For ethical egoism to work would require

a. a world of independent, self-sufficient adults
b. a world where there are children
c. a world where there are people at risk or in need
d. All of the above


a. a world of independent, self-sufficient adults

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What will be an ideal response?

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Translate the following into a standard-form categorical claim: Angels aren't real.

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The oldest partial, but substantial, copies of the books of the Old Testament are found in

A) the Rosetta Stone B) the Gilgamesh Epic C) the Leningrad Codex D) the Septuagint E) the Dead Sea Scrolls

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The principle that every event has a cause is called

A. Determinism B. Legalism C. Mutuality D. Directionism

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