Three Individuals Stand with All of Their Weight on the Heel

question 17

Multiple Choice

Three individuals stand with all of their weight on the heel of one foot: a man of weight 600 N and a heel area of 100 cm², a child of weight 200 N and a heel area of 25 cm², and woman of weight 450 N and a heel area of 2 cm². The one exerting the least pressure on the ground is

• A) the man.
• B) the child.
• C) the woman.
• D) All exert the same.

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Definitions:

Relativism

is the philosophical concept that views knowledge, truth, and morality as varying depending on culture, society, or historical context.

Relativistic

Pertaining to the concept that points of view have no absolute truth or validity, having only relative, subjective value according to differences in perception and consideration.

Transitional

Referring to a phase or period that serves as a bridge from one state, condition, or activity to another.

Oppositional

In Perry’s theory, a response to late multiplicity characterized by legitimizing multiplicity as one pole of a new kind of dualism and the right–wrong dualism of Position 1 (strict dualism) at the other end of the new continuum. Allows individuals to maintain a dualistic either-or structure in their thinking.