What does philosophical analysis attempt to do?

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Reduce complex, philosophically puzzling propositions into simpler, less puzzling ones

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What is the difference between active self-determinism and passive self-determinism?

a. The former rejects indeterminism, while the latter supports it. b. The former emphasizes insight, awareness, and reflection in its definition of freedom, while the latter emphasizes voluntary acts that are not coerced by external factors in its definition. c. The former views the self as an active participant in decisions, while the latter views the self as a passive responder at the mercy of outside forces. d. The former argues that freedom consists of a combination of factors—some from inner desires and some due to external limitations, while the latter argues that freedom is an illusion because all of our decisions and actions are determined by environment and heredity.

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Rational coping involves three stages: acceptance, exposure, and:

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Under the Code of Hammurabi, which social class received the most protection?

A. priests B. nobility C. commoners D. slaves

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Identify each speaker that gives an argument for his position in the following passage.Father: The governor should reduce government spending before he starts increasing taxes. Taxes just reduce our incomes, and there is plenty of waste in government. For example, a fire department doesn't need a chief, an assistant chief, and a captain. All it needs is one administrator and however many firefighters.Son: Who takes charge if the administrator is sick or injured?

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