Auguste Comte, Jeremy Bentham, and John Stuart Mill all agreed that moral and social theories should be based on

a. our religious traditions.
b. innate knowledge or rational intuitions.
c. a scientific foundation.
d. subjective feelings and sentiment.


c.

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According to Thomas Aquinas (in your reading from the text), "Good has the nature of _____________, while evil has a contrary nature."

A) ?an end B) ?a means C) scientific ?truth D) ?indeterminacy

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Contemporary conservatives are most concerned with individual rights

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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"Quite unlike the human, political Messiah," writes Placher, this figure from the book of Daniel "is a heavenly figure, descending at the head of armies of angels."

That figure is A) the Son of God B) the Son of perdition C) the Son of Man D) the Son of Righteousness

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Which of the following is an example of a formal principle of the will?

A) the inclination to help a friend B) the desire for pleasure C) feelings of compassion D) "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

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