According to Epicurus,

a. One ought to pursue wealth, as it can afford us greater comfort and pleasure
b. Not all pleasures are to be chosen
c. The happy life requires that one pursue only the vain desires
d. No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of evils


Answer: b. Not all pleasures are to be chosen

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a. to reason b. to suffer

c. to understand language d. to have biological needs

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All container ships that are ocean going are air polluters. Hence, all container ships are air polluters. Which of the following correctly expresses the form of this argument?

What will be an ideal response?

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a. Michael Sandel c. Leon Kass b. William F. May d. Lawrence Diller

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Let the domain of interpretation be the set of all people; let S denote the class of scholars, A denote the class of athletes, and ...C__denote the binary relationship ...is more competitive than ___. The correct symbolization of "Every athlete is more competitive than any scholar" is

a. (x)(Ax ?> (y)(Sy ?> xCy)) b. (x)(Ax ?> (y)(Sy . xCy)) c. (x)(Ax . (y)(Sy . xCy)) d. None of these choices.

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