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.
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.
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.
Newton had little interest in the relation between his science and religious views of the universe
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.