According to John Rawls, people in "the original position" choose the principles of justice solely on the basis of

A) social utility.

B) their religion.

C) self-interest.

D) their intuitive knowledge of the natural rights of all human beings.


C

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The "double-consciousness" referred to by Du Bois is:

A. intended only as a metaphor. B. simultaneously seeing oneself both as an individual and as a member of one's race. C. experienced only by the educated elite. D. an idea founded upon Stoic philosophy. E. an idea founded upon the views of the British Empiricists.

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How many categories of needs does a just state meet?

a. 3 b. 5 c. 7 d. 9

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The main symbol of Sikhism is a double-edged sword known as the:

a. khanda. b. kanga. c. kirpan. d. kara.

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Pericthyone, like Plato, seems to have been trained in the

Pythagorean tradition.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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