W. D. Ross denied that we have immediate, intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie obligations
a. True
b. False
False
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"I don't support the Obama administration's policy on the non-use of nuclear weapons if we are attacked by another nation. As far as I'm concerned it has no validity since they're just a bunch of naïve and spineless wimps."
A. circumstantial fallacy B. appeal to tradition C. equivocation D. abusive fallacy
INSTRUCTIONS: In each problem below you are given a statement, its truth value in parentheses, and a new statement. You must determine how the new statement is related to the given statement and determine the truth value of the new statement. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint and assume that 'A' and 'B' denote things that actually exist. Some A are B. (T) Some A are not non-B
A) Obversion. (T) B) Contradictory. (F) C) Contraposition. (Und.) D) Contrary. (F) E) Subcontrary. (Und.)
What does eudaimonia mean?
a. it is synonym for Aristotle's final cause or teleology. In humans, the telos (final cause) is to flourish according to the formal cause or the nature of human beings b. it is the Ancient Greek word for virtue. Virtues are positive character traits, and vices are negative traits c. the "activity of the soul in accordance with arete (virtue)" so the eudaimonia (happy) life is the life of virtue. It is not like the American notion of "happiness" but a deeper notion of flourishing for humans d. it is the Ancient Greek word for wisdom. This is the knowledge born from the experience of life. While an eighteen year old might know the basic rules of morality in society, it takes a person of experience to know how to apply them in different scenarios. It takes a person of practical wisdom.
Fallacies often are rarely successful at convincing someone of what to do or to believe.
a. true b. false