It is our ________ that keeps us from acquiring knowledge of our own character,

according to Joseph Butler.



a. lack of solitude
b. self-ignorance
c. self-partiality
d. lack of friendship


c

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"I know that Cuba is south of the United States" could be the direct expression of

A) a belief B) a disbelief C) a non-belief

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Identify the person who said each of the following."The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath, to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life..."

A. Karl Marx B. Plato C. Thomas Hobbes D. Thomas Aquinas

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Catherine Wilson suggests that when philosophers justify consumption of gourmet meals

and fine wines, and the purchase of expensive clothing and theater tickets and crystal stemware, they a. may unconsciously be developing an ideology for a wealthy class in a consumer society. b. are simply following the basic principles laid down by Plato. c. are deeply influenced by the values of the Jewish and Christian traditions. d. are overly influenced by their intuitions, and insufficiently influenced by their reason. e. have allowed their ethical theories to become too abstract.

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Unlike Mark, Matthew ends his Gospel by

A. including Jesus' appearance to the Eleven at Galilee where he instructed them to recruit more followers. B. adding some Roman witnesses to the empty tomb (along with the women). C. making more detailed prophecies about Jesus' return. D. proclaiming the exact date of Jesus' expected return.

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