Peirce explains that meaning is

a. anything that gives us a sense of purpose in life.
b. that which is grasped by the mind in a mental intuition.
c. that which is determined by a particular society’s linguistic conventions.
d. tied to our interactions with the world and the practical effects that result.


d.

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Aquinas’s view on the ontological argument for God is that

a. the argument proves God’s existence. b. the argument should be rejected, because reason cannot prove God’s existence. c. the argument fails, because we do not have a perfect apprehension of God’s essence. d. the argument fails, because God’s essence has nothing to do with his existence.

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Rawls, justice is

A. a necessary evil B. impossible to attain C. government regulated D. a virtue of social institutions

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According to the theory of ____, no distinct mind substance exists

A. Parallelism B. Idealism C. Materialism D. Occasionalism

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____________________ ____________________ are ideas that are present in the mind from birth

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

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