According to utilitarianism, the purpose of punishment is to
a. give emotional relief to the victims of crime.
b. make criminals suffer in proportion to the gravity of their crime.
c. serve as a deterrent to future crimes.
d. none of the above
c. serve as a deterrent to future crimes.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Anti-paternalism gains plausibility from the view that individuals know their own interests better than anyone else and
that they are fully informed and able to advance those interests
a. True b. False
Bacon’s fable called New Atlantis attempted to
a. show a society that had been transformed by science. b. demonstrate the seeds of destruction latent within science and technology. c. use fiction to argue for the validity of the Protestant faith. d. provoke people to overthrow the current government.
In Daoist temples, color, particularly _____, is seen as bringing blessing and good luck
A) ?green B) ?red C) ?blue D) ?white