Thomson asks us to suppose a variety of unlikely scenarios as analogues to abortion
Why?
What will be an ideal response?
Are they good analogies or bad ones? Why?
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What was René Descartes' overall philosophical project?
A. to determine the true nature of the self B. to determine mathematical models of thinking C. to build knowledge on a foundation he could be absolutely certain of D. to prove the existence of God
INSTRUCTIONS: Use an ordinary truth table to answer the following problems. Construct the truth table as per the instructions in the textbook. Given the statement: (A ? ? S) • (S • ?
A) This statement is: A) Valid. B) Tautologous. C) Self-contradictory. D) Contingent. E) Inconsistent.
Which of the following criticisms of the social cost view supports the idea that the social cost view is unjust?
a. The social cost view assumes that being required to pay for the cost of injuries will inspire manufacturers to reduce the number of accidents. b. The social cost view requires manufacturers to pay for unforeseeable and unpreventable injuries. c. The social cost view has increased the number of lawsuits under the strict liability claim. d. The social cost view does not consider the standard utilitarian assumptions about the values of efficiency.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Hellenism promoted a city-state focused world-view or outlook that discouraged learning about other cultures or sharing information. 2. Stoicism urged the individual to listen to the divine element within and to attain a state of harmony with nature and the universe. 3. Epicurus profoundly influenced the history of Western religion, especially later beliefs about the immortality of the soul and the effects that decisions made in this life can have on posthumous rewards and punishments. 4. Alexander the Great conquered the eastern Mediterranean region, including Palestine, in the late fourth century BCE.