The Exploding Philosopher

We started talking about Nietzsche (whose name DOES NOT rhyme with "peachy"), and watched a couple of videos:

First, some not-very-lively footage of the the Übermensch himself (in his last days, after his brains had turned to mush):

Second, English comedian Ricky Gervais (who, incidentally, was a philosophy major) imagines a hypothetical encounter between Nietzsche and Hitler:

For Tues: Finish Chapter 6.

The midterm is on Friday. Here are the potential questions that y'all came up with:

The Age of Reason

What was the basic assumption of the Enlightenment?
What was the mood of the Enlightenment?
What caused the change in the mood of the Enlightenment?

Kant’s Theory of Knowledge

What was Kant’s “Copernican revolution”?
For Kant, in what realm do “cause and effect” exist?
How does Kant define a priori, a posteriori, analytic, synthetic?
Why does Kant think God can be rationally justified?
What does it mean to be synthetic a priori?
What is the difference between the phenomenal and noumenal realms?
The general problem of pure reason is, A priori synthetic knowledge is impossible. What did Kant think about this?

Kant’s Theory of Value

How many of Kant's formulations of the categorical imperative are equivalent?
What is the first (second, third) formulation of the categorical imperative?
What is a good will?
What is a potential problem with the categorical imperative?

Hegel and Schopenhauer

How is Hegel’s view of reality different from Kant’s?
How does Schopenhauer’s view of the will differ from Kant’s?
Explain Hegel’s dialectic method and how it relates to his philosophy of holism.
How does Schopenhauer’s philosophy parallel with Buddhism?
What is Hegel’s “Geist”?
How does Schopenhauer view rationality?
Who was Hegel’s arch-nemesis?
What was the ultimate reality for Hegel?
According to Schopenhauer, what is sainthood?
Did Hegel accept Kant’s noumenal/phenomenal distinction?
What philosopher was Hegel most influenced by, and how did he disagree with this philosopher?
What makes up Hegel's triad?
How was Schopenhauer influenced by Buddhism?

Utilitarians, Comte, and Marx

Does science play a role in solving social problems for Utilitarians/Comte/Marx?
What is the main objection raised in class to the Greatest Happiness Principle?
What, for Marx, was the main problem brought about by industrial work?
As objections to utilitarianism, what do the “problem of rights” and “problem of omniscience” state?
In what way did Marx feel the proletariat were alienated in capitalism?
Who formulated the “Greatest Happiness Principle”?
State an objection to utilitarianism.
What did Schopenhauer and Comte have in common?
How does Utilitarianism differ from Kant's view?
How did Mill use GHP to justify political liberty?

Kierkegaard

What is the cure for misery?
How do you go from the ethical to the religious stage?
What was Kierkegaard’s main objection to Hegel?