The example in the text about the word person and the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that corporations are persons reinforces the idea that ________
(a) people are biological
(b) corporations are immortal
(c) meaning matters
(d) what person means is not all that important
c
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Descartes' method urges us to consolidate simple propositions into more complex ones
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Searle's Chinese Room thought experiment is designed to indicate whether passing the Turing test
A. requires understanding. B. requires a knowledge of semantics. C. requires intelligence. D. all of these. E. none of these.
Who developed the purest form of ontological argument?
A) Aquinas B) Augustine C) Aristotle D) Anselm
One danger of jury nullification—that both Abramson and Haynie acknowledge as a
danger—is that through jury nullification, juries might a. indulge in feelings of resentment against the wealthy and privileged. b. become arrogant and self-serving. c. refuse to convict those who commit crimes against minorities. d. be abolished altogether, as the public becomes increasingly upset with jury verdicts. e. be difficult to fill, as more people refuse to serve on juries.