Why can't you simply know directly that other people have minds as well as bodies?

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The problem is that mental events and processes—such as our feelings and our thoughts—can be known directly only to the person who has them, whereas our physical traits can be observed by almost anyone.

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In the truth table for "(H ? A ) ? G .•. ~G ? ~ (H v A )", which truth values go in the column under G on the left-hand side, assuming that the propositional letters are listed in the order in which they appear in the formula?

A) TTFFTTFF B) FF C) TFTFTFTF D) TFTF

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Nondualism, according to Shankara, is the view that holds ultimate reality is

A) plural. B) many. C) not two. D) mental.

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If the following passage contains an argument, write a well-crafted version of it; if the passage is not an argument, classify it as a report, illustration, explanation, or single conditional statement. One should always eat grapes downward—that is, always eat the best grape first; in this way there will be none better left on the bunch, and each grape will seem good down to the last. If you eat the other way, you will not have a good grape in the lot. Besides, you will be tempting providence to kill you before you come to the best. (Samuel Butler)

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What did we kill God with, according to Nietzsche?

A) Religion B) Wisdom C) Optimism D) Pessimism

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