1. PHIL 201 EXAM 2
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PHIL 201 EXAM 2
1) According to Hasker, the criterion for evaluating a metaphysical theory must
be logical consistency, not factual adequacy.
2) It is not possible for any metaphysical system to be compatible with
Christianity.
3) According to common sense realism,
4) Locke held that secondary qualities are characteristics that exist in the object
itself.
5) Which of the following is the main problem with epiphenomenalism:
6) Hasker suggests the inconsistency between divine foreknowledge and human
freedom is best resolved by the view that:
7) While philosophical inquiry and theology may share content of belief, the
reasons for belief are different for the two.
8) The proposed solution to the mind/body problem that says the mind is
produced by the functioning brain and remains distinct from it.
9) Metaphysical idealism:
10) One advantage of materialism over dualism as a solution to the mind/body
problem is its simplicity.
11) Dualism denies than mental properties are properties of a non-physical mind
12) According to Hasker, the main problem of theological determinism is:
13) The main problem with compatibilism is:
14) According to determinism, our choices don’t make any difference.
15) In the mind/body problem, the basic metaphysical “problem” concerns:
16) In metaphysics, "ultimately real" refers to:

2. 17) One major argument for libertarianism is that choice is necessary for
morality.
18) According to Hasker, the relationship between God and the world is not a
metaphysical question.
19) An example of a primary quality, according to Locke, is:
20) One difference between a property and a substance is that a property cannot
be in more than one thing at a time
21) Match the following:
Question Selected Match
Mental properties are really behavioral properties.
Behaviorism
Berkeley’s claim that to be is to be perceived.
Idealism
Everything which exists or occurs lies entirely within the domain of natural
processes.
Naturalism
God and the universe are identical.
Pantheism
Some actions are chosen and performed by the agent without there being any
sufficient cause or condition prior to the action itself.
Libertarianism
Scientific theories are not intended to be literally true; they just describe observed
consequences.
Instrumentalism
Mental properties and physical properties are the same; the person is his/her
body.
Idenitity Theory
A quality which is not essential to a particular thing.

3. Accidental Property
At every occurrence of physical stimuli, God creates the appropriate mental state
Occasionalism
The universe is a part of God, but he is more than the universe.
Panentheism