In Which of the Following Ways Was Ibn Rushd's Thought

question 14

Multiple Choice

In which of the following ways was Ibn Rushd's thought similar to that of Confucius?

• A) He argued for preservation of the five relationships.
• B) He argued that an educated class, entrusted with the proper forms of reasoning, would best serve the common people.
• C) He argued that one must reject politics, whose entanglements would interfere with pursuit of the proper path to wisdom.
• D) He argued against the evils of patriarchy.

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