Which one of the following is not a reason why Wittgenstein uses the metaphor of "language games"?
a. There are many kinds of games and many ways of speaking.
b. Both games and words are frivolous and do not serve a serious purpose.
c. Different games and different ways of speaking are governed by different sets of rules.
d. Both games and speaking are activities.
b.
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1.Virtue Ethics attempts to fulfill a need neglected by traditional (deontic) ethical systems. 2. Aristotle was a leading Virtue Ethicist. 3. Ayn Rand was a famous Virtue Ethicist. 4. Virtue Ethicists complain that traditional ethical systems lack a motivational component. 5. Father Kolbe rejected Virtue Ethics. 6. Virtue Ethics has epistemological problems.
The book of Daniel is written in Hebrew and what other language?
A) Aramaic B) English C) Greek D) Latin E) Persian
In discussing the case of the truck stop cashier who is asked to write up phony receipts, the text argues that in at least one scenario
A) there is nothing wrong with writing up the receipts. B) she should resign immediately. C) her prudential concerns may take precedence over moral ones on a temporary basis. D) she should never whistle-blow and report the misconduct.
Patricia Werhane says that private property, minimal regulations, and free trade are characteristics of what?
a. The rights of every business b. Western mental models of industrialization c. Universal social "goods" d. Natural capital