For those who are trying to make moral decisions
a. it is impossible to make progress on controversial ethical issues unless everyone shares the same moral theory.
b. endorsing a moral principle doesn't require you to apply it in all similar situations.
c. moral judgments don't have to be related to some general moral principles.
d. in a moral discussion, clarifying the facts and spelling out the principles to which people are appealing can
help us to reach a solution.
d
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a. laws are passed before there is any real problem to worry about. b. consumers don't want further legal regulation. c. designing effective regulations is difficult. d. regulators are often "bought off" by corporations
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What will be an ideal response?
What alone exists, according to Democritus?
a. Sweetness and bitterness b. Bitterness and color c. Color and the void d. Atoms and the void