"The Experience Machine" Self-Quiz

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. According to Nozick, plugging in to the experience machine would be a kind of

self-deception. correct incorrect

second chance. correct incorrect

isolation. correct incorrect

suicide. correct incorrect

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. Why does Nozick think we shouldn't plug into the experience machine?

We couldn't be sure whether it was going to malfunction. correct incorrect

We would not actually be able to actually do anything in the experience machine. correct incorrect

Our loved ones might need us while we are inside the machine. correct incorrect

Such technology is inherently bad. correct incorrect

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. Nozick thinks the experience machine thought experiment shows us that

pleasure is the only thing that is desirable for its own sake. correct incorrect

technology is helpful but can be dangerous when taken too far. correct incorrect

we care about things besides how our lives feel from the inside. correct incorrect

we often value things that are not good for us. correct incorrect

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. According to Nozick, the most disturbing thing about the experience machine is that it

isolates us from the outside world. correct incorrect

makes our lives too easy. correct incorrect

lives our lives for us. correct incorrect

would be boring. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is threatened by the experience machine thought experiment?

hedonism correct incorrect

objective theories correct incorrect

desire satisfaction theories correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect