PHIL 240 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
According to held, are human activities such as eating and
nursing merely natural? Why or why not? - correct answer-
No, we do not just eat or nurse, there is social significance that
goes beyond the act of eating or nursing. Where, When, With
who. They show she responds and challenges social pressures.
According to Held, what are the three concepts in traditional
philosophy are challenged by feminist philosophers? - correct
answer- Reasons vs emotion, public vs private spheres, a
conception of the self.
According to Wolf, what characterizes a meaningful life? -
correct answer- Active in active engagement and projects
of worth.
As punishment, what is Sisyphus forced to do? - correct
answer- Roll the boulder up the hill for all eternity.
Does Socrates convince Callicles that it is good to be moral? -
correct answer- No
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
According to held, are human activities such as eating and
nursing merely natural? Why or why not? - correct answer-
No, we do not just eat or nurse, there is social significance that
goes beyond the act of eating or nursing. Where, When, With
who. They show she responds and challenges social pressures.
According to Held, what are the three concepts in traditional
philosophy are challenged by feminist philosophers? - correct
answer- Reasons vs emotion, public vs private spheres, a
conception of the self.
According to Wolf, what characterizes a meaningful life? -
correct answer- Active in active engagement and projects
of worth.
As punishment, what is Sisyphus forced to do? - correct
answer- Roll the boulder up the hill for all eternity.
Does Socrates convince Callicles that it is good to be moral? -
correct answer- No
