Philosophy 120: Critical Thinking 1. If two theories are incommensurable, this m
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Philosophy 120: Critical Thinking
1. If two theories are incommensurable, this means that (select one):
a. No theory has provided a decisive refutation of the other, so both are still in use
b. Sufficient experiments have not been done to conclusively determine which theory is superior.
c. The theories lead to rival hypotheses
d. There is no available standard independent of both theories that can be used to evaluate them.
2. Deontological moral theories hold that (select one):
a. One can determine whether or not an action is right by appealing to an objective, universal moral principle that applies to that action
b. One can determine whether or not an action is right by appealing to the consequences of that action
c. One can determine whether or not an action is right by appealing to one's intuition
d. One can determine whether or not an action is right by appealing to religious doctrine regarding that action.
Explanation / Answer
two theories are basically said to be incommensurable if there is no availability of common theoretical language that can be put into use to compare them. If we take an example of two scientific theories which are incommensurable, there is no way in which one can compare them to each other so that we can conclude which is better.
A). One can determine whether or not an action is right by appealing to an objective, universal moral principle that applies to that action