a. Science has to do with mathematics, whereas philosophy does not. ![]() |
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b. Science focuses on knowledge that is already definite, while philosophy does not. ![]() |
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c. Science is about facts, while philosophy is about opinions. ![]() |
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d. Science is a relatively recent development, whereas philosophy is ancient. ![]() |
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e. Scientists make more money than philosophers. ![]() |
a. Convince others of our point of view ![]() |
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b. Question the beliefs we take for granted ![]() |
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c. Write clear and persuasive papers ![]() |
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d. Pay attention to the world around us ![]() |
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e. Criticize everything we learn and experience ![]() |
a. Food for the mind ![]() |
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b. Wisdom of the heart ![]() |
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c. The science of ideas ![]() |
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d. A pastime for elites ![]() |
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e. A lot of nonsense ![]() |
a. a statement of procedure. ![]() |
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b. a hypothesis to be tested. ![]() |
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c. a position you will argue for. ![]() |
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d. the first sentence of the paper. ![]() |
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e. not a requirement. ![]() |
a. If time travel is possible, we will have lots of time-traveling visitors from the future. ![]() |
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b. However, we have no such visitors. ![]() |
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c. Therefore, time travel is not possible. ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. Analytical skills ![]() |
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b. Writing skills ![]() |
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c. Memorization skills ![]() |
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d. All of the above ![]() |
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e. A and B only ![]() |
a. Metaphysics ![]() |
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b. Epistemology ![]() |
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c. Philosophy of Science ![]() |
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d. Philosophy of Religion ![]() |
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e. Philosophy of Language ![]() |
a. The philosophical views of scientists ![]() |
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b. Philosophical questions about science ![]() |
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c. Scientific proofs for philosophical positions ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. The ultimate nature of reality ![]() |
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b. The path that human beings should adhere to ![]() |
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c. The innate ideas human beings possess ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. Philosophy tries to make people more generous. ![]() |
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b. Philosophy tries to understand the world as it is, not as we make it. ![]() |
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c. Philosophy is about denying one’s personal interests. ![]() |
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d. Philosophy tries to prove that the self is an illusion. ![]() |
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e. Philosophy takes no interest in the self. ![]() |
a. Lao Tzu ![]() |
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b. Zhuangzi ![]() |
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c. Confucius ![]() |
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d. A and B ![]() |
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e. A, B, and C ![]() |
a. The best way to live one’s life and the difference between right and wrong ![]() |
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b. The nature of existence and reality ![]() |
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c. The nature of and conditions for knowledge ![]() |
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d. The nature of God and the soul ![]() |
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e. The nature of justice and the best way to organize the state ![]() |
a. It removes dogmatism. ![]() |
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b. It removes skepticism. ![]() |
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c. It produces new knowledge. ![]() |
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d. It produces new technologies. ![]() |
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e. It produces revenue. ![]() |
a. Presenting ideas clearly ![]() |
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b. Discussing counter-arguments ![]() |
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c. Stating of a thesis ![]() |
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d. Using examples ![]() |
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e. All of the above ![]() |
a. Premises ![]() |
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b. Conclusions ![]() |
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c. Inference ![]() |
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d. Hostility ![]() |
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e. Reasoning ![]() |
a. All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal. ![]() |
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b. Men are like dogs. Dogs are motivated by food. Therefore, men are motivated by food. ![]() |
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c. The president should be impeached. ![]() |
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d. God is not a deceiver. Therefore, I am not wrong about most of my beliefs, since, if I were, God would be a deceiver. ![]() |
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e. Only children cry. You are not a child, and therefore you should toughen up. ![]() |
a. I was sick on Thursday. I had a cold. Therefore, I could not come to work. ![]() |
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b. Cats are docile animals. Docile animals do not bite. Therefore, cats do not bite. ![]() |
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c. Policemen wear helmets. Hence, John is not a policeman because he does not wear a helmet. ![]() |
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d. Actions are either right or wrong. Theft is an action. Therefore, theft is either right or wrong. ![]() |
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e. Miriam was at the grocery store at two o’clock. Thus, she could not be the murderer, because the murderer was in the bell tower at two o’clock. ![]() |
a. Originality ![]() |
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b. Clarity ![]() |
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c. Examples ![]() |
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d. Counter-arguments ![]() |
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e. Statistics ![]() |
a. Does God really exist? ![]() |
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b. How do I know that my beliefs are true? ![]() |
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c. Which actions are right, and which ones a wrong? ![]() |
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d. Is this random splash of paint art, or is it just paint? ![]() |
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e. What is the best way to organize a state? ![]() |
a. What is the best way to organize a state? ![]() |
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b. What are the hallmarks of good political leadership? ![]() |
