What is Shelby Steele’s position on affirmative action?

a. He supports affirmative action as a means to rectify past injustices.
b. He supports affirmative action as a “necessary evil” on our path to a truly colorblind society.
c. He opposes affirmative action on the grounds that it has done more harm than good.
d. He opposes affirmative action because it promotes mediocrity and incompetence.


c

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A. consulting religious doctrine. B. divine inspiration. C. the use of reason alone. D. careful observation of human society. E. Any of the above

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According to Leibniz, "There is nothing in the intellect that was not first in the senses, ______."

a. except for the intellect itself b. so ideas not grounded in experience are illusions c. except for the light of God’s illumination d. so the mind, by itself, is a blank tablet

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What does Kant mean by "autonomy"?

What will be an ideal response?

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Why does Maquire consider market capitalism to be a kind of religion?

a. Going shopping is like going to church for some people. b. It serves to define the world and our role in it. c. Markets teach us to be peaceful with one another. d. It declares that markets created the world.

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