Religion and Philosophy

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For a claim to be meaningful, Comte said, it must be reducible to an empirically verifiable fact. ... Started by anjilletteb	1 Replies 58 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by enass
Although Mill admired Comtes account of science, he thought Comtes Religion of Humanity was an ... Started by ghost!	3 Replies 84 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by bobsmith
Bentham says it makes no sense to speak of higher and lower pleasures. Indicate whether the ... Started by EY67	1 Replies 79 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by Meganchabluk
Benthams political philosophy was a threat to the power of the ruling classes. Indicate ... Started by Starlight	1 Replies 79 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by canderson530
Mill rejected any form of hedonism. Indicate whether the statement is true or ... Started by kodithompson	1 Replies 68 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by kaillie
Mill believed humans can transcend selfinterest. Indicate whether the statement is true or ... Started by Mollykgkg	1 Replies 45 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by Laurenleakan
The nineteenthcentury positivists and utilitarians all embraced the positions of a. rationalism ... Started by sdfghj	1 Replies 57 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by dominiqueenicolee
Comte called his philosophy positivism because a. he thought philosophy should be based on ... Started by aabwk4	1 Replies 100 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by Tonyam972
Comte believed that metaphysical speculation was a. the highest stage of human thought. b. more ... Started by jazziefee	1 Replies 65 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by hramirez205
Comte argues that science is a discipline which describes a. causes, such as gravity, that ... Started by asan beg	3 Replies 102 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by ryrychapman11
Comtes new religion was a. an attempt to prove traditional theism by means of science. b. one ... Started by jake	1 Replies 91 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by Heffejeff
According to Jeremy Bentham, our two sovereign masters are a. love and reason. b. logic and ... Started by altibaby	1 Replies 71 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by nikmaaacs
An important feature of Benthams moral theory is a. his theory of human psychology. b. the ... Started by Pea0909berry	1 Replies 99 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by fffftttt
When Bentham said the game of pushpin is of equal value with music and poetry, the point he was ... Started by misspop	1 Replies 125 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by amandalm
In Benthams theory, evaluating an action in terms of its purity includes a. considering if the ... Started by ericka1	1 Replies 161 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by rosiehomeworddo
According to Benthams theory of punishment, a. punishment will be unnecessary in a utilitarian ... Started by charchew	1 Replies 112 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by nixon_s
A major difference between Mills ethics and Benthams is that a. Bentham was a hedonist and Mill ... Started by D2AR0N	1 Replies 94 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by ApricotDream
For Mill, the proper relation between my own happiness and that of others is that a. others ... Started by ssal	3 Replies 129 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by dantucker
According to Mill, under what conditions would it be permissible to prohibit free speech? a. when ... Started by daltonest1984	1 Replies 86 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by briseldagonzales
Most of twentiethcentury philosophy could be seen as many different ways of reacting to Kants ... Started by faduma	1 Replies 50 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by iman
The pragmatists defined meaning in terms of the practical effects of the objects of our thought. ... Started by strangeaffliction	1 Replies 60 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by yeungji
In describing twentiethcentury philosophy, Edmund Husserl complained that a. the philosophers ... Started by HudsonKB16	1 Replies 67 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by efwsefaw
According to your text, which earlier philosopher had the most influence on the agenda of twentieth- ... Started by meagbuch	1 Replies 107 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by babybsemail
Which philosophical question best characterizes the concerns of the analytic philosophers? a. ... Started by LaDunn	1 Replies 66 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by xiaomengxian
Which philosopher emphasized lived experience as opposed to the abstractions of science? a. ... Started by captainjonesify	1 Replies 47 Views	Jul 14, 2018 by peilian