Heidegger's Philosophy Quiz
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What is the ultimate goal of human endeavors according to the text?

  • To live a life of pleasure
  • To practice philosophical skepticism
  • To achieve mental calmness
  • To pursue their own good or flourishing (correct)

    • What is the key property of Eudaimonia?

  • Divine state of being
  • Happiness and pleasure
  • Virtue (arete) (correct)
  • Egoism and selfishness

    • Which state of mind is happiness defined as in the text?

  • Philosophical skepticism
  • Egoistic
  • Equanimity
  • Pleasant (correct)

    • What is Pyrrho's main focus in founding Pyrrhonism?

    <p>Attaining ataraxia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term best describes the moral excellence of a person according to the text?

    <p>Virtue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are virtues portrayed in the text?

    <p>As innate qualities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the danger associated with human beings reducing themselves to standing reserve?

    <p>They encounter nothing anymore.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Heidegger, what is the danger associated with the disclosure of the enframing?

    <p>It forecloses every other dispensation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'aletheia' mean in Greek?

    <p>Unhiddedness or disclosure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Heidegger, how does modern technology reveal?

    <p>In a continuous and aggressive manner.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the modern concept of causality?

    <p>A simple relationship between cause and effect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of bringing forth, according to the Greeks?

    <p>The act of crafting a piece of art.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ancient understanding of cause that aligns with the modern understanding?

    <p>Causa Efficiens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Piety mean according to Heidegger?

    <p>Obedience and submission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of questioning for Heidegger?

    <p>A path towards knowing the truth about oneself</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the essence of technology according to Heidegger?

    <p>Complex and elusive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Causa Formalis according to Aristotle?

    <p>The form, the shape into which the material enters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship to technology according to Heidegger?

    <p>Unfree and chained</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Technology Trends argue about humanity's power over nature?

    <p>It is a power exercised by some men over other men using nature as an instrument.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Technology Trends, what would happen if we view humanity solely through the lens of modernism?

    <p>We would be reduced to machines made of meat controlled by other machines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What warning did Technology Trends offer about society's fascination with explaining away mysteries?

    <p>Society may fall prey to man-molders armed with the powers of an Omnicompetent state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Francis Fukuyama's concern about the future in terms of technology?

    <p>Technology might render human labor obsolete in some areas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did most people react to technological advancements, according to the text?

    <p>Most people were optimistic and eager to adopt and promote new technologies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What major societal areas have been significantly impacted by social media, mobile devices, and the internet?

    <p>Communication, information dissemination, and networking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the potential future scenarios mentioned in the text?

    <p>Genetic enhancements, stem cell regeneration, and widespread use of psychotropic drugs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who coined the term 'cyberspace'?

    <p>William Gibson</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Jacques Ellul warn about the increasing dependence on technology?

    <p>It will conform our behavior to its requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text say about predicting the future?

    <p>No one can predict the future</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key variable in understanding the future, according to the text?

    <p>Human use of technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the concern expressed by nearly everyone in the text?

    <p>The long-term impact of new tools and techniques on the essential elements of being human</p> Signup and view all the answers

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