"The Jigsaw Man" can be read as a criticism of what?

A. backward-looking theories of punishment
B. forward-looking theories of punishment
C. animal rights
D. the Kantian concept of personhood


B. forward-looking theories of punishment

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The reign of Jerobaom II, who ruled Israel during the time of Amos and Hosea, was marked by economic and social unrest. 2. Amos was the first to introduce major themes that became staples of Israelite prophecy. 3. Two years before Amos began his ministry, a massive tidal wave destroyed most of the northern town of Hazor 4. Amos begins his oracles with a series of attacks on Israel's neighbors. 5. Amos particularly targets the priestly class for criticism, accusing them of breaking Yahweh's covenant through their corruption.

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True or False: At the start of the Industrial Revolution, about 10,000 years ago, humans began planting crops and domesticating animals.

a. true b. false

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Thomson asks us to suppose a variety of unlikely scenarios as analogues to abortion

Why?

What will be an ideal response?

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Saying that empirical reasoning is open to independent verification means that ________

(a) the data and results of statistical tests can be scrutinized by the entire scientific community (b) the data and results of statistical tests can be published (c) scientific findings can be adjusted to accommodate sincere religious convictions (d) scientific findings often must be corrected by independent non-scientists

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