What is Bentham's "hedonistic calculus"? What might this device tell us about the Age of Reason and the type of arguments that would be considered important in such an age? Give an example of how to use the calculus.
What will be an ideal response?
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Compare and contrast your moral obligations to (a) an infant child in your family, (b) a
puppy in your household, and (c) a swarm of cockroaches in your kitchen sink.
What will be an ideal response?Though Putnam believes we can know objective truths in ethics, he rejects any notion of
ethical a. final or fixed truth. b. cross-cultural truth. c. wisdom. d. fact. e. rules for social groups.
The logical connectedness of "No airline has been lowering its fares over the past ten years. North American Air Link is an airline. Thus North American Air Link has not been lowering its fares over the past ten years" is
A) strong B) weak C) failed
Put the following categorical syllogism into standard form and identify its mood and figure. No tragic actors are idiots. But some comedians are not idiots. So, some comedians are not tragic actors.
What will be an ideal response?