Major problems with the utilitarian reliance on measurement include:
a. Comparative measures of the values things have for different people cannot bemade; we cannot get into each others' skins to measure the pleasure or paincaused
b. All benefits and costs are possible to measure.
c. The potential benefits and costs of an action cannot always be reliably predicted.
d. All the above
e. A & C
E
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A) A theoretical definition. B) A lexical definition. C) A precising definition. D) A stipulative definition. E) An enumerative definition.
Gilbert Ryle's concept of the mind was based on his idea that it is a mistake to _______
A. think of the self as a thinking thing B. think of the self as a physical thing C. separate the physical and the mental D. theorize about things we cannot experience
How many times does the Gospel of John reference the Second Coming?
A. five times B. twice C. never D. twelve times
Jains believe that perfected souls
A. are absorbed into the divine and lose all individuality. B. live in a paradise in the western sky. C. live at the top of the universe. D. are reborn in new bodies in order to help others.