Descartes method of doubt is intended to determine whether we can have any knowledge of the external world.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Which of the following religions believes that the universe is pluralistic, having many gods with growth and change as well as nature, humanity, and the divine not sharply separated?
a. Shintoism b. Confucianism c. Zen Buddhism d. None of these
William D. Ross refers overridable moral rules as:
What will be an ideal response?
Descartes' Evil Genius thought experiment is intended to show that
A. an evil genius exists and is constantly deceiving us. B. because we can't be certain that we're not in the grip of an evil genius, we can't acquire knowledge through the senses. C. sometimes we can acquire knowledge through the senses. D. because we can often be certain that we're not in the grip of an evil genius, we can acquire knowledge through the senses.
Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage.Overheard: "You don't think this country is in a slump? Get real. George here was laid off before Memorial Day, and Howie's wife and a whole bunch of other people lost their jobs when the Safeway over on Jeffrey closed down. These are tough times."
What will be an ideal response?