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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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? |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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? |
||
|
b. What is the difference between good and evil? |
||
|
c. What do I need to do in order to go to heaven? |
||
|
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. |
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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 |
||
|
b. gambling |
||
|
c. culture |
||
|
d. human nature |
||
|
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. |
||
|
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? |
||
|
c. What do I need to do in order to go to heaven? |
||
|
d. What is the best way to live one’s life? |
||
|
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. |
||
|
e. We should act always in accordance with virtue. |
|
a. Privilege philosophers and scientists in his ethics |
||
|
b. Establish a hierarchy of good and bad people |
||
|
c. Differentiate human morality from that of mere animals |
||
|
d. Discourage debauchery |
||
|
e. Demonstrate that intelligence corresponds to goodness |
|
a. Rationality |
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|
b. Intuition |
||
|
c. Consequences |
||
|
d. Virtue |
||
|
e. Circumstances |
|
a. We should act only on maxims that we wish to become universal laws. |
||
|
b. We should act only when it will do no harm. |
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|
c. We should act always to maximize happiness. |
||
|
d. We should act always in accordance with ritual. |
||
|
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 |
||
|
d. Ethics |
||
|
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 |
||
|
d. When the ethical imperative depends on the seriousness of the action |
||
|
e. When the ethical imperative holds in all cases, universally |
|
a. The time has come to reconfirm the traditional values of our society. |
||
|
b. All of the certainty traditionally associated with science and religion is an illusion. |
||
|
c. As a society, the concept of God is no longer culturally significant for us. |
||
|
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. |
||
|
e. Courage is a mean between cowardice and rashness. |
|
a. Happiness is the good for human beings. |
||
|
b. Happiness is the absence of pain, and pain should be avoided. |
||
|
c. Happiness is the result of acting from rational moral principles. |
||
|
d. Every human being has the right to happiness. |
||
|
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 |
||
|
d. Ruling by compassion |
||
|
e. Respecting the opinions of the peasants |
|
a. A utopian society with no hunger or crime |
||
|
b. A war of all against all |
||
|
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. |
||
|
b. It is rational to submit to a common authority in order to escape the state of nature. |
||
|
c. It is rational to create a society of culture. |
||
|
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. |
||
|
b. It is physically strenuous for workers. |
||
|
c. It alienates workers from their nature as human beings. |
||
|
d. It is emotionally distressing to workers. |
||
|
e. It is not intellectually stimulating for workers. |
|
a. It helps them earn a living. |
||
|
b. It is a part of their nature. |
||
|
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. |
||
|
b. only they are respected by everyone in the city. |
||
|
c. philosophers love their fellow men more than anything else. |
||
|
d. philosophers derive their power from popular approval. |
||
|
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. |
||
|
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. |
||
|
c. Workers are dissociated from wages. |
||
|
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 |
||
|
c. The solution to the sources of conflict in society |
||
|
d. Both A and B |
||
|
e. Both B and C |
|
a. He introduced a conception of virtue that differed greatly from the traditional Christian version. |
||
|
b. He provided an example of virtuous leadership by his own actions. |
||
|
c. He misinterpreted Aristotle’s theory of virtue. |
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|
d. He introduced Aristotle’s theory of virtue to renaissance Italy. |
||
|
e. He ignored all previous conceptions of virtue. |
|
a. That leaders should act only on the basis of the people’s wishes |
||
|
b. That leaders should act as moral exemplars for their people |
||
|
c. That leaders should act with cunning and, if need be, with cruelty |
||
|
d. Both A and B |
||
|
e. Both B and C |
|
a. Most individuals owned their own farms or workshops. |
||
|
b. Most individuals had a fair amount of financial security. |
||
|
c. The economy was being transformed by technological advances. |
||
|
d. No great divisions between social classes existed. |
||
|
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 |
||
|
e. Both B and C |
|
a. Lao Tzu |
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|
b. Zhuangzi |
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|
c. Confucius |
||
|
d. All of the above |
||
|
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. |
||
|
b. Deceiving one’s subject is sometimes necessary to maintain one’s image. |
||
|
c. Without leadership human beings would simply compete violently with one another. |
||
|
d. Sometimes the best way to rule is through inaction. |
||
|
e. Only through productive activity can human beings fulfill their nature. |
|
a. Plato |
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|
b. Hobbes |
||
|
c. Machiavelli |
||
|
d. Marx |
||
|
e. Confucius |
|
a. Infinite error |
||
|
b. Infinite happiness |
||
|
c. Reason |
||
|
d. Both A and B |
||
|
e. Both B and C |
|
a. Faith alone cannot prove to us that God exists. |
||
|
b. Gambling is inherently exciting. |
||
|
c. It is better to wager about God than about money. |
||
|
d. Wagering helps us sharpen our reasoning skills. |
||
|
e. We have no choice. We have to wager. |
|
a. the soul is by its nature alive. |
||
|
b. the soul is by its nature dead. |
||
|
c. the soul is what unites opposites. |
||
|
d. everything passes away except the soul. |
||
|
e. everything comes to be from its opposite. |
|
a. the soul is like the knowledge it apprehends, which is eternal. |
||
|
b. the soul is like the harmony produced by a lyre. |
||
|
c. the soul is a vapor that escapes the body as it dies. |
||
|
d. the soul is associated with thinking, and therefore it exists. |
||
|
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. |
||
|
b. our sources for this idea are very reliable. |
||
|
c. the world contains many things that we cannot understand. |
||
|
d. our understanding is not infinitely great. |
||
|
e. God is not a deceiver. |
|
a. Confucius |
||
|
b. Plato |
||
|
c. Nietzsche |
||
|
d. Buddha |
||
|
e. Lao Tzu |
|
a. Very likely true |
||
|
b. Very likely false |
||
|
c. Absolute and certain |
||
|
d. Unnecessary because faith does not require proof |
||
|
e. A mere exercise in reasoning |
|
a. Everything that exists must have a cause. |
||
|
b. Only material things must have causes. |
||
|
c. Only immaterial things must have causes. |
||
|
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 |
||
|
b. That many of the things we identify with our self are in fact “not self” |
||
|
c. That everything in the world is part of the self |
||
|
d. Both A and B |
||
|
e. Both B and C |
|
a. A string |
||
|
b. A harmony |
||
|
c. A note |
||
|
d. A dance |
||
|
e. A horn |
|
a. Empirical |
||
|
b. Non-empirical |
||
|
c. Rational |
||
|
d. Non-rational |
||
|
e. Analogical |
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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 |
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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 |
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e. The idea that heaven is accessible through the intellect |
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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. |
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a. God exists, because we think he does. |
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b. It is not possible to think of God as nonexistent. |
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c. We exist because God thinks about us. |
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d. Everything you can think of exists. |
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e. Nothing exists that cannot be thought of. |
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a. Life is suffering. |
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b. Suffering is caused by desire. |
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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 |
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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 |