PHIL 101 Final Exam JMU Yates Questions and answers with accurate rationales(PASSED).
Rousseau's personal concern - (ANSWER)Inequality and government (how to balance individual
freedoms within the good things in government)
When Rousseau focuses on 'Nature as Basis for Morality', what is he NOT talking about? - (ANSWER)God
and the principles of human reason
When Rousseau focuses on 'Nature as Basis for Morality', what IS he talking about? - (ANSWER)Human
nature as selfish in a good way, a naturally good kind of self interest
Humanity's goal according to Rousseau - (ANSWER)To be a good person
Rousseau says that in our human nature, three things intersect - (ANSWER)What we think, what we do,
and how we act
What does Rousseau say about how humans are shaped by society? - (ANSWER)We are born potentially
good but society usually shapes us for the bad
Does Rousseau think people can be inherently evil? - (ANSWER)No
What comes first, natural feelings or acquired ideas? - (ANSWER)Natural feelings
What are ideas? - (ANSWER)Reasoned principles; they build on feelings and then guide actions
Who created the social contract? - (ANSWER)Rousseau
The social contract - (ANSWER)A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and
welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.
The social contract is the convergence of what? (Moving from what to what) - (ANSWER)Individual
liberty and general will; moving from natural order to social order
, PHIL 101 Final Exam JMU Yates Questions and answers with accurate rationales(PASSED).
"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains" - (ANSWER)Rousseau
The puzzle of the social contract - (ANSWER)How to be free, moral individuals AND obey laws that guide
us as people
When Rousseau says we are forced to be free, he means... - (ANSWER)We are commanded by laws and
authorities, but for the sake of our own liberty and preservation
What does Rousseau say about reasoning together? - (ANSWER)This will help OR hinder each person's
chance at freedom
How does liberty stay on course in transition from the state of nature to the civil state? - (ANSWER)It is
still there, it just shifts contexts; you lose the purity of nature, but not the point of conscience
What is moral liberty? - (ANSWER)The freedom from impulse of appetite. Slavery is if you are always
responding to impulse or appetite. Moral liberty is self-mastery. We demonstrate that we've advanced
past the state of nature
How does the social contract combine natural feelings and acquired ideas? - (ANSWER)In the quest for
common good
What kind of government does Rousseau prefer? - (ANSWER)Minimal government
At full effect, what can natural goodness do? - (ANSWER)Serve general will
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? - (ANSWER)Jefferson
Jefferson borrowed from Rousseau in order to... - (ANSWER)1. Justify a rejection of British rule
2. Set forth principles for new government
Rousseau's personal concern - (ANSWER)Inequality and government (how to balance individual
freedoms within the good things in government)
When Rousseau focuses on 'Nature as Basis for Morality', what is he NOT talking about? - (ANSWER)God
and the principles of human reason
When Rousseau focuses on 'Nature as Basis for Morality', what IS he talking about? - (ANSWER)Human
nature as selfish in a good way, a naturally good kind of self interest
Humanity's goal according to Rousseau - (ANSWER)To be a good person
Rousseau says that in our human nature, three things intersect - (ANSWER)What we think, what we do,
and how we act
What does Rousseau say about how humans are shaped by society? - (ANSWER)We are born potentially
good but society usually shapes us for the bad
Does Rousseau think people can be inherently evil? - (ANSWER)No
What comes first, natural feelings or acquired ideas? - (ANSWER)Natural feelings
What are ideas? - (ANSWER)Reasoned principles; they build on feelings and then guide actions
Who created the social contract? - (ANSWER)Rousseau
The social contract - (ANSWER)A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and
welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.
The social contract is the convergence of what? (Moving from what to what) - (ANSWER)Individual
liberty and general will; moving from natural order to social order
, PHIL 101 Final Exam JMU Yates Questions and answers with accurate rationales(PASSED).
"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains" - (ANSWER)Rousseau
The puzzle of the social contract - (ANSWER)How to be free, moral individuals AND obey laws that guide
us as people
When Rousseau says we are forced to be free, he means... - (ANSWER)We are commanded by laws and
authorities, but for the sake of our own liberty and preservation
What does Rousseau say about reasoning together? - (ANSWER)This will help OR hinder each person's
chance at freedom
How does liberty stay on course in transition from the state of nature to the civil state? - (ANSWER)It is
still there, it just shifts contexts; you lose the purity of nature, but not the point of conscience
What is moral liberty? - (ANSWER)The freedom from impulse of appetite. Slavery is if you are always
responding to impulse or appetite. Moral liberty is self-mastery. We demonstrate that we've advanced
past the state of nature
How does the social contract combine natural feelings and acquired ideas? - (ANSWER)In the quest for
common good
What kind of government does Rousseau prefer? - (ANSWER)Minimal government
At full effect, what can natural goodness do? - (ANSWER)Serve general will
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? - (ANSWER)Jefferson
Jefferson borrowed from Rousseau in order to... - (ANSWER)1. Justify a rejection of British rule
2. Set forth principles for new government
