Which of the following characterized the two aims of the early modern philosophers?

a. rejecting the past and finding the perfect philosophical method
b. rejecting belief in God and developing the new astronomy
c. reviving Aristotle’s philosophy and finding the final causes of things
d. doing away with both rationalism and empiricism


a

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a. true b. false

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The Islamic notion of __________ requires excellence in pursuit of all

activities. “If you kill, do it well, and if you slaughter, do it well; and let each one of you sharpen his knife and let his victim die at once.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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According to natural law ethicists, what is the relationship between human law and natural law?

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