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c. Why do human beings form political societies? ![]() |
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d. What are the rights and duties of citizens? ![]() |
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e. All of the above ![]() |
a. Because it helps us achieve an accurate understanding of the world ![]() |
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b. Because it helps us to challenge beliefs we take for granted ![]() |
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c. Because it helps us develop new products and technologies ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. Analytic ![]() |
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b. Synthetic ![]() |
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c. A priori ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. The existence of God ![]() |
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b. The nature of things “in themselves” ![]() |
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c. The nature of cause and effect ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. An idea of the self ![]() |
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b. An idea of God ![]() |
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c. An idea of substance ![]() |
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d. An idea of power ![]() |
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e. Nothing ![]() |
a. an innate idea. ![]() |
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b. an empirical idea. ![]() |
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c. a mistaken idea. ![]() |
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d. an egotistical idea. ![]() |
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e. a false idea. ![]() |
a. forms are accessible only to the intellect. ![]() |
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b. forms are nearly impossible to detect. ![]() |
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c. forms are real. ![]() |
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d. forms are what philosophers know the most about. ![]() |
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e. forms are eternal and unchanging. ![]() |
a. unique. ![]() |
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b. particular. ![]() |
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c. multiple. ![]() |
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d. absolute. ![]() |
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e. illusory. ![]() |
a. reality is ultimately unknowable by human beings. ![]() |
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b. the world is constantly changing. ![]() |
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c. knowledge is dependent on context and perspective. ![]() |
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d. there can be no knowledge without experience. ![]() |
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e. there can be no experience without knowledge. ![]() |
a. a fire is to a flame. ![]() |
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b. a prisoner is to a free man. ![]() |
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c. the sun is to the Earth. ![]() |
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d. images are to material things. ![]() |
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e. images are to forms. ![]() |
a. They are less real than the forms. ![]() |
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b. They are more real than images. ![]() |
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c. They are more real than the forms. ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. rationalism and empiricism are not mutually exclusive. ![]() |
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b. knowledge has limits. ![]() |
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c. knowledge and experience are mutually interdependent. ![]() |
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d. A and B ![]() |
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e. A, B, and C ![]() |
a. The world is very confusing, but the Dao helps us explain it. ![]() |
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b. What we say about reality depends on the perspective we adopt. ![]() |
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c. The ultimate nature of realty is paradoxical. ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. Utilitarianism ![]() |
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b. Consequentialism ![]() |
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c. Rationalism ![]() |
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d. Empiricism ![]() |
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e. Imperialism ![]() |
a. The forms do not exist. ![]() |
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b. The forms exist. ![]() |
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c. It is impossible to know whether the forms exist. ![]() |
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d. The forms exist only in the mind. ![]() |
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e. The forms exist but they cannot be known. ![]() |
a. The best way to live one’s life and the difference between right and wrong ![]() |
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b. The nature of existence and reality ![]() |
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c. The nature of and conditions for knowledge ![]() |
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d. The nature of God and the soul ![]() |
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e. The nature of justice and the best way to organize the state ![]() |
a. The atomic weight of gold is 196.96 amu. ![]() |
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b. Gold is a yellow metal. ![]() |
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c. Pain is uncomfortable ![]() |
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d. All bachelors are unmarried. ![]() |
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e. The ocean is full of water. ![]() |
a. That he might be deceived by an evil demon ![]() |
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b. That he might be dreaming ![]() |
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c. That he might have been drugged ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. A fictional character invented by Plato ![]() |
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b. The character who speaks with Plato in The Republic ![]() |
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c. Plato’s teacher ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. Many of his beliefs have come from the senses, and the senses are frequently misleading. ![]() |
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b. If he starts with absolutely secure beliefs, everything he builds on it will be certain as well. ![]() |
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c. He wants to find things out for himself rather than follow tradition. ![]() |
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d. He wants to lay the groundwork for the growing body of scientific knowledge. ![]() |
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e. All of the above ![]() |
a. Locke’s analogy of the empty cabinet. ![]() |
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b. Pascal’s wager ![]() |
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c. Descartes’ wax example ![]() |
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d. Plato’s allegory of the cave ![]() |
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e. Nietzsche’s parable of the madman ![]() |
a. If it makes you happy ![]() |
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b. If it contributes to the good life ![]() |
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c. If it is an intermediary between excess and defect ![]() |
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d. If it accords with ritual ![]() |
