Singer notes that if one accepts the principle, that if it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening without thereby sacrificing anything of comparably more importance, we ought, morally, to do it, then the traditional distinction between ________ cannot be drawn
a. the obligatory and the supererogatory
b. proximal and distant causes
c. duty and charity
d. obligations to family and obligations to others
c
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The Greek philosopher Plato believed that
a. we all possess knowledge of universal truths, even though we are not aware of that knowledge b. absolute truth exists c. knowledge can be achieved through reasoning d. "good" and "bad," like "true" and "false," change depending upon one's point of view
The authors of our text point out that our image of ourselves as individuals is paradoxical because
A) ?in fact selves do not exist. B) ?it is an image that we have been taught by society, precisely because we are not mere individuals. C) ?it implies we are always in bad faith. D) ?the self is "Spirit," as Hegel says.
In a truth table for [(E ? ~G) ? G] ? ~ (~ H ? H), which truth values go in the column under the second conditional?
A) FFTT B) TT C) FFFFTTTT D) TFTFTFTF
Which is not a common conclusion indicator word or phrase?
A. it follows that B. thus C. the reason being D. consequently