According to Berkeley, the word "apple" refers to

a. nothing more than a collection of experiences in our minds.
b. a material object.
c. a substance underlying what is experienced.
d. nothing, since reality does not exist.


a.

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A) Deductive, valid. B) Inductive, weak. C) Deductive, weak. D) Deductive, invalid. E) Inductive, strong.

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Ccording to Descartes' method of doubt, we can't be certain that the moon isn't made of cheese

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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According to Rousseau, the moral collective body established by the social contrast is

ruled by the

a) categorical imperative. b) principles of natural liberty. c) individual sovereign. d) general will

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Arguments whose validity depends on making an existential assumption are

a. those whose premises are universal statements and whose conclusion is a particular statement b. those that are given the modern interpretation c. those that are sorites d. those that require a bar

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