Author Question: Thomas Hobbes was a nominalist, someone who believes that: a. no permanent objective truth lies ... (Read 138 times)

BRWH · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Thomas Hobbes was a nominalist, someone who believes that:

a. no permanent objective truth lies beneath our world of appearances
b. language is necessary in part to help us make sense of the world
c. humans construct a perception of truth
d. truth is filtered through self-interest and the syllogisms of language
e. All of the above

Question 2

In Korematsu v. United States (1944) the Supreme stated that a presidential order authorizing the exclusion of persons of Japanese ancestry from designated areas along the west coast of the United States

a. was an unconstitutional deprivation of due process and equal protection.
b. was inherently suspect but ultimately constitutional.
c. had a rational basis.
d. presented a nonjusticiable political question.