Using only rules from Group I, provide a deductive proof demonstrating the validity of the following:1. (R v Q) & S (Premise)2. (R v Q) ? ~P (Premise)3. P v T (Premise)/? T
What will be an ideal response?
4. R v Q 1, SIM
5. ~P 2,4, MP
6. T 3,5, DA
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In the context of Shinto religious practices, when worshipers visit a shrine for a blessing, a priest says a prayer and waves over them a branch or wand adorned with paper streamers to
A. allow the worshippers to pass under the torii. B. gain the attention of the major kami. C. symbolically drive out dangerous spirits. D. purify the devotees and the surrounding areas.
Samuel Johnson points out that some people who deceive themselves __________
a. equate doing a single virtuous action with possessing a virtuous disposition b. see their habitual moral failures as mere single lapses in behavior c. evaluate themselves on the basis of their opinions on moral matters, rather than their actions d. All of the above
According to Mill, the rightness of an action is determined solely by the quantity of happiness produced regardless of its quality.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following is the general disjunction rule?
A. If p and q are mutually exclusive, then P(p ? q) = P(p) + P(q). B. If p and q are mutually exclusive, then P(p • q) = P(p) + P(q). C. P(p ? ~p) = P(p) - P(~p). D. P(p ? q) = P(p) + P(q) - P(p • q).