Exam 2: Human Nature

Hobbes believed that humans were altruistic.

An argument that is both valid and has true premises is called a(n)____ argument.

Descartes' view of human nature says that humans are ____________________ minds with ____________________ bodies.

The philosophical view that human beings act only out of self-interest is called

Do you think that humans have a different moral status than other animals? Why? If your view is that they have certain properties that other animals lack,do all humans have these properties? If not,do those that lack them lack the moral status that you ascribe to humans? If your view is that humans matter morally because they are human¾why does being human count for so much?

By "soul" Plato meant "inner self".

____ says there is no universal human nature,no rational human nature,no purpose for human nature.

Augustine did not believe that humans have wills.

Plotinus was influenced by