Philip Hallie’s approach to ethics emphasizes __________

a. high level abstractions.
b. common nouns.
c. religious texts.
d. proper names and verbs.


d

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Daoism likely established monasteries and temples

A. in order to more closely follow the teachings of the Daodejing. B. to guard its secret practices. C. as a result of Buddhism's influence on it. D. to protect itself from Confucian influence.

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Eliade argued religion was a way of balancing the ________ and the ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The three major Socratic philosophers are:

1. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. 2. Pythagoras, Anaxagoras, and Socrates. 3. Thales, Heraclitus, and Socrates. 4. Socrates, Diogenes, and Zeno.

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Al-Ghazali writes, "They [beliefs based on sense or intellect] are true in respect of your present state; but it is possible that a state will come upon you whose relation to your waking consciousness is analogous to the relation of the latter to dreaming." This insight leads him to

A) question beliefs based on prophetic revelation. B) absolute certainty about beliefs based on sensation. C) skepticism about knowledge claims based on sense and intellect. D) the firm conviction that certainty can only be reached by systematic demonstration and rational argument.

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