Rachels argues that all societies have some values in common. What example does

Rachels use to make this claim?



a. There has never been a society that has lasted for a significant period of time
where men are honored for running away in battle.
b. All societies have some general prescription for providing for the needs of
the young.
c. Cleanliness is a universally shared value, arising out of the biological risk of
disease.
d. All of the above


ANS: B

Philosophy & Belief

You might also like to view...

The formal name of the Mormon Church is ______________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Philosophy & Belief

Aristippus thought we should observe people's actual behavior

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Philosophy & Belief

Rawls thinks that his own concept of reciprocity reaches the same result as Utilitarianism when applied to the case of slavery

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Philosophy & Belief

What was Plato's view of an ideal republic?

A. He advocated that anyone should be eligible to be a ruler or a guardian regardless of his or her gender. B. He advocated that hierarchies in a state should be relaxed and adaptable to changing needs. C. He advocated that people should focus on their own well-being rather than on the well-being of the state. D. He advocated that guardians and mothers should raise their own children without letting them to be raised in common.

Philosophy & Belief