PHIL 101 FINAL EXAM UNLV
RAMSEY Questions and
answ er s w ith accur ate
r ationales(PASSED)
compatibilism - answer (soft determinism) rethinking freedom, believes we're
100% determined + free - ability to do what you want
twin earth criticism - answer twin can do things other than what you want to do.
earth has true freedom
manipulative brain-washer - answer manipulative neuroscientist gives you the
desire to cheat on an exam - if you cheat on the exam, you might be acting
according to your desire but you would not be free since you had no control over
what you desire.
ordinary upbringing rebutal - answer (extended brainwashing) - still free + doing
what you want - defense of compatibalism
locked room example - answer if a ND + Michigan fan are locked in a room w/a
game where ND is killing Michigan and the door gets locked, the ND fan wouldn't
choose to leave, the Michigan fan could but can't so the Michigan fan isn't doing
what he wants, therefore the Michigan fan isn't "free"
, being free vs being lucky - answer if freedom is doing what you want to do - then
a lucky person is more free than an unlucky person bc a lucky person does what
they want while an unlucky person does not.
cultural differences argument - answer (moral relativism)
#1 different cultures have different moral codes
#2 therefore, there are no objective, universal, cultural independent facts which
determine truth/falsehood of different moral claims.
Morality comes from a cultures society evaluation
relativism's self-refutation - answer claims contradict relativism. "always wrong"
universal moral code: breaking this
no moral progress consequence - answer cultural differences argument, there is
no moral/cultural progress because there are no culturally independent factors to
weigh against/consider.
legal vs moral - answer legal is not always based on moral
ex: traffic drives on the right / lying+adultery immoral laws
necessary conditions for society - answer all cultures share in common certain
moral rules that are necessary conditions for society - some cultural differences
are merely biases as opposed to moral rules.
God's goodness uninteresting - answer if an action is good bc of God's command
then goodness depends on God's will - ultimate goodness is simply ultimately
RAMSEY Questions and
answ er s w ith accur ate
r ationales(PASSED)
compatibilism - answer (soft determinism) rethinking freedom, believes we're
100% determined + free - ability to do what you want
twin earth criticism - answer twin can do things other than what you want to do.
earth has true freedom
manipulative brain-washer - answer manipulative neuroscientist gives you the
desire to cheat on an exam - if you cheat on the exam, you might be acting
according to your desire but you would not be free since you had no control over
what you desire.
ordinary upbringing rebutal - answer (extended brainwashing) - still free + doing
what you want - defense of compatibalism
locked room example - answer if a ND + Michigan fan are locked in a room w/a
game where ND is killing Michigan and the door gets locked, the ND fan wouldn't
choose to leave, the Michigan fan could but can't so the Michigan fan isn't doing
what he wants, therefore the Michigan fan isn't "free"
, being free vs being lucky - answer if freedom is doing what you want to do - then
a lucky person is more free than an unlucky person bc a lucky person does what
they want while an unlucky person does not.
cultural differences argument - answer (moral relativism)
#1 different cultures have different moral codes
#2 therefore, there are no objective, universal, cultural independent facts which
determine truth/falsehood of different moral claims.
Morality comes from a cultures society evaluation
relativism's self-refutation - answer claims contradict relativism. "always wrong"
universal moral code: breaking this
no moral progress consequence - answer cultural differences argument, there is
no moral/cultural progress because there are no culturally independent factors to
weigh against/consider.
legal vs moral - answer legal is not always based on moral
ex: traffic drives on the right / lying+adultery immoral laws
necessary conditions for society - answer all cultures share in common certain
moral rules that are necessary conditions for society - some cultural differences
are merely biases as opposed to moral rules.
God's goodness uninteresting - answer if an action is good bc of God's command
then goodness depends on God's will - ultimate goodness is simply ultimately
