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5 / Which of the following is the highest stage of human existence
according to Kierkegaard?
The rational sphere
The aesthetical sphere
The religious sphere
The ethical sphere
Question 2
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According to Kierkegaard’s theory of the stages, the ethical sphere of existence is characterized by:
self-gratification.
faith.
irrationality.
duty.
Question 3
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In Kierkegaard’s view, teleological suspension of the ethical entails that:
God does not exist.
sometimes the “right” thing to do is what is considered “wrong” by the ethics of received tradition.
faith in God is unimportant.
it is always wrong to adhere to universal moral code.
Question 4
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According to de Silentio’s telling of the story of Abraham and Isaac:
Abraham fails to teleological suspend the ethical because he killed a ram instead of Isaac.
Abraham justly killed Isaac because Isaac was unethical.
Abraham was willing to kill Isaac because obeying God is a higher
telos
than being ethical.
Abraham fails to teleological suspend the ethical because he killed Isaac rather than suspending his knife as the angel of the Lord had instructed.
Question 5
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Recall Hume’s epistemological evidentialism. Which of the following statements is probably the most accurate regarding Kierkegaard’s attitude toward evidentialism?
Evidentialism doesn’t go far enough; it’s not enough just to have evidence, only propositions that are certain and indubitable ought to be held.
Evidentialism is wrong; sometimes we just have to take a leap of faith.
Evidentialism is wrong, because it is always wrong to believe anything on the basis of evidence.
Evidentialism is right; we should never believe anything until all the facts are in.
Question 6
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With which of the following positions, all of which Hegel would probably accept, would Kierkegaard most likely disagree?
None of the above.
At least sometimes, it is morally praiseworthy to sacrifice one’s own well-
being for the good of the whole.
From the standpoint of absolute knowing, the cunning of Reason’s use of individuals is morally justified since the universal is higher than the individual.
No one of the pre-Christian pagan philosophers had a complete and accurate system of philosophy.
Question 7
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Kierkegaard’s view that the crowd is untruth is most in line with:
Hegel’s social theory.
Descartes’ skepticism about the existence of other minds.
Nietzsche’s critique of herd morality.
Marx’s utopian vision of the end of history.
Question 8
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With which of the following positions, all of which Nietzsche would probably accept, would Kierkegaard most likely disagree?
The existence of God cannot be demonstrated by means of rational argument.
There can be no system of existence for human beings.
The individual is higher than the universal.
There is no God’s-eye view of reality because there is no God.
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