In a Hypothetical Situation, a Group of Individuals Held a Peaceful

question 21

Multiple Choice

In a hypothetical situation, a group of individuals held a peaceful protest, but the police force, which the group trusts, explained that they could not protest in that location because it was private property, even though protests had been held there from time to time before, so the people dispersed peacefully. However, this did not create a strain because the majority of those that attended believed it to be just. Which of the following best explains why they felt that way?

• A) This strain was in the service of some greater good.
• B) The strain inflicted was not very different from their past treatment in similar circumstances.
• C) The process used to decide whether to inflict the strain was just.
• D) The police did not use excessive force.

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Definitions:

Berkeley

Represents George Berkeley, an 18th-century philosopher known for his theory of immaterialism, arguing that material objects exist only in the mind and through perception.

Esse Est Percipi

A Latin phrase meaning "to be is to be perceived," associated with George Berkeley's idealist philosophy which argues that objects only exist to the extent that they are perceived.

Subjective Idealism

The view that nothing exists except ideas and minds. The eighteenth-century idealist George Berkeley held the extreme position of subjective idealism, which, simply summarized, insisted that “to be is to be perceived” (esse est percipi). According to Berkeley, it makes no sense to believe in the existence of anything that we cannot experience.

Western Metaphysical Tradition

A lineage of philosophical inquiry in the West that deals with fundamental questions of existence, reality, and knowledge.