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Embodied Self Knowledge and Political Philosophy
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Embodied Self Knowledge and Political Philosophy
Embodied Self Knowledge and Political Philosophy
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1
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What is a priori knowledge as defined in the handout?
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Knowledge independent of sensory experience; reasoned truth.
2
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What is a posteriori knowledge?
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Knowledge dependent on sensory experience.
3
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Name a core example of a priori truth from the handout.
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All triangles have three sides.
4
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Which philosopher argued that space, time, and cause-effect are a priori structures?
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Immanuel Kant.
5
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What is the main claim of rationalism in the Embodied Self section?
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Reason as the source of knowledge.
6
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What is the Cartesian cogito?
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I think, therefore I am.
7
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Who is associated with the Theory of Forms?
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Plato.
8
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What is the primary epistemic status of a posteriori knowledge?
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Contingent truths dependent on experience.
9
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Which philosopher is linked to tabula rasa?
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John Locke.
10
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What does “haecceity” refer to in Duns Scotus’s philosophy?
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Radical individuality; thisness.
11
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What does Kant mean by autonomy in ethics?
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Rational self-governed moral law.
12
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What is the difference between fact and opinion according to the handout?
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Fact: provable; Opinion: belief/judgment.
13
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Name a modern thinker who critiques traditional morality, listed in the Embodied Self section.
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Foucault.
14
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Which thinker described bodies as sites of power and knowledge?
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Michel Foucault.
15
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What is hylomorphism?
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Soul as form of the body (body-soul unity).
16
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Who developed narrative identity linking memory, body, and story?
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Paul Ricoeur.
17
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What is the central claim of embodiment in Butler’s gender theory?
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Gender is performatively produced, not inner essence.
18
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According to Aristotle, what is the polis’ role in human life?
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To enable eudaimonia through virtue.
19
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What is the Panopticon a classic example of?
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Discipline through surveillance (Foucault reference).
20
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What does existentialism emphasize about freedom and responsibility?
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Radical freedom and responsibility.
21
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What is the key distinction recap between a priori and a posteriori?
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Independence from vs. dependence on experience.
22
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Which virtue ethics foundational figure is mentioned in the embodied politics of society?
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Aristotle.
23
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What does the term “embodied dignity” relate to in political philosophy?
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Intrinsic worth of persons as embodied agents.
24
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What does Durkheim mean by social facts in the body/embodiment context?
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Rituals and norms shaping behavior.
25
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Which thinker is associated with the “space of appearance”?
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Hannah Arendt.
26
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What does Kant’s autonomy require from political institutions?
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Conditions that enable rational self-governance.
27
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What is the key idea of phenomenology as a method?
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Describing conscious experience.
28
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Who is connected to the ethics of the face?
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Emmanuel Levinas.
29
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What is the difference between holistic and partial perspectives in philosophy?
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Holistic: whole; Partial: specific part.
30
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What kind of knowledge does Hume challenge as possibly a priori in the handout?
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Independent of experience ideas.