Who believes humans have enough wealth and technology to justify no longer pursuing more?
a. Bill McKibben c. Gordon Moore
b. Ted Kaczynski d. Bill Joy
ANS: A
McKibben justifies the position that humanity could stand to halt technological research because current
technologies should be considered sufficient.
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The materialists believed that the only thing that is good is pleasure. 2. Anaxagoras taught that in everything there is a portion of everything. 3. The Greeks believed in a flat earth.
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint. Some flying horses are not zebras. Therefore, some zebras are not flying horses
A) Invalid; illicit conversion. B) Invalid; existential fallacy. C) Invalid; illicit subcontrary. D) Invalid; illicit contraposition. E) Valid; no fallacy.
This inductive argument relies on accepting the views of an expert as support for the conclusion.
Which of the following describes the external price that must be paid by those in surrounding communities when pollutants are generated?
a. Private costs b. Divergent costs c. Market costs d. Social costs