« previous next »

Author Question: The seventeenth-century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes posed an intriguing question about why ... (Read 75 times)

dmcintosh

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 517
on: Jul 2, 2018
The seventeenth-century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes posed an intriguing question about why people __________.
 
  a. cooperate with each other when they could achieve what they need selfishly
  b. areso frightened and can act only when they have safety in numbers
  c. mistrust the crown when the leaders of the mob would rule them just as harshly
  d. arewilling to exchange one form of misery for another

Question 2

The Chinese have long exhibited an approach to religion that __________.
 
  a. is essentially irreligious, by Western standards
  b. rejects past traditions
  c. excludes Buddhist beliefs and practices
  d. combines elements of different religions


Galvarado142

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 348
Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Dogs have been used in studies to detect various cancers in human subjects. They have been trained to sniff breath samples from humans that were collected by having them breathe into special tubes. These people included 55 lung cancer patients, 31 breast cancer patients, and 83 cancer-free patients. The dogs detected 54 of the 55 lung cancer patients as having cancer, detected 28 of the 31 breast cancer patients, and gave only three false-positive results (detecting cancer in people who didn't have it).

Did you know?

Approximately one in four people diagnosed with diabetes will develop foot problems. Of these, about one-third will require lower extremity amputation.

Did you know?

Medications that are definitely not safe to take when breastfeeding include radioactive drugs, antimetabolites, some cancer (chemotherapy) agents, bromocriptine, ergotamine, methotrexate, and cyclosporine.

Did you know?

It is important to read food labels and choose foods with low cholesterol and saturated trans fat. You should limit saturated fat to no higher than 6% of daily calories.

Did you know?

Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.

How to sketch a quadratic equation using transformations after completing the square (Question 1) How to sketch a quadratic equation using transformations after completing the square (Question 1)
economic question economic question
economic question economic question
economic question economic question
economic question economic question
Eco question 2 Eco question 2
Video: Chemical Synapse Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library