Which of the following statements is true regarding human rights?

a. Human rights are equal rights; if X is a human right, then everyone has this right.
b. Human rights are transferable and thus "alienable".
c. Human rights rest on particular roles and special relationships.
d. Human rights are not natural but are always grounded in a specific legal or political system.


a

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A. the fallacy of look who's talking B. the fallacy of attacking the motive C. the fallacy of personal attack D. None of the answers are correct

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a. Wind-god c. Rain-god b. Sun-god d. Cloud-god

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According to Kant, the basis of human dignity is:

a. autonomy. b. self-respect. c. the respect of others. d. a moral life.

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Against the theologian in #2 above, Gregory of Nazianzus insisted that the divine Word, in becoming human, became "for all people all things that we are, except [for]

A) ignorance" B) temptation" C) sin" D) vulnerability"

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