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Lecture 5: Check for Understanding

Answer the following questions to the best of your ability. Your score will be displayed at the end.

1. The concept of "finitude" in phenomenology means that:

a) Human life is unlimited. b) We can know everything about the world. c) Our perspective is always limited by our time, place, and body. d) Death is the only thing that gives life meaning.

2. "Spatiality" refers to:

a) The distance between planets. b) How we experience and inhabit space, which is different from geometric distance. c) The size of a room. d) The study of geography.

3. "Temporality" in phenomenology is about:

a) Measuring time with a clock. b) The history of the world. c) The lived experience of time (e.g., how time flies when you're having fun). d) Predicting the future.

4. "Relationality" suggests that we are:

a) Primarily independent individuals. b) Always in relation to others and the world. c) Only related to our family members. d) Defined by our biological traits.

5. Why are these "existentials" (spatiality, temporality, etc.) important for data science?

a) They provide new variables for statistical models. b) They help us understand the human context behind the data points. c) They replace the need for data analysis. d) They are not important for data science.