Which theory is least associated with David Hume's philosophy?

A. altruism
B. emotionalism
C. soft universalism
D. egoism


D. egoism

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One important difference between empiricism and rationalism is

A) empiricism is a form of absolute skepticism and rationalism is not. B) rationalism claims all knowledge is a posteriori. C) rationalism places great emphasis on a priori thinking. D) empiricism holds all knowledge derives deductively from innate ideas.

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Communitarians tend to be critical of the concept of a social contract because

A) ?they are doubtful that individual selves, prior to the origins of society, really existed. B) ?they believe that society was formed on a religious and not a contractual basis. C) ?they don't believe in human rights. D) ?they don't believe in contractual rights.

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The definition "'Anthropology' is a word derived from the Greek anthropos meaning man and logos meaning word, reason, or account" is an example of:

A) An etymological definition. B) A lexical definition. C) A definition by subclass. D) A persuasive definition. E) A synonymous definition.

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Consider the following argument: "Christopher Nolan should win the award for the best picture this year. After all, last year, he had a great film and he wasn't even nominated." Which of the following fallacies has been committed in this argument?

A. the fallacy of scare tactics B. the fallacy of two wrongs make a right C. the fallacy of appeal to pity D. None of the answers are correct

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