According to Sidgwick, philosophers often make mistakes when

a. they fail to accept tautologies as true. b. they look carefully to see whether an axiom is correct.
c. they fail to distinguish sham axioms from true ones.
d. all of these answers.
e. none of these answers.


c

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Socrates explains that he is ‘wise’ in that

a. he knows what the gods know [the good] b. he knows what his 'inner voice' tells him c. he knows what he does not know [the good] d. the way the craftsmen know their craft, he knows the good e. he knows not only the sciences, but the good

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Some scholars today refer to the Gospel of Thomas as the "Fifth Gospel."

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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