PHIL 300 Week 9 Quiz

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Quiz #4 (Jaggar) 

Question 1

Jaggar claims that just as appropriate emotions may contribute to the development of knowledge, so the growth of knowledge may contribute to the development of appropriate emotions.  

·         True 

·         False

 

Question 2

In our society, according to Jaggar, which group is typically associated with rationality?  

·         politicians 

·         white, heterosexual males  

·         people of color  

·         women

 

Question 3

Jaggar claims that there are three pairs of faculties which should be viewed as interdependent, but which our culture views as independent.  Which pair does she NOT include?  

·         observation and action 

·         emotion and reason  

·         evaluation and perception  

·         questioning and answering

 

Question 4

Why does Jaggar think that women in particular are more adept than men in recognizing and understanding hidden emotions? 

·         because women possess a sixth sense that men seem to lack 

·         because women are better philosophers than men 

·         because all men delude themselves about their emotional states 

·         because women have a social responsibility for emotional nurturing

 Question 5

According to Jaggar, how have emotions been portrayed in Western philosophy since the 17th century?  

·         necessary components to a well-lived life   

·         indications that we are part of a divine plan  

·         irrational urges that regularly sweep the body 

·         motivating factors that prompt us to act morally correctly

 

Question 6

What does Jaggar call emotions that are considered unconventional by the dominant class?  

·         contrary emotions  

·         outlaw emotions  

·         subversive emotions  

·         dangerous emotions

 

Question 7

According to Jaggar, why do empiricism and positivism dismiss emotion as a legitimate factor in attaining knowledge?  

·         because emotions had been considered objective and common  

·         because emotions had been depicted as rational and natural  

·         because emotions had been considered as sources of divine inspiration  

·         because emotions had been defined as variable and idiosyncratic

 

Question 8

According to Jaggar, what is the ideological function of the myth of the dispassionate investigator?  

·         to dismantle the classist, racist, and masculinist myths in our society  

·         to allow subordinated groups to contribute their views  

·         to arrive at correct answers to scientific questions  

·         to uphold the authority of the currently dominant group

 

 

Question 9

Why are the emotions of subordinate groups more likely to be appropriate than the emotional reactions of the dominant group?  

·         because the dominant group intentionally distorts the reality of any situation  

·         because the subordinate groups carry resentment against their oppressors are  

·         because the subordinate groups are more likely to incorporate reliable appraisals of situations  

·         because the subordinate groups abandon reason entirely

 

Question 10

What is Jaggar's criterion for determining when emotions are appropriate?  

·         when they are the opposite of what the dominant group feels  

·         when they are felt by subordinate groups  

·         when they are separated from reasoning  

·         when they are characteristic of a society in which all humans thrive