Who wrote that philosophy was "a medical art for the soul"?

a. Cicero
b. Aquinas
c. Kant
d. Wilson


ANS: A

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Using a truth table, we can tell that an argument is valid if

A. there is at least one row where the premises and conclusion are all true. B. there is no row where the premises are true and the conclusion is false. C. there is no row where the conclusion is false. D. there is at least one row where the premises are all true and the conclusion is false.

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Determine which of the lettered claims below is equivalent to the following: It's necessary for Steve to be tested in order for him to give blood. (This is easy to do if you symbolize the claims first and have some familiarity either with truth tables or with the Group II rules for derivations-the truth-functional equivalences.)A. If Steve can give blood, then he has been tested.B. If Steve has been tested, then he can give blood.C. Steve cannot give blood, and he has not been tested.D. Steve has not been tested, but he can give blood.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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