Aristotle believes that our deepest desire is for scientific knowledge

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


true

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For testimony to be reliable,

A) it must come from someone with a Ph.D. B) the events being described must be witnessed by both the person speaking and the hearer. C) it must agree with what the hearer already believes. D) the hearer must understand what is being heard.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Ethical egoism is a form of teleological ethics. 2. Jeremy Bentham’s method of measuring pleasure and pain was called the hedonic calculus. 3. The consequentialist principle states that consequences should not play a role in ethics. 4. Bentham would say that you have a moral obligation to pursue the higher and more refined pleasures, even if you hate them. 5. Utilitarians deny that there is a single absolute principle for deciding what is right or wrong.

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The revival of __________ in China today is illustrated with the return of images of the bodhisattva Kuan Yin

a. Buddhism b. Communism c. Confucianism d. Daoism e. Islam

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According to Smith, when private individuals are left free to seek their own interests in free markets, they will inevitably be led to further the public welfare by an "invisible hand."

a. True b. False

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