Nagel maintains that morality is possible only for a being who
a. is made in the image of God.
b. is capable of carrying out sophisticated logical operations.
c. is capable of seeing oneself as one among a group of generally similar individuals.
d. is able to map out his or her own moral rules, with no help from others.
e. has clear intuitions of right and wrong.
c
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What will be an ideal response?
By pointing out that the perception of intense heat is identical to intense pain, Berkeley tries to convince us that
a. there really is no such thing as heat. b. heat does not exist outside of the mind. c. our sense experience deceives us. d. too much of a good thing can be bad.
According to Camus, "one must imagine Sisyphus happy" because
A) ?he will soon be executed and so his suffering will end. B) ?the struggle to live is itself enough to make his life meaningful. C) ?a life of pure reason is impossible. D) ?Sisyphus believes he is doing God's will.
What is a parable?
A. the same as a fairy tale B. an allegorical story for adults C. a concept from mathematics, describing a curve D. a story with two parallel endings