Historical-critical studies of scriptures assert that scriptures are a mixture of many elements, including myths, cultural influences, ethical instructions, copying mistakes, actual history, and genuine spiritual inspiration
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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The branch of philosophy that investigates the nature, the essential properties and the relationship of being.
a. ontology b. epistemology c. induction d. metaphysics.
A major difference between Mill‘s ethics and Bentham’s is that
a. Bentham was a hedonist and Mill was not. b. Mill said pleasures differ only in their quantity. c. Mill said that there are higher and lower pleasures. d. Mill believed that values are objective and exist independently of human preferences.
Which of the following did Kant believe was good without qualification, that is, cannot be morally condemned?
a) The intention to do what is right because it is right b) The intention to do what one understands to be commanded by God c) A "will to power" that attempts to exert itself throughout all space d) An action that increases the well-being of those one loves
What are the two kinds of virtue Aristotle describes?
a. Moral and intellectual b. Moral and immoral c. Patience and virginity d. Mortal and venial