Why does Bentham say that rights are "nonsense upon stilts"? Evaluate his statement.

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a. abortion b. abstinence c. exile d. infanticide

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The puritanical Islamic movement that took control of Afghanistan in 1996 is called the

A. Taliban. B. Wahhabi. C. Zaidi. D. Ibadi.

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Today efforts to study the brain often involve using various kinds of penetrating waves to take a series of images of the brain in sections or slices. These kinds of techniques are referred to as

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John Stuart Mill agreed with Jeremy Bentham on which of the following points?

A. Legislation and morality should be kept separate. B. Tradition is one of the main causes of unhappiness. C. A woman's place is in the home. D. People should do what is in their own self-interest.

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