Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. According to Rawls, it is acceptable to allow an inequality as long as only a small minority of the population suffers because of it.
2. Martin Luther King argues that a just law is based on a consensus among legislators and has no connection with any notion of moral law.
3. Berteaux is most likely guilty of oppressing women in academia.
4. Berteaux suggests that women and blacks deal with similar problems in society.
5. The film Gattaca explores the issue of interracial adoption.


1. False
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. False

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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A. Testimony is almost always tainted and therefore typically unreliable. B. The laws of logic are reliable when properly applied. C. Sense experience is sometimes reliable. D. Memory is sometimes reliable. E. 3 & 4

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Henry believes that it is morally acceptable to impose Western culture's way of thinking on the tribal cultures in Southeast Asia. He argues that the social and technological progress of Western culture makes it clearly superior to tribal cultures. Henry believes these tribes are backward and unsophisticated because they follow ancient traditional practices based on nature worship. The views expressed by Henry reflect those of a:

A. cultural relativist. B. social Darwinist. C. psychological egotist. D. sociological relativist.

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a. Harm to others b. Evil c. Good d. Good to others

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