There is a fundamental ambiguity at the heart of psychological egoism. This ambiguity

involves the question of whether



a. We are our brothers’ keepers
b. We have a right to government support when we fall on hard times
c. We act selfishly or in our own self-interest
d. All of the Above


c. We act selfishly or in our own self-interest

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The following formulation characterizes the pragmatic theory of truth:

A) p is true if and only if p corresponds to the facts. B) p is true if and only if believing p is true works. C) p is true if and only if p is logically implied by q and q is a true statement. D) p is true if and only if p works.

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In general, if you have a right to something, then the government (or society) should provide it for you

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Suppose a quality control inspector pulls every tenth can of soup from a conveyor belt to ensure that the cans are filled to capacity. How should this procedure be evaluated?

A) The sample may not be a random sample. B) The procedure is defective because it fails to specify which can is selected first. C) The procedure guarantees that the sample is a random sample. D) The sample is not large enough for the kind of test being done. E) The procedure calls for an excessively large sample.

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Newton had little interest in the relation between his science and religious views of the universe

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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