Kryachkov 2!indd

UNIT I
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Д. А. Крячков
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frequently believing that morals are relative, the product of arbitrary tradition and 
social
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conditioning. S. Harris hopes to sweep aside both kinds of confusion, persuading 
his readers
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that objective moral truths exist and that we possess a (properly secular) mean for
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discovering them.
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Its clear that Harris’ mission in “The moral landscape” is loosely connected to his 
earlier one.
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Religion has, for millennium, been thought the primary source of morality. But if, 
as Harris
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believes, religion is and flawed and wicked, an alternative is needed. Science can 
provides it. 
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Ex. 28. Write a summary of the text in Reading 2.
Ex. 29. Write a rebuttal to one of the author’s arguments 
(Reading 2) — the one you feel is the weakest and least convincing. 
Begin your rebuttal by summarizing the argument and then argue 
against it, pointing out its weaknesses.
Ex. 30. Discuss the following tips on survey report writing.
A survey report is a paper that in a clear and structured way analyses the results of a study. In the 
humanities, survey reports aim at providing the reader with information that can be used to make 
decisions and to take further action. As any well-structured piece of writing, survey reports consist 
of an introduction, a body and a conclusion.
Introduction. A good introduction outlines the purpose of the report and provides back-
ground information about the conducted research.
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The purpose of this paper is to … 
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This paper reports on the results obtained …. 
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The study was designed to … 
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This report contains the results of a survey administered to ….. regarding their attitudes 
toward … 
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Results for the survey are based on telephone interviews conducted by …… among a na-
tionwide sample of ….. adults, 18 years of age or older, during the period …. 
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The questions were supposed to/ meant to/ aimed at …
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This report contains the results of four surveys of …… conducted to establish …… The 
surveys were conducted quarterly over a twelve-month period to account for seasonal 
variations, with the same house-holds approached each quarter. Questions were asked 
about ……. Background variables were sex, age, marital status, country of birth and oc-
cupation.

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