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e. If it accords with human nature ![]() |
a. One can wish that acting that way would become a universal law. ![]() |
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b. One treats other human beings as ends in themselves. ![]() |
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c. One can anticipate that the action will result in more happiness than unhappiness. ![]() |
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d. A and B only ![]() |
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e. B and C only ![]() |
a. It is permissible to lie to someone if it was in his or her best interest. ![]() |
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b. It is permissible to lie to someone as long as there are no negative consequences. ![]() |
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c. It is permissible to lie to someone if it helps many other people. ![]() |
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d. It is impermissible to lie to someone unless it is to prevent them from doing something bad. ![]() |
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e. It is impermissible to lie. ![]() |
a. Maximize happiness for everyone. ![]() |
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b. Maximize happiness for oneself. ![]() |
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c. Maximize rationality in one’s actions. ![]() |
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d. Maximize virtue in one’s actions. ![]() |
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e. Minimize unhappiness for oneself. ![]() |
a. It is permissible to lie if it benefits a great number of people. ![]() |
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b. It is permissible to lie if nobody ever finds out. ![]() |
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c. It is permissible to lie if one is a virtuous person overall. ![]() |
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d. It is permissible to lie if it furthers one’s ends. ![]() |
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e. It is impermissible to lie. ![]() |
a. How do I tell the difference between right and wrong? ![]() |
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b. What is the difference between good and evil? ![]() |
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c. What do I need to do in order to go to heaven? ![]() |
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d. What is the best way to live one’s life? ![]() |
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e. What is the least amount of effort I need to exert to be good? ![]() |
a. is beneficial to people. ![]() |
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b. fulfills its function. ![]() |
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c. brings people happiness. ![]() |
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d. preserves itself. ![]() |
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e. makes the world a better place. ![]() |
a. habit. ![]() |
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b. nature. ![]() |
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c. nobility. ![]() |
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d. thoughtfulness. ![]() |
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e. compassion. ![]() |
a. habit. ![]() |
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b. nature. ![]() |
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c. nobility. ![]() |
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d. rationality. ![]() |
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e. compassion. ![]() |
a. Rationality ![]() |
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b. Intellect ![]() |
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c. Alienation ![]() |
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d. Self-interest ![]() |
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e. Compassion ![]() |
a. skepticism ![]() |
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b. gambling ![]() |
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c. culture ![]() |
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d. human nature ![]() |
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e. suffering ![]() |
a. Kant ![]() |
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b. Mill ![]() |
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c. Aristotle ![]() |
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d. Buddha ![]() |
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e. Confucius ![]() |
a. Persons are awarded a fundamental respect. ![]() |
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b. There are no “gray areas” when it comes to right and wrong. ![]() |
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c. There are sometimes “gray areas” when it comes to right and wrong. ![]() |
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d. A and B only ![]() |
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e. A and C only ![]() |
a. What is the good for human beings? ![]() |
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b. How can I tell if an action is right or wrong? ![]() |
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c. What do I need to do in order to go to heaven? ![]() |
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d. What is the best way to live one’s life? ![]() |
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e. What is the least amount of effort I need to exert to be good? ![]() |
a. We should act only on maxims that we wish to become universal laws. ![]() |
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b. We should act only when it will do no harm. ![]() |
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c. We should act always to maximize happiness. ![]() |
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d. We should act always in accordance with ritual. ![]() |
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e. We should act always in accordance with virtue. ![]() |
a. Privilege philosophers and scientists in his ethics ![]() |
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b. Establish a hierarchy of good and bad people ![]() |
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c. Differentiate human morality from that of mere animals ![]() |
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d. Discourage debauchery ![]() |
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e. Demonstrate that intelligence corresponds to goodness ![]() |
a. Rationality ![]() |
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b. Intuition ![]() |
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c. Consequences ![]() |
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d. Virtue ![]() |
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e. Circumstances ![]() |
a. We should act only on maxims that we wish to become universal laws. ![]() |
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b. We should act only when it will do no harm. ![]() |
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c. We should act always to maximize happiness. ![]() |
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d. We should act always in accordance with ritual. ![]() |
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e. We should act always in accordance with virtue. ![]() |
a. Intelligence ![]() |
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b. Organization of the state ![]() |
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c. Cruelty ![]() |
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d. Ethics ![]() |
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e. Science ![]() |
a. When the ethical imperative depends on the circumstances of the action ![]() |
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b. When the ethical imperative depends on the character of the person performing the action ![]() |
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c. When the ethical imperative depends on the consequences of the action ![]() |
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d. When the ethical imperative depends on the seriousness of the action ![]() |
