Exercise: Are you familiar with the word, "adjuration?" Provide a definition. If the term is unfamiliar, make a guess about its meaning based on its appearance or sound, and create your own definition. Then look the word up, and find out how close you got. (We provide a thumbnail meaning as answer.)

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An earnest appeal or a solemn oath.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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AlGhazali’s view of causality was that

a. from an effect, we can reason back to its necessary cause. b. the laws of causality demonstrate that miracles are impossible. c. the relationship between causes and effects could not be otherwise than they are. d. there is no necessary connection between socalled causes and their effects.

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Desiderius Erasmus preached that Christians should have nothing to do with pagan classical thought

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Use the short truth-table method to determine whether the following is valid or invalid:A ? (Z & L)L ? (W v G)~W v (D & ~E)A/? ~E

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