"Philosophical study is dialectic" means that it is like a
a. conversation in which opposing viewpoints guide us to better answers.
b. a map of reality that we construct from the data of science and experience.
c. a mirror of ourselves and our deepest convictions.
d. a maze that leads us in circles.
a. conversation in which opposing viewpoints guide us to better answers.
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Which of the following is NOT a major theme of Hebrews?
a. The supremacy of The New Covenant over the Old Covenant b. Christian should be true to their new faith c. The supremacy of Jews over Gentiles d. The supremacy of Christ
The doctrine that "there's nothing in the intellect that wasn't first in the senses" was accepted by
A. Descartes. B. the empiricists. C. Socrates. D. the rationalists.
Identify which of the following is a case of entailment:
A. If Napolean got married, he conquered Alsace. Napolean did not conquer Alsace. So, he got married B. All foxes are mammals. Some mammals are hedgehogs. So, some foxes are hedgehogs C. If Napolean got married, he conquered Alsace. Napoleon did not get married. So, he did not conquer Alsace. D. Every mouse is larger than my cat. Freddie is a mouse. So Freddie is larger than my cat.
After Elijah called down fire from heaven to light the sacrificial altar on Mount Carmel, he __________
A) killed all of the prophets of Baal B) ate some of the meat from the animals that had been sacrificed C) became the chief advisor to King Ahab D) developed a more positive relationship with Jezebel E) died and was buried in Jerusalem