Part of Bentham's intent in formulating utilitarianism was to reform the English legal system
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Peirce rejects three methods for arriving at belief. They are:
a. tenacity, authority, the a priori method. b. feelings, intuitions, science. c. deductive logic, inductive logic, modal logic. d. tenacity, convention, science.
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The abbreviated truth table method can be used to prove that an argument is valid
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1. Shinto is a combination of Buddhism and Confucianism. 2. Traditionally, Shinto shrines had men called miko acting in the role of the priest. 3. The Fushimi Inari shrine near Kyoto has thousands of torii. 4. Kamikaze pilots were Buddhists who attained instant enlightenment by their acts of martyrdom. 5. Shinto has developed teachings about both this world as well as the next.
In 2009 Jeffrey Locker was found tied up in his car and dead as a result of multiple stab wounds. Kenneth Minor was arrested and charged with his murder, but Minor claimed that Locker had hired him to assist in his death so that his family could receive a life insurance payment that would eliminate Locker’s large debts. Assume that Minor’s claim was true. A natural law theorist would determine that Minor’s action was
a. morally impermissible, because the law does not allow for citizens to assist others in committing suicide. b. morally impermissible, because it was not a legitimate application of the doctrine of double effect. c. morally permissible, because Jeffrey had consented and Minor had respected his autonomy. d. morally permissible, because it was a legitimate application of the doctrine of double effect.