Which of the Following Best Explains the Idea of a Thought

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains the idea of a thought experiment?

• A) A thought experiment is a kind of argument, involving hypothetical examples, intended to show that a person's mental state at the time of an action affects the morality of the action.
• B) A thought experiment is a real or hypothetical scenario that philosophers use to show that a moral principle must be false because it has counterintuitive consequences.
• C) A thought experiment is a hypothetical scenario that philosophers use to test whether a principle entails a conclusion that fits with our intuitive judgments about that scenario.
• D) A thought experiment is a kind of argument intended to show that a particular historical person acted rightly or wrongly in a specific case.

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