Plato and Aristotle disagree about whether poetry and theater promote or purify us of painful and disturbing emotions, such as fear and pity
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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At the beginning of the Meno, Meno asks Socrates
a. What is wisdom? b. Can virtue be taught? c. Is any knowledge innate? d. Have you seen my keys?
The position that all religions will continue to be essentially separate, but will grow ever more respectful of one another is called __________
a. atavism b. exclusivism c. globalization d. inclusivism e. pluralism
. . . the simplest form of the theological argument from design, once well known under the name of "Paley's watch." Paley's form of it was just this: "If we found by chance a watch or some other intricate mechanism we should infer that it had been made by someone. But all around us we do find intricate pieces of natural mechanism, and the processes of the universe are seen to move together in complex relations; we should therefore infer that these too have a Maker." (B. A. O. Williams, "Metaphysical Arguments," in The Nature of Metaphysics, D. F. Pears, ed.)
Analyze the following argument in terms of the schema for arguments from analogy. Briefly state at least one criticism that calls the strength of the argument into question.
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint. Some rabbits are not birds. Therefore, no rabbits are birds
A) Valid; existential fallacy. B) Invalid; illicit conversion. C) Invalid; illicit subalternation. D) Valid; no fallacy. E) Invalid; illicit contrary.