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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Virtue (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are virtues portrayed in the text?

<p>As innate qualities (D)</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. (A)</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. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'aletheia' mean in Greek?

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

According to Heidegger, how does modern technology reveal?

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

What is the modern concept of causality?

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

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

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

What does Piety mean according to Heidegger?

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

What is the process of questioning for Heidegger?

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

What is the essence of technology according to Heidegger?

<p>Complex and elusive (B)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship to technology according to Heidegger?

<p>Unfree and chained (B)</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. (C)</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. (D)</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. (C)</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. (C)</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. (D)</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 (B)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who coined the term 'cyberspace'?

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

What does the text say about predicting the future?

<p>No one can predict the future (B)</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 (A)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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