According to David Hume, the idea of causality is

a. a logical truth.
b. a synthetic a priori truth.
c. an idea that arises from the constant conjunction of events.
d. an idea that can be proven beyond all possible doubt.


c. an idea that arises from the constant conjunction of events.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best translates the statement into a standard form categorical proposition. Nairobi is in Kenya

A) All places like Nairobi are places in Kenya. B) All cities not identical to Nairobi are cities not in Kenya. C) All Nairobis are in Kenya. D) All cities identical to Nairobi are cities in Kenya. E) Some cities identical to Nairobi are cities in Kenya.

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The example in the text about the word person and the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that corporations are persons reinforces the idea that ________

(a) people are biological (b) corporations are immortal (c) meaning matters (d) what person means is not all that important

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During whose reign did Israel and Judah become allies?

A) Ahab B) Jereboam C) Omri D) Sargon E) Tibini

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