Reconstruct the following as a standard-form syllogism, and determine whether it is valid.Evergreen trees can't be hardwood, because they aren't deciduous. Hardwood trees are all deciduous.
What will be an ideal response?
E = evergreen trees; H = hardwood trees; D = deciduous trees.
No E are D.
All H are D.
Therefore, no E are H.
Valid.
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a. a desire for God b. a desire for peace c. pleasure d. duty
Marx agreed with Hegel that history results from the struggle and opposition of ideas
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.At what age did Kierkegaard die?
A) 42 B) 27 C) 54 D) 76
Aristotle discussed problems of justice in his Nichomachean Ethics; in it, he also discussed equality. What does he say about equality in this work?
a. He says that some people are superior to others and should be treated differently. b. He says that men are superior to women. c. He says that equals should be treated equally. d. He says that all people equal except for those who own property; they are superior.