Kant has three main themes in his book Grounding. Which of the following is not one of those themes?
A. the theory that people should be treated as ends in themselves
B. the theory about the inalienable right to the pursuit of happiness for rational beings
C. the theory of the categorical imperative
D. the theory of people forming a moral community, the Kingdom of Ends
B. the theory about the inalienable right to the pursuit of happiness for rational beings
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Hume writes, "When I see, for instance, a Billiard-ball moving in a straight line towards another; even suppose motion in the second ball should by accident be suggested to me, as the result of their contact or impulse; may I not conceive, that a hundred different events might as well follow from that cause? May not both these balls remain at absolute rest? May not the first ball return in a
straight line, or leap off from the second in any line or direction? All these suppositions are consistent and conceivable." Hume goes on to argue that ____. A) a priori reasoning will never be able to show us any foundation for favoring one of these possibilities to another. B) a priori reasoning will be able to show us a foundation for favoring one of these possibilities to another. C) we must suppose that the connection between cause and effect consists of a perceived necessity. D) only God knows what the second Billiard-ball will do after being struck by the first.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Two or more premises provide interdependent support for a conclusion when the removal of any one of the premises decreases the support provided by the others.
Classify the following definition according to its use: to reduce vagueness, to introduce or explain a new or unusual word, to evoke an attitude about something, or to accomplish some other purpose."Marriage is not only a divine institution, but is the only one instituted in the Garden of Eden which has come down with its continuous line of blessings to the present time."-Sylvanus Stall, What Every Young Man Should Know (1904)
What will be an ideal response?
Although it is high time to deal with agriculture's contribution to water pollution, the damage is very uneven in scope and severity; it tends to occur where farming is extensive and fresh water resources are vulnerable. Thus, blanket regulations would be unwise. (David E. Ervin, "Shaping a Smarter Environmental Policy for Farming")This passage is made up of a(n) ________ and a(n) ________.
A. nonargument; illustration B. nonargument; explanation C. argument; conclusion: It tends to occur where farming is extensive and fresh water resources are vulnerable D. argument; conclusion: Blanket regulations would be unwise