What is a fiction, according to idealism?

a. The material world
b. Mental states
c. Ideas
d. Trees


ANS: A

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Mill's central concern in On Liberty is the freedom of the ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Critics of the distinction between ordinary versus extraordinary measures have complained that the idea of what counts as extraordinary is

A) ?immoral B) ?heroic C) ?vain D) ?vague

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In The Brothers Karamazov, Ivan tells Alyosha about an incident involving a small child. Which of the following is it?

A. The child is kept in a basement so that the city may prosper. B. The child is torn apart by dogs on the order of a general. C. The child is accused of murdering Ivan's father. D. The child is saved from drowning by the dogs belonging to a general.

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