The father of economic science, __________, theorized that people's self-interested action can advance societal interests, as though the market is guided by an invisible hand

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Adam Smith

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One of Aquinas’ arguments to proof God’s existence is God is the First Mover

This is the law of:

A. Efficient causation B. Possibility and necessity C. Motion D. Governance of the world

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One of David Hume's criticisms of the design argument is that, even if the world was designed, it might be the work of an inferior deity and is the object of derision to his superiors

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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According to the text (Chapter 31), Death is evil because:

a. we may rot. b. We may go to hell. c. It deprives us of conscious experience of the good things of life. d. All of the above.

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What formal fallacy is committed by the following argument? "If you are rational, then you oppose the death of unborn children and favor the death penalty for murderers. But you are not rational

Hence, it is false that you oppose the death of unborn children and favor the death penalty for murderers." A) denying the antecedent B) affirming the consequent C) affirming a disjunct

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