Act utilitarianism has particular difficulty accounting for the rights of persons

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


True

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Heidegger accepted Descartes's clockwork universe as a useful model

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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On what grounds does Shaw reject retributivism?

a. He argues that retributivist notion that criminals should be punished in proportion to the severity of their crime provides little practical guidance. b. He argues that retributivism rests on notions such as “desert” and “fair play”—but that such notions are parasitic existing institutional arrangements. c. He argues that there is more to punishment than seeing that people get what they deserve. d. All of the above

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The conclusion of "Bus advertisement in Texas: ‘Unbelievers should repent. Because otherwise they're going to Hell'" is

A) Unbelievers should repent B) Otherwise they're going to Hell C) Unbelievers are not going to Hell

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Identify each speaker that gives an argument for his or her position in the following passage.Student A: My family is very conservative. I don't think they'd like it if they found out that I was sharing an apartment with two males.Student B: But sooner or later you have to start living your own life.

What will be an ideal response?

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