When Nietzsche writes that Socrates and other Western philosophers have turned "reason into a tyrant," he
A) ?shares the author of Ecclesiastes's belief that "all is vanity."
B) ?agrees with the idea that the meaning of life should be based on the pursuit of wisdom.
C) ?means that a life single-mindedly devoted to reason is a fanatical life.
D) ?agrees with Buddhists, who look to nirvana as the extinction of all desires that lead to suffering.
C
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then tiger poaching will be halted, habitat and life sustaining prey will be restored, and the immanent extinction of tigers in the wild will be averted. A) Nonargument. B) Argument; conclusion: The trade in tiger products is banned. C) Argument; conclusion: Tiger poaching will be halted. D) Argument; conclusion: The makers of traditional medicines ... not needed. E) Argument; conclusion: Tiger poaching will be halted ... will be averted.