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Select the meaning for the following combining forms and suffixes.
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Moral Evil
Wrong or harm arising from intentional actions or character flaws of moral agents, contrasted with evil resulting from natural processes or accidents.
Free Will
Among philosophers, a somewhat antiquated expression (as in “he did it of his own free will”) meaning that a person is capable of making decisions that are not determined by antecedent conditions. Of course, there may be antecedent considerations, such as what a person wants or what a person believes, but free will means that such considerations never determine a person’s decision. At most they “enter into the decision.”
Least of the Evils
A principle involved in decision making that opts for the less harmful or least undesirable option among several bad choices.
Process Philosophy
A philosophical approach that emphasizes becoming, change, and the dynamic nature of reality over static being or existence.
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Q87: -ectomy: _
Q96: Unstable; undergoing rapid emotional change<br>A)affect<br>B)dementia<br>C)delirium<br>D)delusion<br>E)labile<br>F)sadism<br>G)mutism<br>H)mania<br>I)amnesia<br>J)conversion
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