The functionalist differs from the metaphysical behaviorist by claiming that

a. the mind is a substance separate from the body.
b. mental states play a role in explaining our behavior.
c. input-output relations have nothing to do with the mind.
d. all of the above


b. mental states play a role in explaining our behavior.

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Environmental Justice is an approach to environmental issues that includes the

disproportional suffering of poor and developing countries who are not primarily responsible for the harms to their natural endowments caused by large industrial countries and corporations.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Berkeley was

A) a rationalist B) a materialist C) an idealist D) a Catholic

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Which of the following best describes the relationship between our beliefs and what we see?

A. They are mostly independent of each other. B. They each shape each other. C. Beliefs are determined by what we see. D. What we see is determined by our beliefs.

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The Epicurean social philosophy taught that

a. we have a duty to work for the moral improvement of the state. b. the civil laws are derived from the divine law. c. political power should be given only to those in the aristocratic class. d. we should withdraw from the burdens of political involvements.

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