« previous next »

Author Question: Which statement explains why the rights of women and racial minorities were generally left out of ... (Read 92 times)

go.lag

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 667
on: Jul 8, 2018
Which statement explains why the rights of women and racial minorities were generally left out of political philosophy until the twentieth century?
 
  a. The most influential philosophers were white men who took their privilege for granted.
  b. Women and racial minorities had already started their own branch of political philosophy.
  c. Absolutist monarchs had banned all advocacy for the rights of women and racial minorities.d. Enlightenment thinkers had expected that the term mankind would be understood to include women and racial minorities.

Question 2

Political thinkers in the Enlightenment tended to take a ________ view on society.a. normative
 
  b. revolutionary
  c. rational-material
  d. institutional-ideational


bhavsar

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 351
Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: c


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.

Did you know?

Amphetamine poisoning can cause intravascular coagulation, circulatory collapse, rhabdomyolysis, ischemic colitis, acute psychosis, hyperthermia, respiratory distress syndrome, and pericarditis.

Did you know?

Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.

Did you know?

About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.

Did you know?

After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.

Independent assortment of chromosomes at meiosis explains Mendel’s ratio Independent assortment of chromosomes at meiosis explains Mendel’s ratio
The planes of the body. The sagittal plane is vertical from front to back, the frontal plane is vert The planes of the body. The sagittal plane is vertical from front to back, the frontal plane is vert
Cerebral Vascular Accident - Left Cerebral Vascular Accident - Left
Lalla Essaydi, La Grande Odalisque, from the series Les Femmes du Maroc (The Women of Morocco). Lalla Essaydi, La Grande Odalisque, from the series Les Femmes du Maroc (The Women of Morocco).
A Women's thumb A Women's thumb
Chorionic villus sampling (left) and amniocentesis (right) Chorionic villus sampling (left) and amniocentesis (right)
Video: Stress and Immune System Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library