According to Bertrand Russell, if reality differs from its appearances, we have to wonder whether we have any way to know what reality is at all

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What happened to Buddhist priests in Japan during the Meiji period?

A) They were stripped of their status and replaced in the shrines by Shinto priests. B) They became more powerful. C) They converted Shinto shrines into Buddhist temples. D) They converted to Shinto and became Shinto priests.

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Which of the following is not mentioned as a result of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund?

A) Harmed rather than helped development of Third World countries. B) Made poorer countries unable to compete. C) Led to international terrorism. D) Drove local banks out of business.

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When ethical relativism is put into practice, it implies that

A) societies never share any moral values in common. B) in ethics, sometimes the minority is right. C) we cannot say that slavery is wrong if the society in question believes it is right. D) as societies evolve, their morality improves.

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Determine which of the lettered claims below is equivalent to the following: It's necessary for Steve to be tested in order for him to give blood. (This is easy to do if you symbolize the claims first and have some familiarity either with truth tables or with the Group II rules for derivations-the truth-functional equivalences.)A. If Steve can give blood, then he has been tested.B. If Steve has been tested, then he can give blood.C. Steve cannot give blood, and he has not been tested.D. Steve has not been tested, but he can give blood.

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

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