What did the Atomists do?

What will be an ideal response?


They distinguished between atomic properties and relational properties.

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The PRC is drawing on the Confucian heritage of __________to balance the rising tide of consumerist individualism and distrust of those in authority

a. escapism b. religious ritual c. ren d. respect for authority and commitment to moral virtue e. yin yang

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If “following orders” is a justification for low-level soldiers, who were threatened with

death if they did not comply, how high up the chain of command should the excuse of “following orders” go?

What will be an ideal response?

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

1. Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau agreed that humans are naturally compassionate toward each other. 2. Mencius and Rousseau agreed that humans are good by nature, but they have been corrupted by the circumstances of life. 3. According to Aristotle, courage is a virtue when the individual making a decision apprises the situation carefully, to avoid unnecessary harm, before actually acting. 4. It is more likely that courage will be more beneficially utilized if compassion is included in one's thought process. 5. According to Philip Hallie, institutionalized cruelty makes the victim believe that somehow the cruelty is justified.

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Sartre was a Nazi

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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