Claims to the moral rights of a fetus rest primarily on the argument that
a. a fetus is a potential person
b. a fetus is a sentient being
c. a fetus is a human being
d. None of the above
a. a fetus is a potential person
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Which of the following is the primary concern of apocalyptic literature?
A. liturgy B. ritual C. metaphysics D. eschatology
The general will, according to Rousseau, is:
A. the decision of the citizens to put aside their own interests and collectively pursue the general good. B. whatever the people vote in favor of. C. anything unanimously agreed to by the people. D. the will of the majority. E. None of the above
Mill modified Bentham's utilitarian theory in which of the following ways?
A. He abandoned the calculation of pleasures and pains. B. He incorporated a Kantian account of duty and obligation. C. He incorporated a Platonic account of virtue and character. D. He denied that pleasure and pain were the only morally relevant categories. E. He took into account a person's intentions, as well as his or her actions.
If a hypothesis has been "absolutely" confirmed, then a. no auxiliary hypotheses are needed to derive predictions from thehypothesis
b. no new evidence can significantly decrease the probability of thehypothesis. c. further tests cannot significantly increase the probability of the hypothesis.