In the reading selection from Descartes’s Meditations on First Philosophy, he argues that he cannot be deceived about the proposition “I am, I exist,” because
a. in order to be a being who is deceived, he has to exist.
b. God has revealed this truth to him.
c. only insane persons would doubt their own existence.
d. we should sometimes believe things without certainty.
a.
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A) Appeal to ignorance. B) Red herring. C) Straw man. D) Appeal to the people. E) No fallacy.
What does Hinduism share with most religions today?
a. issues over population control b. issues over revitalizing the religion c. issues over modernity d. issues over immigration
Locke was the first of the British empiricists
indicate whethet this statement is true or false
Deontic operators include all but which of the following?
A. Supererogation B. Optionality C. Necessity D. Permission E. Omissibility F. Prohibition G. Obligation