Hobbes, as a materialist, disagreed with the theories of the Greek atomists
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
False
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Which of the following primarily depends upon ideological reasoning?
(a) To those who would dismiss evolution as "only a theory," The National Center for Science Education Web site proposes this analogy: "Evolution is only a theory in the same way that Universal Gravity is only a theory." (b) No animals capable of tool making, social interaction, and language deserve to be put in zoos or used for medical experiments. It follows that our treatment of chimpanzees is a deplorable and unethical violation of their basic rights. (c) I know several people who believe that it is OK to cheat on their taxes just a little bit. Like not reporting all their cash income. Or, by padding their business travel expenses. (d) Whenever I play the lottery, the number I put in is my birthday. If that's not my lucky number, then I don't have one.
Al-Ghazali writes, "They [beliefs based on sense or intellect] are true in respect of your present state; but it is possible that a state will come upon you whose relation to your waking consciousness is analogous to the relation of the latter to dreaming." This insight leads him to
A) question beliefs based on prophetic revelation. B) absolute certainty about beliefs based on sensation. C) skepticism about knowledge claims based on sense and intellect. D) the firm conviction that certainty can only be reached by systematic demonstration and rational argument.
For Plato, the highest type of reality is:
a. material objects b. mathematical objects c. the Forms d. images
Which of the following words is a term?
A) Kim Kardashian. B) Finally. C) Therefore. D) On the roof of the house. E) In the near future.