The claim that every physical event has a purely physical cause is known as
A. The identity of indiscernables.
B. The identity theory.
C. Epiphenomenalism.
D. The causal closure of the physical.
Answer: D
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Which of the following is not one of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism?
A) Suffering arises from selfish craving. B) Life is full of suffering. C) Humans should act boldly to satisfy their cravings, however selfish they are. D) One can eliminate selfish craving by following the right way.
Statistics show that most car accidents occur between the speeds of 30 m.p.h. and 50
m.p.h. In fact, the drop-off above 50 is enormous, and above 80 there are hardly any accidents at all.
What will be an ideal response?The identity argument with its premises that what is morally right depends on one’s
identity and that race, ethnicity or culture are central to one’s identity, would have its biggest support from
a. Kantians b. Utilitarians c. Rights theorists d. Virtue theorists
For Aristotle, ethics is
a. based on divine revelation. b. a body of objective knowledge. c. merely a matter of individual opinion. d. simply a matter of a particular society’s conventions.