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Final Exam Study Guide - Philosophy 100 008... · C VIII 秋 MMXIV Final Exam – Study Guide Philosophy of Religion – The Existence of God

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Page 1: Final Exam Study Guide - Philosophy 100 008... · C VIII 秋 MMXIV Final Exam – Study Guide Philosophy of Religion – The Existence of God

C VIII 秋 MMXIV

Final Exam – Study Guide

Philosophy of Religion – The Existence of God

The Ontological Argument – Anselm & Descartes Against the Ontological Argument – Gaunilo & Hume The Cosmological Argument – Aquinas Against the Cosmological Argument – Hume

The Teleological Argument – Aquinas & Paley Against the Teleological Argument – Hume & Dawkins Single-Step vs. Cumulative Selection – Dawkins Darwin – on the Theological View and Designed Laws

Philosophy of Freedom – Free Will and Determinism

Be prepared to define, distinguish, and discuss the following:

Determinism Indeterminism (Libertarianism)

Hard Determinism Soft Determinism (Compatibilism)

Be prepared to identify and discuss the views of these thinkers concerning free will:

Baron d’Holbach William James

Richard Taylor Daniel Dennett

Philosophy of Mind – The Mind-Body Problem

Be prepared to explain Alva Noë’s Astonishing Hypothesis. Be capable of articulating several reasons that Noë rejects the Mind-Brain Identity Theory. (It might be helpful to review Peter Carruthers’ argument for mind-brain identity.) I recommend rereading the introductions and conclusions to each of the chapters in Out of Our Heads.