Question 1

What is a role-based obligation? Are all of your role-based obligations based on roles that you have chosen to occupy? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

A role-based obligation is a responsibil

Question 2

A perfect obligation is an obligation that you must fulfill in every relevant circumstance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A role-based obligation is an obligation that you owe to someone in virtue of some social role that he or she occupies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Treating people "as ends in themselves" requires treating them as you would wish to be treated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Treating someone as an object that can be used for your own purposes is one way of treating someone "merely as a means."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A role-based obligation is:

Accepted Answer

A)  An obligation that someone adopts voluntarily. 
B)  An obligation that someone has in virtue of occupying a particular social role. 
C)  An obligation that you have to people who occupy a particular social role. 
D)  An obligation that someone only pretends to have. 
A)  An obligation that someone adopts voluntarily. 
B)  An obligation that someone has in virtue of occupying a particular social role. 
C)  An obligation that you have to people who occupy a particular social role. 
D)  An obligation that someone only pretends to have.

Question 7

The obligation to respect persons is a perfect obligation rather than an imperfect obligation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The obligation to repay your debts is an example of a universal obligation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The obligation to donate to charity, if it is an obligation at all, is an imperfect obligation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

If you had to add one obligation to the lists of universal obligations in Chapter 3 (other than the obligation to respect persons), what would it be? Why do you think that is a universal obligation?

Accepted Answer

One additional obligation that could be

Question 11

The obligation not to harm others is an imperfect obligation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is a role-based obligation? What are some of the social roles that you occupy? What role-based obligations come with those roles?

Accepted Answer

A role-based obligation refers to the re

Question 13

All role-based obligations are perfect obligations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The obligation not to harm other people is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A role-based obligation. 
B)  A universal obligation. 
C)  A generic obligation. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  A role-based obligation. 
B)  A universal obligation. 
C)  A generic obligation. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 15

In your own words, explain Immanuel Kant's interpretation of the obligation to treat persons with respect.

Accepted Answer

Immanuel Kant's interpretation of the ob

Question 16

The obligation to keep your promises is an example of a role-based obligation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In Ann Garry's argument against pornography, watching pornography is wrong because:

Accepted Answer

A)  It violates a person's role-specific obligations to one's sisters, daughters, wives, girlfriends, and so on. 
B)  It violates a person's universal obligation to treat persons with respect. 
C)  It violates a person's universal obligation not to harm others. 
D)  It violates a person's role-specific obligation not to treat others as mere objects. 
A)  It violates a person's role-specific obligations to one's sisters, daughters, wives, girlfriends, and so on. 
B)  It violates a person's universal obligation to treat persons with respect. 
C)  It violates a person's universal obligation not to harm others. 
D)  It violates a person's role-specific obligation not to treat others as mere objects.

Question 18

Your role-based obligations are obligations that you have because of the social, professional, and civic roles that you occupy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In your own words, explain what it means to treat people with respect. Do you think there is a universal obligation to treat people in that way? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Treating people with respect means ackno

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the difference between perfect and imperfect obligations?

Accepted Answer

A)  A perfect obligation is about what you owe to specific people, whereas an imperfect obligation is about what you owe to everyone. 
B)  A perfect obligation applies to everyone, whereas an imperfect obligation applies only to people who have made a mistake. 
C)  A perfect obligation is one that must be fulfilled in every relevant case, whereas an imperfect obligation only needs to be fulfilled sometimes. 
D)  A perfect obligation is an obligation not to harm someone, whereas an imperfect obligation is an obligation to help others. 
A)  A perfect obligation is about what you owe to specific people, whereas an imperfect obligation is about what you owe to everyone. 
B)  A perfect obligation applies to everyone, whereas an imperfect obligation applies only to people who have made a mistake. 
C)  A perfect obligation is one that must be fulfilled in every relevant case, whereas an imperfect obligation only needs to be fulfilled sometimes. 
D)  A perfect obligation is an obligation not to harm someone, whereas an imperfect obligation is an obligation to help others.

