According to Louis Pojman, Ayn Rand’s argument in favor of ethical egoism is guilty of the fallacy of the false dilemma
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One objection to identity theory is that if mental states are identical with brain states, then
A) ?they should not be able to interact, which they can. B) ?our physical descriptions of behavior are inaccurate. C) ?they should both have the same properties, which they don't. D) ?mentalistic language should be replaced.
The Confucian "attunement of names" means that
A) the names we give to our children are an important factor in their character formation. B) names don't really matter. C) the name we give to something should match the reality. D) what counts the most is who you know.
When we encounter an unpleasing semblance, we should:
a. examine it according to the rules we have. b. decide whether it is in our power. c. decide whether it is not in our power. d. all of these answers. e. none of these answers.
In the reading selection from Plato’s Republic, Socrates gets Thrasymachus assert the contradictory claim that
a. knowledge is and is not attainable. b. it is logically necessary that God exists and logically necessary that God does not exist. c. there is and is not a given human nature. d. justice is and is not doing what is in the interest of those in power.