Question 1

Being actively engaged in an activity, for Wolf,

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A)   Means that it is a meaningful activity.
B)   Need not mean that it is a meaningful activity.
C)   Means that it is a worthwhile activity.
D)   Means that it is a worthless activity.

Question 2

According to Taylor, life can be objectively meaningful.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How does Wolf's view of a meaningful life compare with Taylor's (previous reading)? Whose view do you prefer? Explain.

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Question 4

Scheffler claims that at least in one respect the survival of other people matters more to us than our own survival. How does Scheffler argue for this claim? Is his argument convincing? Why or why not?

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Scheffler argues for this claim by point...

Question 5

The important aspect of Sisyphus's life for discussion of the meaningfulness of life is

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A)   The great strain of his labor.
B)   The fact that it lasts forever.
C)   The repetitive, cyclical activity that comes to nothing.
D)   All of the above.

Question 6

Frankfurt clams that if we were faced with a doomsday scenario, some things might matter to us more than before.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What, according to Epicurus, is the standard for choice and action? Do you agree? Explain.

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Question 8

What role does belief in an afterlife play in determining a life of meaning? Can a religious and secular person ever hope to understand each other with regard to these beliefs?

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Belief in an afterlife can play a signif...

Question 9

According to Epicurus, a good life is

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A)   Independence of desire.
B)   The attainment of luxurious goods.
C)   Freedom from bodily pain.
D)   Both a and c

Question 10

Scheffler claims that the prospect of our own deaths does not undercut the importance of our life activities in the way confronting the doomsday scenario would. Do you agree with him about this? If so, why do think that is? If not, why not?

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I agree with Scheffler's claim that the ...

Question 11

According to Frankfurt, cancer research might not lose its importance in the absence of belief in the afterlife because

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A)   The attraction of trying to solve a deep medical problem would remain.
B)   The dedication and commitment of researchers is unshakeable.
C)   Both a and b
D)   Neither a nor b

Question 12

Taylor claims that our lives are pointless and thus meaningless.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A concern for others, according to Vitrano, is

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A)   Sufficient for living a meaningful life.
B)   Not necessary for a meaningful life.
C)   A vital component of a meaningful life.
D)   Not possible for a single individual.

Question 14

According to Frankfurt, __________ would lose its importance to us in the absence of belief in the afterlife.

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A)   Friendship.
B)   Creative activity.
C)   Intellectual activity.
D)   None of the above.

Question 15

Epicurus does not claim that

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A)   Pleasure is the standard of the good.
B)   All pleasures are to be pursued.
C)   Desiring fewer things leads to a more pleasurable life.
D)   Something cannot be bad for one who cannot experience it.

Question 16

Wolf argues that meaning in life requires objective values.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

To Wolf, someone with a socially valuable job

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A)   Would be leading a meaningful life.
B)   Would be actively engaged in one's work.
C)   Could still find life meaningless.
D)   None of the above.

Question 18

How does Scheffler explain why the end of human life in the near term would make many things matter less to us when our knowledge of the end of human life in the long term does not? Is his explanation convincing? Why or why not?

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Scheffler explains that the end of human...

Question 19

Frankfurt claims that our lives might improve in some ways if we were faced with a doomsday scenario. What evidence does Frankfurt give for this claim? Are you persuaded by this evidence? Why or why not?

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In his essay "The Logic of Omnipotence,"...

Question 20

Wolf claims that her proposal may be summarized in the slogan: meaning arises when subjective attraction meets

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A)   Active engagement.
B)   Objective attractiveness.
C)   Objective validity.
D)   Subjective attractiveness.

Exam 13: The Meaning of Life

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