Given his epistemological standards, what characteristic must all of Descartes arguments for God possess?

What will be an ideal response?


They must yield conclusions that are absolutely certain.

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question. If an inductive argument has all false premises and a probably false conclusion, then we know:

A) The argument is strong. B) Nothing, as such, about the argument's strength. C) The argument is cogent. D) The argument is valid. E) The argument is sound.

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Morality, or ethics, is essentially the same as prudence

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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How many parts did an Athenian trial consist of?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

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Putnam's Conscious Computer thought experiment is intended to show that

A. identifying a mental state with its physical or chemical realization is absurd. B. identifying a mental state with its physical or chemical realization is a reasonable supposition. C. facts about mental states suggest that mental states are sophisticated illusions. D. identifying a mental state with its physical or chemical realization is not at all absurd.

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