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e. When the ethical imperative holds in all cases, universally ![]() |
a. The time has come to reconfirm the traditional values of our society. ![]() |
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b. All of the certainty traditionally associated with science and religion is an illusion. ![]() |
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c. As a society, the concept of God is no longer culturally significant for us. ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. Aristotle ![]() |
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b. Kant ![]() |
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c. Mill ![]() |
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d. Nietzsche ![]() |
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e. The Buddha ![]() |
a. Courageous people help their fellow human beings. ![]() |
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b. Courageous people are natural leaders. ![]() |
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c. Courage is something that some people are born with. ![]() |
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d. Courage results in positive consequences. ![]() |
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e. Courage is a mean between cowardice and rashness. ![]() |
a. Happiness is the good for human beings. ![]() |
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b. Happiness is the absence of pain, and pain should be avoided. ![]() |
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c. Happiness is the result of acting from rational moral principles. ![]() |
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d. Every human being has the right to happiness. ![]() |
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e. Every human being has the duty to make others happy. ![]() |
a. Its ruler is virtuous. ![]() |
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b. Its members engage in productive activity. ![]() |
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c. Its rulers are philosophers. ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. Ruling in accordance with ritual ![]() |
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b. Ruling in accordance with de ![]() |
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c. Ruling by force ![]() |
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d. Ruling by compassion ![]() |
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e. Respecting the opinions of the peasants ![]() |
a. A utopian society with no hunger or crime ![]() |
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b. A war of all against all ![]() |
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c. A continual struggle to compete with one’s fellow human beings ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. It is rational to entrust one’s fate to one’s superiors. ![]() |
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b. It is rational to submit to a common authority in order to escape the state of nature. ![]() |
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c. It is rational to create a society of culture. ![]() |
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d. It is rational to share our resources equally with one another. ![]() |
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e. It is rational to want to acquire power. ![]() |
a. It impoverishes workers. ![]() |
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b. It is physically strenuous for workers. ![]() |
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c. It alienates workers from their nature as human beings. ![]() |
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d. It is emotionally distressing to workers. ![]() |
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e. It is not intellectually stimulating for workers. ![]() |
a. It helps them earn a living. ![]() |
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b. It is a part of their nature. ![]() |
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c. It keeps them from rising up against their oppressors. ![]() |
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d. It divides society into an orderly hierarchy. ![]() |
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e. It helps to quell their violent impulses. ![]() |
a. only they know what justice and goodness are. ![]() |
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b. only they are respected by everyone in the city. ![]() |
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c. philosophers love their fellow men more than anything else. ![]() |
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d. philosophers derive their power from popular approval. ![]() |
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e. philosophers are inherently just and good. ![]() |
a. the rulers and the ruled. ![]() |
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b. all members of a society. ![]() |
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c. parents and their children. ![]() |
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d. human beings and God. ![]() |
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e. citizens and their representatives. ![]() |
a. Workers are dissociated from one another. ![]() |
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b. Workers are dissociated from the products of their labor. ![]() |
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c. Workers are dissociated from wages. ![]() |
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d. All of the above ![]() |
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e. A and B only ![]() |
a. A philosopher king ![]() |
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b. The agent and embodiment of the people ![]() |
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c. The solution to the sources of conflict in society ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. He introduced a conception of virtue that differed greatly from the traditional Christian version. ![]() |
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b. He provided an example of virtuous leadership by his own actions. ![]() |
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c. He misinterpreted Aristotle’s theory of virtue. ![]() |
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d. He introduced Aristotle’s theory of virtue to renaissance Italy. ![]() |
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e. He ignored all previous conceptions of virtue. ![]() |
a. That leaders should act only on the basis of the people’s wishes ![]() |
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b. That leaders should act as moral exemplars for their people ![]() |
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c. That leaders should act with cunning and, if need be, with cruelty ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. Most individuals owned their own farms or workshops. ![]() |
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b. Most individuals had a fair amount of financial security. ![]() |
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c. The economy was being transformed by technological advances. ![]() |
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d. No great divisions between social classes existed. ![]() |
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e. The dominant form of government was communism. ![]() |
a. Plato ![]() |
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b. Machiavelli ![]() |
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c. Hobbes ![]() |
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d. Marx ![]() |
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e. Confucius ![]() |
a. Marx ![]() |
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b. Hobbes ![]() |
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c. Confucius ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. Lao Tzu ![]() |
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b. Zhuangzi ![]() |
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c. Confucius ![]() |
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d. All of the above ![]() |
