaningful for persons if they come to see their goals or purposes as inherently valuable or worthwhile.
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An optimist is defined as a person who believes that God alone bestows meaning on life.
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Many people, including those who accept a religious worldview, assume that if life has no external meaning, it has no meaning
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Belshaw argues that life is meaningless because it is so brief and we are so insignificant compared to the vastness of the cosmos.
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According to Baggini, the idea of God creating people for a purpose is an affront to human dignity.
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Wolf argues that no human activity is worthwhile in itself.
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According to Landau, meaningful lives must transcend the common and the mundane.
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