Nagel Says, "Reflection on What It Is Like to Be

question 11

Multiple Choice

Nagel says, "Reflection on what it is like to be a bat seems to lead us, therefore, to the conclusion that there are facts that do not consist in the truth of propositions _______________________________. We can be compelled to recognize the existence of such facts without being able to state or comprehend them."

• A) that are either tautologies or contradictions
• B) concerning ontological essences
• C) expressible in a human language
• D) relegated to first-order logic

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Definitions:

Risk Of Harm

The potential for injury, damage, or adverse effects in a particular situation or from a specific action.

Duty To Protect

A legal obligation imposed on individuals or entities, requiring them to take reasonable steps to protect others from foreseeable harm.

Assumption Of Risk

A traditional defense to negligence liability based on the argument that the plaintiff voluntarily exposed himself to a known danger created by the defendant’s negligence.

Comparative Fault

Often used synonymously with comparative negligence. But also sometimes used to refer to a defense that operates like comparative negligence but considers the plaintiff’s and the defendant’s overall fault rather than either’s negligence alone.