Why, in the absence of a social consensus that the earth moves around the sun, would we have a hard time knowing that the opposite is true?

What will be an ideal response?


Our ordinary way of talking is still riddled with words and phrases such as "sunrise," "sunset," and "summer constellations" as if the earth were indeed stationary. We are also usually unable to provide convincing, scientific reasons for why the earth moves around the sun.

Philosophy & Belief

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______ believed that one had a duty to make right choices regardless of the consequences.

Fill in the blank with the correct words.

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_______________ refers to the conditions under which political and economic

institutions are acceptable and justified a. institutional legitimacy b. liberty c. representation d. democratic capitalism

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Who said that the self-centered passions had little variety?

A) Mill B) Rawls C) Russell D) Bentham

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The world of subatomic particles spawned a separate branch of physics called____________

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

Philosophy & Belief