Mavrodes argues that the idea of moral obligation in a Russellian world is ________

a. logically impossible
b. demonstrably false
c. logically contradictory
d. strange


d

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Which of the following is probably an expression of the influence of the Stereotyping Heuristic?

(a) "Brandon is a huge fan of the San Francisco Giants. If he sees anything at all with the SF Giant's logo on it, a shirt, a coffee cup, a banner, you know Brandon is going to want to buy it." (b) "There is always another way to tweak the artwork this way or that. But we have to get the marketing materials to the conference soon. So I say that the design is good to go." (c) "I never get a flu shot. When I was a kid I had a terrible infection and the doctor gave me a hypo of penicillin right in the butt. Wow did that hurt!" (d) "This year two of the people in our office died. One was hit by a drunk driver last summer when he was out biking, and the other had a fatal heart attack while shoveling snow. We all worked in the same office, reported to the same boss, and both of them were about my age. Makes me not want to do anything that is physically exerting." (e) "The prosecuting attorney pointed at the accused and said, ‘For a man like him, raised in his religious culture, it is a huge dishonor if a wife is not totally subservient to her husband. That is how we know that the defendant is guilty of murder. I say that he is the one who beat his wife to death. His motive was that he thought she had somehow dishonored him."

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To explain how the contents of all the monads’ experiences are similar, Leibniz develops the notion of

a. interaction between monads. b. the preestablished harmony. c. one, commonly perceived external world. d. universals.

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The definition "A pot roast is 'cooked' if and only if a thermometer reads at least 155° F when inserted into the thickest part" is an example of:

A) A persuasive definition. B) An operational definition. C) A precising definition. D) A military definition. E) A theoretical definition.

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Zen Buddhism is said to preserve the Buddha's teachings through mind-to-mind transmission rather than scriptures

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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