What is a role-based obligation? Are all of your role-based obligations based on roles that you have chosen to occupy? Why or why not?

A perfect obligation is an obligation that you must fulfill in every relevant circumstance.

A role-based obligation is an obligation that you owe to someone in virtue of some social role that he or she occupies.

Treating people "as ends in themselves" requires treating them as you would wish to be treated.

Treating someone as an object that can be used for your own purposes is one way of treating someone "merely as a means."

A role-based obligation is:

The obligation to respect persons is a perfect obligation rather than an imperfect obligation.

The obligation to repay your debts is an example of a universal obligation.

The obligation to donate to charity, if it is an obligation at all, is an imperfect obligation.

If you had to add one obligation to the lists of universal obligations in Chapter 3 (other than the obligation to respect persons), what would it be? Why do you think that is a universal obligation?

The obligation not to harm others is an imperfect obligation.

What is a role-based obligation? What are some of the social roles that you occupy? What role-based obligations come with those roles?

All role-based obligations are perfect obligations.

The obligation not to harm other people is an example of:

In your own words, explain Immanuel Kant's interpretation of the obligation to treat persons with respect.

The obligation to keep your promises is an example of a role-based obligation.

In Ann Garry's argument against pornography, watching pornography is wrong because:

Your role-based obligations are obligations that you have because of the social, professional, and civic roles that you occupy.

In your own words, explain what it means to treat people with respect. Do you think there is a universal obligation to treat people in that way? Why or why not?

Which of the following best describes the difference between perfect and imperfect obligations?

An Introduction to Arguments

Moral Arguments

Reasoning About Consequences

Reasoning With Virtues and Vices

Reasoning With Principles and Counterexamples

Reasoning With Analogies

Answering Moral Questions

Skepticism, Subjectivism, and Relativism

Religion and Moral Reasoning

Normative Theories, Part 1

Normative Theories, Part 2

Aristotle's Ethics: Exploring Virtue and Justice

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Exam 3: Reasoning With Obligations

What is a role-based obligation? Are all of your role-based obligations based on roles that you have chosen to occupy? Why or why not?

A perfect obligation is an obligation that you must fulfill in every relevant circumstance.

A role-based obligation is an obligation that you owe to someone in virtue of some social role that he or she occupies.

Treating people "as ends in themselves" requires treating them as you would wish to be treated.

Treating someone as an object that can be used for your own purposes is one way of treating someone "merely as a means."

A role-based obligation is:

The obligation to respect persons is a perfect obligation rather than an imperfect obligation.

The obligation to repay your debts is an example of a universal obligation.

The obligation to donate to charity, if it is an obligation at all, is an imperfect obligation.

If you had to add one obligation to the lists of universal obligations in Chapter 3 (other than the obligation to respect persons), what would it be? Why do you think that is a universal obligation?

The obligation not to harm others is an imperfect obligation.

What is a role-based obligation? What are some of the social roles that you occupy? What role-based obligations come with those roles?

All role-based obligations are perfect obligations.

The obligation not to harm other people is an example of:

In your own words, explain Immanuel Kant's interpretation of the obligation to treat persons with respect.

The obligation to keep your promises is an example of a role-based obligation.

In Ann Garry's argument against pornography, watching pornography is wrong because:

Your role-based obligations are obligations that you have because of the social, professional, and civic roles that you occupy.

In your own words, explain what it means to treat people with respect. Do you think there is a universal obligation to treat people in that way? Why or why not?

Which of the following best describes the difference between perfect and imperfect obligations?

An Introduction to Arguments

Moral Arguments

Reasoning About Consequences

Reasoning With Virtues and Vices

Reasoning With Principles and Counterexamples

Reasoning With Analogies

Answering Moral Questions

Skepticism, Subjectivism, and Relativism

Religion and Moral Reasoning

Normative Theories, Part 1

Normative Theories, Part 2

Aristotle's Ethics: Exploring Virtue and Justice

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