Russell writes: "Our knowledge of truths, unlike our knowledge of things, has an opposite, namely ________."
a. imagination
b. fact
c. truth
d. reality
e. error
c
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INSTRUCTIONS: In each problem below you are given a statement, its truth value in parentheses, and an operation/relation to be performed on that statement. You must identify the new statement and the truth value of the new statement. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint and assume that 'A' and 'B' denote things that actually exist. No non-A are B. (T) Contrary
A) All non-A are not B. (F) B) No B are non-A. (T) C) Some non-A are B. (F) D) All non-A are B. (F) E) No non-B are A. (Und.)
What is the "free rider problem" in healthcare?
a) The poor do not pay for their healthcare, but instead rely on the requirement that hospitals stabilize everyone who comes to an emergency room with a medical problem. b) The poor use emergency rooms as their primary care providers, and that is more costly than other ways of securing medical care. c) Hospitals are not allowed to charge people below the poverty line for ambulance services, so these are overused. d) Young people do not get insurance until later in life when they are more likely to get sick or injured, and take advantage of the premiums paid by others who have been in the system all along.
The main reason that legal and religious approaches to ethics give for why we should be ethical is that ______
A. virtue is its own reward B. virtue enhances our respect for the law, both human and divine C. the suffering and sacrifice which is the hallmark of ethical behavior builds character D. we thereby avoid being punished by the state or by God
Describe the main criticism of moral relativism.
A. The main critique is that the requirements of morality are the product of aparticular culture and, therefore, apply to just that culture's members, whichis a direct result of the thesis that people in different societies have divergentmoral beliefs B. The main critique is that the requirements of morality are the product of aparticular culture and, therefore, apply to just that culture's members, whichdoes not follow naturally from the thesis that people in different societieshave divergent moral beliefs. C. The main critique is that the requirements of morality are the product of a particular religion and, therefore, apply to just that religion's members, which is a direct result of the thesis that people in different societies have divergent moral beliefs. D. The main critique is that the requirements of morality are the product of history and years of the same belief, and, therefore, it is very difficult to act morally.