According to Johnson, one reason we should not rely on friends to help us overcome our self-deception is that they __________

a. do not wish to give offense
b. have similarities of manners and hence palliate one’s feelings
c. are unwilling to give pain
d. all of the above


d

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a. sense perception, ideas and concepts. b. God, minds and material bodies. c. understanding, sense perception and material bodies. d. God, material bodies and properties of material bodies

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Which is the correct formula for "Italy is not in Europe unless Canada is in North America" --where C = Canada is in North America, and I = Italy is in Europe?

A) I v ~C B) I ? C C) ~ I v C

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In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling included

a. support for corporations' First Amendment right to participate in the political process b. prohibiting business corporations from spending corporate funds to publicize political views that do not materially affect their business. c. that banking procedures are to be regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. d. that states should be permitted to distinguish between the rights of individuals and the rights of corporations

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Keller proposes that feminists can contribute to the sciences by bringing a new

range of

A. Theories B. Conclusions C. Challenges D. Sensitivities

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