The degree to which a hypothesis does not conflict with other, well established hypotheses is a measure of its:
A) External consistency.
B) Respectability.
C) Internal coherence.
D) Fruitfulness.
E) Adequacy.
A
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The view that all morality reduces to self-interest is
A) utilitarianism B) deontology C) egoism D) relativism
The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. If the trade in tiger products is banned, tiger reserves are guarded by well equipped staff, communities abutting tiger habitat are given a stake in protecting tigers, and the makers of traditional medicines can be persuaded that tiger parts are not needed,
then tiger poaching will be halted, habitat and life sustaining prey will be restored, and the immanent extinction of tigers in the wild will be averted. A) Nonargument. B) Argument; conclusion: The trade in tiger products is banned. C) Argument; conclusion: Tiger poaching will be halted. D) Argument; conclusion: The makers of traditional medicines ... not needed. E) Argument; conclusion: Tiger poaching will be halted ... will be averted.
According to the Daoist worldview, the basic problem humans face is failure to__________
a. Escape an unending cycle of birth, death, and rebirth b. know who we truly are c. make something of ourselves d. strive for virtue e. submit our wills to God's will
Which of the following pairs of terms have the same extension?
A) Human, twenty-foot tall human. B) Resident of Paris, resident of London. C) Toyota, Honda. D) United Parcel Service, Federal Express. E) Collie, poodle.