HUM 400: Ethics Quiz #18 (Ethics of Technology)

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How is empiricism different from rationalism? *

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Empiricism is only concerned with discerning truth through "tangible evidence through the senses," and rationalism is about discerning truth through rational deduction.

Rationalism is only concerned with discerning truth through "tangible evidence through the senses," and empiricism is about discerning truth through rational deduction.

Empiricism is about the Scientific Method, and rationalism is not.

Rationalism is about the Scientific Method, and empiricism is not.

Can one use empiricism and rationalism together? *

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Yes, but the rationalists wouldn't be super comfortable--empiricism is too literal.

Yes, but the empiricists wouldn't be super comfortable--rationalism is too abstract.

No, the two are mutually exclusive.

What is empiricism relying on more and more, as we develop more and more technology? *

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Truth discerned via quantum physics.

Truth discerned via measurement.

Truth discerned by super geniuses.

What is the relationship between positivism and the Scientific Method? *

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In positivism, the S.M. is intentionally ignored.

In positivism, the S.M. is used primarily in toolmaking.

In positivism, the S.M. is used as a lens through which truth is discerned.

Would you say that positivism is a more hardcore form of empiricism? *

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Yes

What two actions are at the root of scientific determinism? *

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cause and effect

observation and experiment

catch and release

Why is the concept of free will incompatible with scientific determinism? *

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Because a key assumption in determinism is that the laws of nature and our reactions to them are mechanistic and consistent.

Because scientists are rigorous and, by definition, uncreative.

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What do determinists think is going on when you insist that free will exists? *

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It's an illusion--you just think you're free.

You're lying--you're just being obstinate.

You're living in parallel universes.

What might the result be when someone smart distrusts things that can't be measured, is obsessive about patterns and believes he can predict the future? *

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A multibillion-dollar tech company that relentlessly mines and stores your data and sells it to advertisers who use below-the-belt rhetorical techniques to sell you things..

A multibillion-dollar tech company that isolates people from each other while it addicts them.

A multibillion-dollar tech company that isn't concerned with the fake news it allows to promulgate.

All of the above.

What prompted Martin Heidegger to write an article critical of newer, faster and more efficient machines? *

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The atomic bomb.

A silver cup that sat on his mantelpiece.

Facebook.

Every bit of new technology does what, according to Heidegger? *

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Provides new opportunities for wealth and power.

Reveals new things about us and the earth around us.

Raises the specter of unending evil.

Modern technology is a little bit different than that which came before, to Heidegger. How? *

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It stockpiles, orders and "enframes" uncovered truth...presenting it back to us in a way that isn't quite accurate.

It has been monetized, which adds a layer of ethics to the situation.

It gives us control over the natural world.

What questions do Heidegger suggest we ask to combat the repackaging of human connection? *

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"Do tech companies really need to stockpile all of this information?"

"Who controls the algorithm?"

"Who makes the decision to reframe our relationships?"

All of the above.

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