Reviewing scientific theories in light of new information is most important so that ______
A. theories can be confirmed
B. theories can be revised if needed
C. observations can be disconfirmed
D. scientists can test their skills
B
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That contracts are not always followed to the letter seems to violate Kantian principles because:
A) Kant had extensive personal services contracts himself. B) Kant believes that people should act only in a way that they are willing to have followed all the time. C) Kant was a literalist. D) Kant held that all human agreements are sacred.
The following dispute: Harry: I see that the Zena Corporation is really doing well now. It earned $1.4 million last quarter. Piper: No, you're quite wrong about that. In fact Zena earned only $1.2 million last quarter. is best described as:
A) Verbal arising from vagueness. B) Moral. C) Verbal arising from ambiguity. D) Factual. E) Financial.
Which of the following best describes the Pharisees?
A) They wished to interpret the law in a clear and consistent fashion. B) They wanted to reestablish the Israelite monarchy. C) They cooperated very closely with the Roman Empire in order to gain its favor. D) They withdrew themselves to an isolated retreat in the desert. E) They did not accept the authority of the Jewish scriptures.
The moral position that right and wrong can be understood in terms of their effect on something's purpose is
A) A functionalist theory of morality B) A realist theory of morality C) An instrumental theory of morality D) A deontological theory of morality