Human life means to me the life of beings for whom the leisured activities of thought, art, literature, conversation are the end, and the preservation and propagation of life merely the means. That is why education seems to me so important: it actualizes the potential for leisure, if you like for amateurishness, which is man's prerogative. (C. S. Lewis, Rehabilitations and Other Essays)This passage exemplifies a(n) ________.
A. report
B. conditional statement
C. argument
D. explanation
E. unsupported assertion
Answer: C
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A. target popular special-interest groups B. are integrated into a corporate strategy C. are pursued as frugally as possible D. involve as many employees as possible
In Greek, virtue is
a. telos b. daimon c. arete d. psyche
Which of the following statements best describes the critical thinking process?
(a) Critical thinking is about being stubborn and judgmental in decision making. (b) Critical thinking is about making decisions based on reasons that speak for themselves. (c) Critical thinking is about cynically showing why other people are always wrong. (d) Critical thinking is about using one's skills to defend bad decisions.
Theodicies are an attempt to show that the existence of God is compatible with the existence of evil
Indicate whether the statement is true or false