Is Aristotle right in claiming that feeling pity and fear for the victim cleanses us by making us understand that tragedy could happen to anyone, including ourselves?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer will vary.

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The Jain holy death achieved by fasting is

a. sallekhana. b. Sthanakvasis. c. triloka. d. ishatpragbhara.

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The claim "Either my team will win their next game or they won't" is an example of

A. a logically necessary truth and a priori knowledge. B. a logically necessary truth and a posteriori knowledge. C. factual information about the world and a posteriori knowledge. D. empirical knowledge.

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The term "Cynicism" comes from a Greek word meaning:

1. wise. 2. good. 3. dog-like. 4. moral.

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According to Sidgwick, philosophers often make mistakes when

a. they fail to accept tautologies as true. b. they look carefully to see whether an axiom is correct. c. they fail to distinguish sham axioms from true ones. d. all of these answers. e. none of these answers.

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