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e. A and C only ![]() |
a. Hobbes ![]() |
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b. Plato ![]() |
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c. Machiavelli ![]() |
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d. Aristotle ![]() |
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e. Confucius ![]() |
a. Force is the only way to maintain order. ![]() |
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b. Deceiving one’s subject is sometimes necessary to maintain one’s image. ![]() |
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c. Without leadership human beings would simply compete violently with one another. ![]() |
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d. Sometimes the best way to rule is through inaction. ![]() |
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e. Only through productive activity can human beings fulfill their nature. ![]() |
a. Plato ![]() |
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b. Hobbes ![]() |
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c. Machiavelli ![]() |
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d. Marx ![]() |
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e. Confucius ![]() |
a. Infinite error ![]() |
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b. Infinite happiness ![]() |
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c. Reason ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. Faith alone cannot prove to us that God exists. ![]() |
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b. Gambling is inherently exciting. ![]() |
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c. It is better to wager about God than about money. ![]() |
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d. Wagering helps us sharpen our reasoning skills. ![]() |
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e. We have no choice. We have to wager. ![]() |
a. the soul is by its nature alive. ![]() |
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b. the soul is by its nature dead. ![]() |
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c. the soul is what unites opposites. ![]() |
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d. everything passes away except the soul. ![]() |
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e. everything comes to be from its opposite. ![]() |
a. the soul is like the knowledge it apprehends, which is eternal. ![]() |
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b. the soul is like the harmony produced by a lyre. ![]() |
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c. the soul is a vapor that escapes the body as it dies. ![]() |
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d. the soul is associated with thinking, and therefore it exists. ![]() |
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e. the soul is like an empty cabinet, which will be refilled in the next life. ![]() |
a. existence is included in the idea of an infinitely great being. ![]() |
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b. our sources for this idea are very reliable. ![]() |
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c. the world contains many things that we cannot understand. ![]() |
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d. our understanding is not infinitely great. ![]() |
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e. God is not a deceiver. ![]() |
a. Confucius ![]() |
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b. Plato ![]() |
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c. Nietzsche ![]() |
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d. Buddha ![]() |
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e. Lao Tzu ![]() |
a. Very likely true ![]() |
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b. Very likely false ![]() |
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c. Absolute and certain ![]() |
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d. Unnecessary because faith does not require proof ![]() |
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e. A mere exercise in reasoning ![]() |
a. Everything that exists must have a cause. ![]() |
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b. Only material things must have causes. ![]() |
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c. Only immaterial things must have causes. ![]() |
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d. A cause must possess at least as much reality as its effect. ![]() |
||
e. One must be inspired by a cause in order to think rationally. ![]() |
a. That there is no self at all ![]() |
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b. That many of the things we identify with our self are in fact “not self” ![]() |
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c. That everything in the world is part of the self ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. A string ![]() |
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b. A harmony ![]() |
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c. A note ![]() |
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d. A dance ![]() |
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e. A horn ![]() |
a. Empirical ![]() |
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b. Non-empirical ![]() |
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c. Rational ![]() |
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d. Non-rational ![]() |
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e. Analogical ![]() |
a. Ontological ![]() |
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b. Causal ![]() |
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c. Practical ![]() |
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d. Analogical ![]() |
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e. Empirical ![]() |
a. The idea that one cannot opt out of wagering on God’s existence ![]() |
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b. The idea of God he possesses innately ![]() |
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c. The idea that the soul must exist after the body dies ![]() |
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d. The idea that God presents humanity with a test of faith ![]() |
||
e. The idea that heaven is accessible through the intellect ![]() |
a. Saint Anselm’s ontological argument for the existence of God relies on a mistaken idea of what God is. ![]() |
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b. Saint Anselm’s ontological argument for the existence of God relies on evidence from the senses. ![]() |
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c. The same form of argument can be used to prove that an infinite island exists. ![]() |
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d. The same form of argument can be used to prove that Saint Anselm is God. ![]() |
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e. Saint Anselm’s ontological argument for the existence of God fails to take into account the empirical evidence for God’s existence. ![]() |
a. God exists, because we think he does. ![]() |
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b. It is not possible to think of God as nonexistent. ![]() |
||
c. We exist because God thinks about us. ![]() |
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d. Everything you can think of exists. ![]() |
||
e. Nothing exists that cannot be thought of. ![]() |
a. Life is suffering. ![]() |
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b. Suffering is caused by desire. ![]() |
||
c. Death is the end of suffering. ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |
a. He believes that his soul is immortal. ![]() |
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b. He believes that the body is merely a hindrance from access to the forms. ![]() |
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c. He believes that God is waiting for him. ![]() |
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d. Both A and B ![]() |
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e. Both B and C ![]() |