By applying the rule MP to "~ (A ? ~ D) ? (~B v A), ~ (A ? ~ D)?" we can deduce
A) ~B v A B) ~B ? A C) A ? ~D
A
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Jean Paul Sartre uses the term "the in itself" to refer to
a. human consciousness. b. the being of any nonphysical reality. c. that dimension of reality which is unknowable. d. the sort of being manifested in objects.
Determine which of the lettered claims below is equivalent to the following: Steve can neither be tested nor give blood. (This is easy to do if you symbolize the claims first and have some familiarity either with truth tables or with the Group II rules for derivations-the truth-functional equivalences.)A. If Steve can give blood, then he has been tested.B. If Steve has been tested, then he can give blood.C. Steve cannot give blood, and he has not been tested.D. Steve has not been tested, but he can give blood.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Parfit claims that the Bundle Theory of the self is more defensible than the Ego Theory of the self
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Marsha Taylor, the college president, argues that it's inappropriate to have condom-dispensing machines on campus. Apparently Taylor is completely anti sex. Just abolish sex altogether. That's what she wants. But without sex there would be no human race. And no animals either. Obviously Taylor's argument makes no sense
whatsoever. A) Missing the point. B) No fallacy. C) Red herring. D) Straw man. E) Argument against the person, circumstantial.