When Bentham said the game of pushpin is of equal value with music and poetry, the point he was making was

a. whatever is the most pleasurable is the most valuable.
b. the state of culture in his day had reached a new low.
c. a pure hedonism leads to absurdities.
d. music and poetry would have no place in his ideal society.


a.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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