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aabwk4

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on: Jul 14, 2018
Comte called his philosophy positivism because
 
 

a. he thought philosophy should be based on positive, scientific knowledge.
  b. he stressed the importance of being optimistic and thinking positively.
  c. he was positive that his views were correct.
  d. he thought that metaphysics could give us positive, certain knowledge.



Question 2

Auguste Comte, Jeremy Bentham, and John Stuart Mill all agreed that moral and social theories should be based on
 
 

a. our religious traditions.
  b. innate knowledge or rational intuitions.
  c. a scientific foundation.
  d. subjective feelings and sentiment.



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Tonyam972

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a.

Answer to Question 2

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aabwk4

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Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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