Great Debates in Philosophy

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• In the debate between rationalism and empiricism, which source of knowledge did empiricists primarily emphasize?
• What is the central disagreement between compatibilists and hard determinists about free will?
• Which position in the mind–body debate claims that mental states are physical brain states?
• In the debate over moral theories, what does utilitarianism use as its primary standard for judging an action?
• Match each philosopher with the position most closely associated with their contribution to the free will debate.
• Match each philosopher with the position most closely associated with their contribution to the debate over knowledge.
• Match each ethical theory with its defining principle in the debate over how one ought to live.
• Match each philosopher with the position most closely associated with their contribution to the mind–body debate.