What is the primary focus of modern philosophers according to the introduction?

Philosophical Influences and Concepts

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Studying ancient texts
Developing new scientific methods
Exploring novel and important ideas
Teaching classical philosophy
2.
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Which philosopher argued against the objectivity of ethics using the 'argument for queerness'?
Peter Singer
J.L. Mackie
Richard Boyd
Simon Blackburn
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Peter Singer's ethical perspective emphasizes respect for which group?
Only animals
All sentient beings
Only humans
Only family members
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What is the main idea behind Simon Blackburn's 'quasi-realism'?
Moral judgments are purely subjective
Moral judgments are non-cognitive but treated as real
Moral judgments are objective truths
Moral judgments are irrelevant
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Charles Taylor's philosophical approach is influenced by which two thinkers?
Kant and Aquinas
Descartes and Locke
Wittgenstein and Hegel
Plato and Aristotle
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Christine Korsgaard's neo-Kantian view focuses on what aspect of morality?
Moral relativism
Moral practical identity
Moral nihilism
Moral absolutism
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What concept did Jürgen Habermas develop to support democratic theory?
Economic rationality
Communicative reason
Cultural relativism
Moral absolutism
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