In Plato's dialogue entitled Gorgias, the confusion of Callicles' moral relativism is artistically indicated by:
A. his unkempt appearance.
B. Callicles' opposition to Plato's arguments.
C. Callicles' ranting, shouting, abusiveness, and loss of dignity.
D. Plato's refusal to even engage with Callicles.
E. All of the above
Answer: C
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
False knowledge is
A) Common B) Impossible C) Uncommon D) Dangerous
Which of the following is a Rawlsian argument against discrimination?
A. Since the least advantaged in a society would be better off in a nondiscriminatory society than in one that discriminates, the rational person would see that nondiscrimination is morally preferable. B. People are treated as members of class with a certain characteristic, not as persons. They are not ends in themselves, but because of that characteristic, they are denied equal treatment and respect. C. The dominant class has a desire to maintain its superiority and its class prerogatives. D. Systematic discrimination produces a class of people who are arguably treated unjustly. Other groups in the society will also have cause to worry about whether they will be the next group to be discriminated against. On the whole, more harm than good is done.
A strength of relativism as an ethical theory is
a. it leads to mutual understanding b. it promotes tolerance c. it helps us understand our own culture d. it teaches us about the force of culture