Which one of the following was not one of Descartes’s goals
a. to defend the medieval tradition in philosophy against modern thought
b. to find certainty
c. to develop a universal science
d. to reconcile mechanism with human freedom
a
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A. a & ~f, c, ? a ? c; this argument is invalid B. a & ~f, c, ? a ? c; this argument is valid C. a & ~f, a ? c, ? c; this argument is invalid D. a & ~f, a ? c, ? c; this argument is valid E. None of the answers are correct
Thomson’s argument for the permissibility of abortion rests on establishing the
claim that the fetus is not a person.
a. True b. False
If rationality has to do with the way we investigate matters and settle disputes, then disagreements about rationality are so fundamental that it is difficult to know how to proceed to settle them
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Hijra is __________.
a. Muhammad’s migration from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina) b. the pagan shrine in Medina destroyed by Muhammad c. Muhammad’s doctrine of prayer d. the name of a month long fast