Before the case of MacPherson v. Buick Motor Car in 1916, the law based a manufacturer's liability for injuries due to a defective product on
A) the principle of strict liability.
B) the contractual relationship between the producer and the consumer.
C) the principle of the reasonable person.
D) whether or not the manufacturer exercised due care.
B
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Daoism has been especially revived in mainland China in
a. Beijing c. National shines b. Punjab d. Local temples
In which of the following situations is belief without sufficient evidence justified according to James?
A) when confronted with a genuine option B) in most cases of scientific investigation C) whenever we feel like it D) when we own ships and send them out to sea
The benefits within moral standards are best seen in which statement?
a. There is a complete list of adequacy criteria for moral judgments that philosophers all agree on. b. Professional codes are the rules that are supposed to govern the conduct of members of a given profession. c. Professional codes of ethics provide a complete and reliable guide to one's moral obligations. d. People who are exclusively concerned with their own interests tend to have happier and more satisfying lives than those whose desires extend beyond themselves
Given Foucault's understanding of truth and subjectivity, he has an enormous debt to:
a. Hume b. Locke c. Hegel d. Kierkegaard e. Mill