Unit 1: Core theme — Being human
Topic 1.5: Human nature Questions
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For Aristotle, a thing's 'function' is:
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The main objection to the function argument is that it:
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'Human nature' means the traits you have:
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A serious problem with strong cultural relativism is that:
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A top-band Paper 1 Section A answer on human nature mainly:
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Hume's line 'reason is the slave of the passions' means:
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True or false? Hume's 'slave of the passions' still gives reason a real job — working out HOW to reach what we care about.
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The 'emotion vs reason' debate asks whether humans are basically driven by:
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The 'nurture' side of the debate claims that who you are is:
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Descartes' view of the passions is that they:
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One good reason to doubt a single fixed human nature is that:
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True or false? On the 'outline vs content' view, every culture has SOME language, but which language differs.
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The modern 'interaction' answer says:
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For Skinner's behaviourism, behaviour is mainly shaped by:
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The 'blank slate vs fixed nature' clash is between:
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Aristotle's function argument concludes that human nature is to:
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Cultural relativism is the view that:
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The 'outline vs content' move says:
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