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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Thomson’s argument for the permissibility of abortion rests on establishing the

claim that the fetus is not a person.

a. True b. False

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Hijra is __________.

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