As a lexical definition, the definition "'Practical' means not being impractical" may be criticized as:
A) Being vague.
B) Being too broad.
C) Failing to indicate the context to which the definiens pertains.
D) Being too narrow.
E) Being negative.
E
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Skinner maintains that people can be happy only if free
A. True B. False
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
You and your visually-impaired mother, whom you love dearly, are attending a lecture by a scientist who is conducting groundbreaking research on a vaccine for AIDS when a fire breaks out in the lecture hall. A beam falls, trapping your mother, her seeing eye dog, and the scientist. You have time to save only one of them. A care ethicist would most likely advise you to:
A. save your mother; your relationship with her creates a special obligation to her. B. save the dog; to give preferential treatment to humans in this case is speciesist. C. save the scientist; she is more likely to benefit society through her research. D. apply the doctrine of the mean and take each of them partway out of the building.