Contrary to determinism, Chisholm and Taylor believe that free actions are
a. caused by the strongest desire within us.
b. completely random and uncaused.
c. the inevitable result of the agent’s psychological state.
d. produced by the agents themselves, without being caused by antecedent conditions.
d. produced by the agents themselves, without being caused by antecedent conditions.
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What was ruled in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education?
A) That affirmative action in elementary schools was illegal and unconstitutional. B) That students could not be rejected from college on religious grounds. C) That affirmative action at Brown University was inherently discriminatory. D) ?That "separate but equal" educational facilities were unconstitutional.
Kantian ethics would be likely to view forced sterilization as
a) morally acceptable if performed for the good of society. b) morally acceptable if performed for the good of the individual sterilized. c) an affront to the autonomy of individuals. d) an affront to the well-being of the fetus.
INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. If stun guns are safe, then police officers will use them. Stun guns are not safe. Therefore, police officers will not use them
A) Inductive, uncogent. B) Deductive, invalid. C) Inductive, strong. D) Deductive, valid. E) Inductive, weak.
Suppose you want to represent "If Italy is in Europe, Japan is not in Asia." What is the correct formula for this --where I = Italy is in Europe and J = Japan is in Asia?
A) I ? J B) I ? ~J C) ~ J v I