According to Descartes, the criteria or principles for determining whether a claim is true are clarity and distinctness.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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Bentham’s political philosophy was a threat to the power of the ruling classes

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The view that humans are whatever they make themselves is termed

a. Darwinism b. Buddhism c. Existentialism d. Platonism

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Which of the following is one of the four broad categories of law?

A) statutes B) constitutional law C) common law D) contractual law

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What would Kant say about the case of breaking a deathbed promise?

a. We are justified in breaking a promise if necessary to promote our self?interest. b. We are justified in breaking a promise if necessary to promote the happiness of everyone involved. c. It is permissible to break a promise only if necessary to uphold a more stringent moral principle, such as cause no harm. d. The maxim permitting you to break a promise cannot be universalized, and hence breaking your promise would be immoral.

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