An argument of this form: if you assume that a set of statement is true, and yet you can deduce a false or absurd statement from it, then the original set of statements as a whole must be false
Answer: reductio ad absurdum
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For Kant, a true moral duty can only be expressed as a hypothetical imperative, and not a categorical imperative
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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The discipline, which seeks to understand and compare religious patterns from around the world, is known as ____________________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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What teaches a form of yoga to enable members to realize "the god within"?
a. World Parliament of Religions b. Self-Realization Fellowship c. Spiritual Regeneration Movement d. Hare Krishna movement
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"It is snowing" illustrates:
a. logical warrantability b. semantic warrantability c. systemic warrantability d. empirical warrantability
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