One important difference between empiricism and rationalism is

A) empiricism is a form of absolute skepticism and rationalism is not.

B) rationalism claims all knowledge is a posteriori.

C) rationalism places great emphasis on a priori thinking.

D) empiricism holds all knowledge derives deductively from innate ideas.


C

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a. his personal faith had died. b. in the act of creation, the living God became one with the world. c. the notion of "God" is no longer relevant to our culture. d. people have turned away from the true God.

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His experiences with the "double-consciousness" of black South Africans has led the author to question whether philosophy is really:

A. rational. B. objective. C. empirical. D. universal. E. logical.

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According to Rorty, if we look for the "essence" of Heidegger's works too avidly we will:

A. overlook the delights of his prose. B. read him as he did not wish to be read. C. fall into a kind of "fundamentalism." D. be forced to deny his similarities with Hitler. E. None of the above

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This Council condemned the practice of simony and the selling of indulgences

a. Vatican Council II b. Council of Chalcedon c. First Vatican Council d. Council of Trent

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