Evaluate the following claim, paying particular attention to problems of clarity. Note that claims may also present problems of knowability, though we don't address knowability per se in this chapter.Most voters in the 2008 presidential election believe that the Republican candidate better represents traditional values than does the Democratic candidate.
What will be an ideal response?
It would be hard to know whether this was true even if we could identify just what "traditional values" meant. There may be something to this claim, but it would take someone more willing to go out on a limb than we to say exactly what it is.
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Plato diverges from his teacher Socrates in that Plato:
1. advocates the recognition of one's ignorance. 2. uses logic and reason. 3. offers final answers about what is True. 4. loves wisdom.
Many Muslims believe that Muhammad visited heaven during his lifetime
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The moderate position on lying entails
a) telling lies as much as you can get away with. b) never telling even a "little white one." c) trying to tell the truth as much as possible. d) telling the truth when it suits.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. An egoist is a person who, by definition, thinks highly of himself or herself and utilizes self-praise consistently. 2. Egoism and Egotism are two words for basically the same thing. 3. A psychological egoist is by definition a selfish person. 4. A psychological egoist is a person who believes that all people look after themselves. 5. "Ought implies can" usually means the same as "if there is a will there is a way."