In Plato's Symposium, Diotima argues that

A) ?philosophy is the nearest thing to immortality that a mortal can attain.
B) ?human beings, like the gods, are immortal.
C) ?procreation, whether of children or works of cultural importance, brings humans nearest to immortality.
D) ?humans seek immortality in vain.


C

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A) False dichotomy. B) No fallacy. C) Amphiboly. D) Equivocation. E) Complex question.

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How did mystical experience compare with reason as a source of knowledge about God, according to Julian of Norwich?

What will be an ideal response?

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Carlos is a manager of a company

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The job of the ego is to satisfy in socially acceptable ways:

a. the superego b. instinctual drives c. the Oedipus complex d. the formation of society

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