Question 1

Are there any pieces of advice offered by Epictetus that you think can be captured in modern slogans (e.g., "You are your own worst enemy")? What are they? Do you think these are good pieces of advice?

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Question 2

Wolf thinks that an adequate account of meaning in life must be able to explain our intuitions about examples of meaningful lives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Socrates claims that his friends can do nothing to serve him after his death.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Wolf claims that if we were confronted with the doomsday scenario, ultimately the reasonable thing to do would be to

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A)   Grow apathetic and depressed.
B)   Reject faith in God and a personal afterlife.
C)   Get back to our lives.
D)   None of the above.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Knowing which activities are worthwhile, according to Vitrano, would require

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A)   Shared intuition.
B)   An objective measure of their value.
C)   Distinguishing between mere pastimes and serious projects.
D)   Cultural norms.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

According to Epicurus, death is not bad for the one who dies.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 7

Like Scheffler, Frankfurt believes that the search for medical cures will likely lose its important to us in the absence of belief in the afterlife.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Scheffler begins his essay by asking readers to consider a thought experiment according to which

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A)   They will be killed by a giant asteroid.
B)   The earth will be destroyed thirty days after their deaths.
C)   The entire universe will end a billion years in the future.
D)   They will not live on in an afterlife following death.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B) B

Question 9

Consider Epictetus's references to Socrates. Explain why you think Epictetus reveres Socrates. Do you agree?

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Epictetus references Socrates multiple t...

Question 10

Frankfurt argues that Scheffler underestimates

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A)   How much of what matters is dependent on our belief in the afterlife.
B)   How much of what matters is independent to our belief in God.
C)   How much of what matters is dependent on our belief in God.
D)   How much of what matters is independent to our belief in the afterlife.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

According to Epictetus, those things within our power include

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A)   Our impulses.
B)   Our bodies.
C)   Our reputation.
D)   All of the above.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Taylor claims that we can never find meaning in our lives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If Sisyphus were to build a great temple

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A)   His life would be objectively meaningful.
B)   His life would have a point.
C)   He would become bored.
D)   All of the above.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

What do you think of Socrates's attitude toward his own death? What adjectives would you use to characterize it, and why?

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Socrates's attitude toward his own death...

Question 15

According to Taylor, our lives can have

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A)   Subjective meaning.
B)   Objective meaning.
C)   A will of their own.
D)   All of the above.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Wolf compares the way the doomsday scenario would affect us to

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A)   The loss of faith in God.
B)   The death of a loved one.
C)   The loss of faith in a personal afterlife.
D)   All of the above.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

What are the principles of a good life, according to Epicurus? Do you agree? Explain.

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State the elements Epic...

Question 18

According to Vitrano, a meaningful life is one in which an individual

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A)   Achieves happiness.
B)   Acts morally.
C)   Both a and b
D)   Neither a nor bE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Socrates leaves his friends with instructions to

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A)   Take care for themselves.
B)   Study philosophy.
C)   Avenge his death.
D)   All of the above.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Wolf agrees with Scheffler that

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A)   The eventual extinction of humanity renders our current projects meaningless.
B)   The continued existence other people matters more to us than our own survival.
C)   Both a and b
D)   Neither a nor bE) B) and C)
F) A) and C) D

Exam 13: The Meaning of Life

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