The Ethics of Ambiguity; Quiz

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According to Beauvoir, if every man is free: (from Chapter 3, The Positive Aspect of Ambiguity, Sections 1-3, The Aesthetic Attitude, Freedom and Liberation, The Antinomies of Action)

He must work to free other men.

His will must remain free.

He is free to oppress the freedom of others.

He cannot will himself free.

How does Beauvoir claim an individual can prevent life from being defined as an escape toward nothingness? (from Chapter 3, The Positive Aspect of Ambiguity, Sections 4-5, The Present and the Future, Ambiguity and Conclusion)

Projects must be taken in consideration of their consequences.

All goals must consider the ambiguity of all life.

Existence must be asserted in the present.

Impossible or utopian goals must not be set.

What are projects according to Beauvoir? (from Chapter 3, The Positive Aspect of Ambiguity, Sections 1-3, The Aesthetic Attitude, Freedom and Liberation, The Antinomies of Action)

Activities which define history.

Activities in which the individual works toward a goal.

Activities in which the individual sacrifices freedom for achievement.

Activities in which an individual works to affect others.

What does Beauvoir mean when she writes, "...festivals whose role is to stop the movement of transcendence?" (from Chapter 3, The Positive Aspect of Ambiguity, Sections 4-5, The Present and the Future, Ambiguity and Conclusion)

Festivals become both a means and an end to obscure the meaninglessness of both the present and the future.

Festivals take people away from their future ambiguity.

Festivals marking a movement's success obscure the means used to attain the success.

The end has been set up as an end.

How does Beauvoir compare women to slaves? (from Chapter 2, Personal Freedom and Others)

By pointing out that women base their success on the contentment of their families.

By pointing out that women create an existence in their minds that escapes the reality of the world around them.

By pointing out that women are subject to the laws, gods, customs, and truths created by males.

By pointing out that many women choose to be ignorant of the condition of the world.