According to Dewey, ideas should be understood as
a. tools for solving problems.
b. pictures in the mind which represent the world outside.
c. chemical states of the brain.
d. eternal ideals that the physical world approximates.
a.
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An argument is deductive if its conclusion provides information in addition to the information contained in the premises
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The set "2 + 1 = 3 . There is no number that is the largest number" is
A) inconsistent, made out of contradictory beliefs B) inconsistent, contains at least one necessarily false belief C) consistent
Meaning constituted by all the properties held in common by the denoted objects is what kind of meaning?
A) connotative B) denotative C) borderline D) analogous
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each immediate inference. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint for these problems. All tooth fairies are silent visitors. Therefore, no tooth fairies are noisy visitors
A) Invalid, illicit subalternation. B) Valid, no fallacy. C) Invalid, existential fallacy. D) Invalid, illicit contrary. E) Invalid, illicit subcontrary.