This thought experiment shows that having pleasurable experiences all the time may not be what makes life valuable.
A. William's South American Showdown
B. Plato's Ring of Gyges
C. Nozick's Experience Machine
D. Stroker's Dracula
Answer: C
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The term ecology refers to the science of the
A) independent nature of individual ecosystems and animal species. B) relationships between predators and prey withing a given environment. C) total ecological community, both living and nonliving. D) interrelationships among organisms and their environments.
Popper argues that even scientific theories which are not currently verified are rational if
A) most scientists agree that they are. B) they are potentially fruitful. C) it is clear that they will be empirically verified. D) they are not wildly speculative.
The ontological argument reasons from:
a. the universe b. the nature of being c. order and purpose d. none of the above