Confucius focused his teachings very much on the here-and-now and consequently taught very little about ________________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


the supernatural

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"If your children got vaccinations for the most dangerous childhood diseases, then you have nothing to fear. And since they did get those vaccinations, it follows that you have nothing to fear" is

A) modus ponens B) modus tollens C) contraposition D) disjunctive syllogism E) hypothetical syllogism

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A posteriori knowledge is empirical knowledge

indicate whethet this statement is true or false

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According to 19th century liberals, a laissez-faire economic system is:

A. the surest way to maximize social welfare. B. an inefficient but still desirable economic system. C. the best compromise between conflicting class interests. D. a system that requires the individual to sacrifice his or her own interests for the greater good of society. E. None of the above

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Hellenism promoted a city-state focused world-view or outlook that discouraged learning about other cultures or sharing information. 2. Stoicism urged the individual to listen to the divine element within and to attain a state of harmony with nature and the universe. 3. Epicurus profoundly influenced the history of Western religion, especially later beliefs about the immortality of the soul and the effects that decisions made in this life can have on posthumous rewards and punishments. 4. Alexander the Great conquered the eastern Mediterranean region, including Palestine, in the late fourth century BCE.

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