The statement The validity of an argument is logically independent of the truth-value of the
premises means that
a. an argument may be true yet not valid
b. you cannot tell the validity of an argument from the truth-value of the premises
c. an argument may be true yet the inference is false
d. given the premises, the conclusion is true
b.
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Hadith are
a. traditions about Muhammad c. both a and b b. traditions about the first generations of Muslims d. neither a or b
Putnam's Conscious Computer thought experiment is intended to show that
A. identifying a mental state with its physical or chemical realization is absurd. B. identifying a mental state with its physical or chemical realization is a reasonable supposition. C. facts about mental states suggest that mental states are sophisticated illusions. D. identifying a mental state with its physical or chemical realization is not at all absurd.
What name do we give to the systematic empirical inquiry into the patterns, structures, and functions of human behavior, individually or in groups, within society?
(a) Philosophy (b) Communication (c) Management Information Systems (d) Natural Science (e) Social Science
The positivists and utilitarians agreed with Kant that only our motives and intentions have moral value and not the consequences of our actions
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.