The modern metaphor used in the book to explain the “Myth of the Cave” was

a) a movie theater.
b) a sailing ship.
c) a subterranean spring.
d) an underground ci


a) a movie theater.

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The illiteracy rate in all developing countries is high. It follows that every person from a developing country must be illiterate. Identify the fallacy that applies to this example.

A. The fallacy of division B. The weak analogy fallacy C. The questionable cause fallacy D. The fallacy of composition

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Can Medea's actions be defended in any way? Is Jason free of blame? What do you think Euripides intended as his moral of the story?

What will be an ideal response?

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According to Rorty, if we look for the "essence" of Heidegger's works too avidly we will:

A. overlook the delights of his prose. B. read him as he did not wish to be read. C. fall into a kind of "fundamentalism." D. be forced to deny his similarities with Hitler. E. None of the above

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According to the law of karma, whatever I do I do to myself

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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