For the exam you will just need to bring something to write with.
Part I: Fill-in-the-blank. You should know the definitions of the following terms: - Analytic Statement
- Synthetic Statement
- a priori
- a posteriori
- good will
- Phenomenal
- Noumenal
- Transcendental Deduction
- Moral Theory
- Consequentialist Theory
- Deontological Theory
- Hypothetical Imperative
- Categorical Imperative
- Maxim
- Libertarianism
- Paternalism
- Absolute Idealism
- panentheism
- Eschatology
- Eschaton
- Dialectical Materialism
- Capitalism
- Bourgeosie
- Proletariat
- Communism
Part II: Short Answer. You should be able to explain the following concepts and ideas: - Kant's "dogmatic slumber" and how Hume awakened him from it.
- What a synthetic a priori statement is, and why it was so important for Kant to prove their existence.
- Kant's Copernican Revolution and its significance.
- Kant's Formula of Universal Law and how he uses it to show that it is wrong to make a lying promise.
- Mill Greatest Happiness Principle and the two side principles he uses to help interpret it.
- The difference between Act and Rule Utilitarianism.
- Mill's distinction between higher and lower pleasures, his account of how we tell the difference between them, and why this distinction is significant for Mill.
- Mill's conception of liberty (the Harm Principle), and some of the implications of this principle of liberty.
- A major objection to Utilitarianism and Mill's response.
- The broad purpose and goal of Hegel's phenomenology.
- Hegel's master/Slave dialectic.
- Marx's Dialectical Materialism
- Marx's criticisms of capitalism and how it will inevitably lead to a communist revolution.
Part III: Essay. Write a 1-2 page essay on the following prompt: Compare and contrast Kant's and Mill's ethical systems. Explain some of the major similarities and differences. Which system do you think is better? Why? | 