According to Finnis, the key problem with sexual relations or sexual activity that is not
aimed at producing children is that such activities
a. are forbidden by God.
b. do not contribute to the good of the larger society.
c. cannot aim at a common good and therefore cannot express or achieve anything more
than personal individual bodily gratification.
d. do not produce genuine pleasure but only the counterfeit of pleasure, a false pleasure
that is unworthy of the rational and spiritual elements of humans.
e. are counter to our basic biological nature and its emphasis on procreation and the
good of the continuing species.
c
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A) ?to go beyond art in attaining direct contact with reality. B) ?both Apollonian and Dionysian art. C) ?Dionysian art alone. D) ?both Apollonian and Dionysian art.
Decisions arise in the mind out of necessity, according to Spinoza
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Without bridge principles, a theory would have no ______________ power
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
The rule of modus tollens indicates that if we have a conditional and then denial of its antecedent, we may validly infer the denial of its consequent.