Western philosophers have tended to dismiss

A) thought articulated in literalist explanations and arguments.
B) nonliteral, nonscientific explanations of life and the universe through myth, heroic legends, and nonmonotheistic religions.
C) ideas that draw on monotheistic religions.
D) ethical reflection.

Nonmonotheistic Religions

Religions that do not adhere to the belief in a single, omnipotent God, often encompassing polytheistic or animistic traditions.

Western Philosophers

Scholars from the Western world who engage in critical thinking and analysis regarding fundamental questions about life, existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.