Vasconcelos criticizes traditional Western philosophy for

a) placing too much emphasis on aesthetic judgments.
b) taking thought to be synonymous with knowledge.
c) denying the value of logical analysis.
d) being overly skeptical about the possibility of knowledge.


b) taking thought to be synonymous with knowledge.

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Hume argues that ethical judgments are based on

a. reason. b. the feelings. c. experience. d. the will of God.

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Assume that determinism is true about your body's movements. Assume also that your consciousness, unlike your body, is not part of the scheme of determinism, and so is free to make decisions, free to choose what to do. If these assumptions are true, then it follows that

A) ?only rational freedom is possible. B) ?your consciousness cannot have an effect on the body's movements and actions. C) ?your consciousness can have an effect on the body's movements or actions. D) ?determinism is true even of your consciousness.

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In Hinduism, devotion to one's chosen god is called _____

A) ?dharma B) ?bhakti C) ?kama D) ?artha

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Plato and Aristotle disagree about:

a. where Forms may be found b. whether or not the senses are to be trusted c. both a and b are correct d. neither a nor b is correct

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