Tertullian’s question "What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?" was making the point that
a. the Greek philosophers and Christians should try to reconcile their differences.
b. we can best understand Christianity by tracing its origins back to the Athenian philosophers.
c. there is no objective truth, but what is true is defined by the particular culture you are from.
d. Greek philosophy and Christian thought have no relationship to one another.
d.
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Which of the following is an a priori proposition?
A. All material objects are empirically observable. B. All material objects are extended (that is, they take up space). C. Some material objects are living creatures. D. Some material objects have a greater mass than others.
During his "doubting project," Descartes believes that the existence of physical objects cannot be certain because _______
A. they are changeable things. B. it is possible to be deceived about them. C. the existence of the self is more certain. D. it is not possible to know their true essence.
According to Mill's utilitarianism
a. rights are certain moral rules, the observance of which is of the utmost importance for the long-run, overall maximization of happiness. b. there are no moral rights. c. the rights possessed by human beings remain unchanged for all times and places. d. rights are those rules that a majority of the society would agree to behind the "veil of ignorance."
Pojman's argument for the death penalty relies on a:
a. utilitarian justification b. social contract justification c. a Kantian justification d. a and c