Some Materialist Empiricists Are Either Libertarians or Hard Determinists $\lor$

question 230

Multiple Choice

Some materialist empiricists are either libertarians or hard determinists. But no empiricist is a hard determinist. So some materialists are libertarians.
-Which of the following propositions is an immediate (one-step) consequence in M of the given premises?

• A) (Mx • Ex) • (Lx \( \lor \) Dx)
• B) (Mc • Ec) • (Lc \( \lor \) Dc)
• C) Ex ⊃ ∼Dc
• D) En ⊃ ∼Dx
• E) Mc • Ec

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