When the author states that philosophy ought to be rational, he means that:
A. the British Empiricists were wrong.
B. philosophers should be able to give reasons, evidence, and arguments for their beliefs.
C. philosophical principles ought to apply to everyone everywhere.
D. philosophers ought not be influenced by their non-philosophical views.
E. philosophy ought to be treated like another branch of science.
Answer: B
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