1 What is Kant’s argument for the synthetic apriority of geometry, and is it
sound?
2 ‘The phenomenon-noumenon distinction does not entail the existence of two
distinct worlds of objects.’ Discuss.
3 ‘The Transcendental Deduction is refuted by the possibility of intuitions
without concepts.’ Discuss.
4 ‘Free will is compatible with determinism only if transcendental idealism is
true.’ Discuss.
5 Does Hegel have a philosophically defensible concept of ‘Spirit’?
6 Either (a) What is the significance of Hegel’s claim that there can be no
‘method’ in philosophy? Is he right?
Or (b) Is Hegel correct to think that philosophical statements are
essentially different from the statements we make in ordinary
life?
7 Does Hegel have a telling criticism of empiricism?
8 Is Hegel right to think that under appropriate circumstances philosophical
argumentation will result in convergence to a single set of views?
9 Is tragedy a stimulant to life of the kind Nietzsche thinks it is?
10 Does Nietzsche ‘s account of art in The Birth of Tragedy yield a normative
aesthetics?
11 Does Nietzsche convincingly show that a critique of modern morality should
take the form of a historical account?
12 What does Nietzsche mean by his claim that the desire for truth at all costs is
fundamentally moral? Is he right?