Translate the following into a standard-form categorical claim: The morning star is actually the evening star.
What will be an ideal response?
All {things = the morning star} are {things = the evening star}.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. According to your text, philosophy is a pure, theoretical activity and is not concerned with our passionate moral commitments. 2. According to Bertrand Russell, the task of philosophy is to preserve common sense and the majority opinion within the community. 3. Socrates said that the unexamined life is not worth living. 4. According to your text, the hallmark of philosophical method is argument. 5. Some philosophers have used rational arguments to show that it is sometimes rational to go against reason.
Aquinas argues that, if there weren't at least one necessary object, then:
A. we couldn't gain knowledge of God through reason. B. there would be an infinite regress of causes. C. nothing would exist. D. the universe would not display a purposive order. E. God would not be omnipotent.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
The rule of modus ponens indicates that if we have a conditional statement and the affirmation of its consequent, we may validly infer its antecedent.