Understanding Objectivism Test (02)

1) According to Dr. Peikoff, hierarchy is an metaphysical issue, not an epistemological one. When we set out a hierarchical structure, every step is inexorable; no variation in sequence is possible. [p.146-147]

2) Identify which statement or topic is the most fundamental (logically): [p.151]

3) Identify which statement or topic is the most fundamental (logically): [p.156]

4) Identify which statement or topic is the most fundamental (logically): [p.151-152]

5) Identify which statement or topic is the most fundamental (logically): [p.154]

6) Identify which statement or topic is the most fundamental (logically): [p.162]

7) Identify which statement or topic is the most fundamental (logically): [p.162]

8) Identify which statement or topic is the most fundamental (logically): [p.162]

9) Identify which statement or topic is the most fundamental (logically): [p.162]

10) Identify which statement or topic is the most fundamental (logically): [p.162]

11) The use of hierarchy is purely deductive reasoning. [p.170]

12) Metaphysics comes before epistemology in the branches of philosophy. [p.170]

13) The following statement captures the Objectivist opposition to both subjectivism and intrinsicism: “Adhere to reality in your thinking.” [p.175]

14) Intrinsicism and subjectivism are in different categories and are entirely mutually exclusive. One cannot “slip” between intrinsicism and subjectivism. [p.177]

15) According to Dr. Peikoff intrinsicism is a much more complex theory for people to grasp. [p.177]

16) Dr. Peikoff maintains that intrinsicists are strong advocates of the primacy of existence. [p.177]

17) The terms “objective,” “intrinsic,” and “subjective” do not apply to sensations/perceptions. [p.178]

18) Intrinsicism and mysticism are the same. [p.180]

19) All mystics are implicit intrinsicists. [p.181]

20) Aristotle implied the acceptance of the viewpoint that consciousness has no nature and is a pure empty mirror (the mind is nothing but pure receptivity). [p.182]

21) According to Dr. Peikoff, if you knew that a man is a socialist, you could know from that whether he’s an intrinsicist, a subjectivist, or an Objectivist? [p.182]

22) Intrinsicism is an issue of the method (or lack of method) that a mind uses. It has nothing to do with its content. [p.182]

23) A considerable portion of Objectivism is literally self-evident. [p.190]

24) On every topic and every issue, there’s a subjectivist view, an intrinsicist view, and an Objectivist view. [p.203-204]

25) Intrinsicists are dishonest because they must remember learning something in a rational manner at sometime in their life. They must evade that they had to work to obtain knowledge and skills. Such knowledge didn’t just jump into their heads. [p.205]