A surprisingly modern belief of Lucretius is that the:
A. proper study of philosophy is the nature of man.
B. diversity of species can be explained by natural selection.
C. earth revolves around the sun.
D. world is made up of tiny, unseen bodies.
E. stars are actually other suns at a great distance.
Answer: D
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According to Brock, nonvoluntary euthanasia is:
a. equally as permissible as voluntary euthanasia b. not an issue in the euthanasia debate c. potentially an unwanted side-effect of permitting voluntary euthanasia d. equally as objectionable as voluntary euthanasia
The definition "'Case' means (1) a set of circumstances, (2) a lawsuit, (3) a box for holding something" is an example of:
A) A lexical definition. B) An enumerative definition. C) A demonstrative definition. D) A precising definition. E) A definition by subclass.
An example of an analytic statement is
a. All lemons are tart. b. Humans are always selfish. c. All bachelors are under 20 ft. tall. d. All bachelors are unmarried.
Consider this argument:
If there is a square in the picture then there is a circle as well. Therefore, if there is a circle in the picture there is a triangle in the picture. Based on the four pictures, which of them constitute invalidating counter examples to the argument, and which do not?