The source of vagueness in the vague term "religious" is best characterized by which of the following?

a. "Religious" is a general term.
b. "Religious" has borderline cases for its application.
c. Several criteria exist fro the application of "religious," with no specification ofhow many of the criteria have to be fulfilled or to what degree

d. "Religious" has several distinct non-overlapping meanings.


c

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Held maintains that the feminist challenge to Kantian morality is distinctive, because it

contrasts universal principles of justice with a. caring relationships. b. consequentialist calculations. c. the nurturing of virtue. d. egoistic focus on the narrow interests of the self. e. relativistic ethical theories.

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