Applying our critical thinking skills to learn about an author's background, attitudes, and purpose can help us explain the decisions that the author made in constructing the piece
When we are doing this we are identifying the author's ____________.
(a) tools
(b) anonymity
(c) reason
(d) voice
(e) grammar
d
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Upon returning home after his enlightenment, the Buddha found that his family members were
uncomfortable with his spiritual leadership
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.What part of a typical letter does Paul omit to express his anger toward the Galatians?
a. The closing blessing b. The opening blessing c. The thanksgiving section d. The body of the letter
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Pythagoras was led to his view of reality by his musical studies. 2. Pythagoras believed that the business people who got rich by buying and selling were the highest class in society. 3. Parmenides believed that the world was originally created out of nothing. 4. Zeno defended Parmenides philosophy by means of paradoxes. 5. Heracleitus believed that war is unnatural and conflict is unjust.
One objection to the ontological argument is that existence cannot be contained in the concept of a thing. The reason for this is that:
A. to say that something exists does not tell you anything about what kind of a thing it is. B. only existing things can exist necessarily. C. the concept of a thing is greater than the actual existence of the thing. D. only imperfect things can exist in the physical world.