Plutarch argues that for some people, moral vice produces
tranquility, calm, and freedom from care and grief.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
F
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What is perhaps the major existential issue?
a. What am I to do? b. How is one to live? c. What is right for us? d. What is society's future?
According to Aristotle, what is the supreme good attainable in our actions?
a. Pleasure b. Social standing c. Health d. Happiness
A: It's crucial for our relations with the Soviet Union that we soften our public
criticism of their nuclear plant tragedy. B: I can't believe you! You are obviously ignorant of the immense dangers posed by nuclear power plant disasters. How can you see nothing to criticize in their handling of the recent explosion? Don't you realize that thousands upon thousands of people might have died, not to mention the catastrophic effects it might have had on our own country.
What will be an ideal response?What is "reductio ad absurdum?"
a. an absurd proposition, like "all people are cats" b. an absurd action, like standing on a street corner naked c. an argument to destroy an argument which appears okay but which really leads to or entails absurd consequences d. an attempt to reduce the absurdities of one's own argument so that others cannot identify them