Saying that the argument maker takes the ideological absolutes on faith means ________
(a) the conclusions of ideological arguments are presented as certain
(b) the premises are so profoundly obvious that they require no demonstration
(c) the persuasiveness of ideological reasoning is not open to doubt
(d) the validity of the ideological reasoning cannot be questioned
b
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This code of discipline among Shakyamuni Buddha's followers is about 250 rules for monks
and 450 rules for nuns.
and 450 rules for nuns.Socrates and Meno agree that virtue is
a. a kind of knowledge b. beneficial c. the advantage of the stronger d. an illusion
According to Mill, the proper judge of which of two quantitatively identical pleasures is better is:
A. any competent adult. B. any competent person who has experienced both. C. an experienced utilitarian philosopher. D. the lawmakers. E. None of the above
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Glaucon uses the story of the Ring of Gyges to express his moral disapproval of anyone who gains an advantage by disregarding the interests of others. 2. The story of the Ring of Gyges indicates that humans will take advantage of any situation if they can get away with it. 3. Psychological egoism is the theory that the only proper way to live is to be selfish. In other words, everyone isn't necessarily selfish by nature, but one ought to be selfish. 4. Glaucon claims that if we gave away two invisibility rings, one to a just person and one to an unjust person, the unjust person would take advantage of the ring, but the just person would not. 5. Thomas Hobbes thought that all acts, even acts of pity, could be attributed to a natural tendency toward selfishness.