Question 1

According to Dershowitz, although torture is sometimes necessary, we should not change our current laws to accommodate the practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Why, according to Kant, is a good will the only thing that is good without qualification?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the only thing that is good by definition. 
B)  All other goods are constrained by hypothetical imperatives. 
C)  It is the only thing that can make someone worthy of happiness. 
D)  Anything else could be used for bad purposes. 
A)  It is the only thing that is good by definition. 
B)  All other goods are constrained by hypothetical imperatives. 
C)  It is the only thing that can make someone worthy of happiness. 
D)  Anything else could be used for bad purposes. D

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an example of a morally relevant difference between human beings and nonhuman animals, according to Steinbock?

Accepted Answer

A)  The capacity for suffering and enjoyment. 
B)  The capacity for autonomous decision making. 
C)  The capacity to desire self-respect. 
D)  They capacity to treat others fairly or unfairly. 
A)  The capacity for suffering and enjoyment. 
B)  The capacity for autonomous decision making. 
C)  The capacity to desire self-respect. 
D)  They capacity to treat others fairly or unfairly. A

Question 4

What does Thomson call "the extreme view of abortion"? How does she argue against it in "A Defense of Abortion"?

Accepted Answer

In Judith Jarvis Thomson's seminal essay

Question 5

Which of the following best captures the basic question that Warren is trying to answer in "On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion"?

Accepted Answer

A)  When is killing another person morally permissible? 
B)  Is abortion morally permissible? 
C)  What are the moral consequences of making abortion illegal? 
D)  Do fetuses feel pain? 
A)  When is killing another person morally permissible? 
B)  Is abortion morally permissible? 
C)  What are the moral consequences of making abortion illegal? 
D)  Do fetuses feel pain?

Question 6

What is the difference between killing someone and allowing someone to die, according to Nell?

Accepted Answer

A)  Person A kills person B when A intentionally acts so as to bring about B's death. A allows B to die when A does not carry out any action and B dies as a result. 
B)  Person A kills person B when A commits a positive action to cause B's death. A allows B to die when A carries out a negative action that results in B's death. 
C)  Person A kills person B when A causes B's death and B would not have died if A did other acts or had no causal effect on the situation. A allows B to die if B would have died anyway, even if A had no causal effect on the situation. 
D)  Person A kills person B when A causes B's death intentionally, and B's death is a certain and immediate consequence of A's action. A allows B to die when A causes B's death unintentionally, and B's death is neither a certain nor an immediate consequence of A's action. 
A)  Person A kills person B when A intentionally acts so as to bring about B's death. A allows B to die when A does not carry out any action and B dies as a result. 
B)  Person A kills person B when A commits a positive action to cause B's death. A allows B to die when A carries out a negative action that results in B's death. 
C)  Person A kills person B when A causes B's death and B would not have died if A did other acts or had no causal effect on the situation. A allows B to die if B would have died anyway, even if A had no causal effect on the situation. 
D)  Person A kills person B when A causes B's death intentionally, and B's death is a certain and immediate consequence of A's action. A allows B to die when A causes B's death unintentionally, and B's death is neither a certain nor an immediate consequence of A's action.

Question 7

Which of the following best captures Mencius's view of human nature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human nature is neither good nor evil, but humans can make themselves good by paying attention to their emotions. 
B)  Culture can direct human nature to become anything, just as water can be channeled in any direction. 
C)  All humans naturally have the potential to become good, but they need to nurture the right emotions to fulfill that potential. 
D)  All humans are born virtuous, but circumstances, cruelty, and greed can corrupt them and make them evil. 
A)  Human nature is neither good nor evil, but humans can make themselves good by paying attention to their emotions. 
B)  Culture can direct human nature to become anything, just as water can be channeled in any direction. 
C)  All humans naturally have the potential to become good, but they need to nurture the right emotions to fulfill that potential. 
D)  All humans are born virtuous, but circumstances, cruelty, and greed can corrupt them and make them evil.

Question 8

Why, according to Sinnott-Armstrong, wouldn't you cause any harm to anyone by going for a joyride in a gas-guzzling car?

Accepted Answer

According to the philosopher Walter Sinn

Question 9

Strawser argues that the idea of a "fair fight" is not an appropriate ideal for modern warfare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What, according to Dershowitz, are the relevant similarities between the decision to torture a terror suspect and the decision to shoot down a hijacked airliner? Explain in your own words how Dershowitz uses these similarities to support the conclusion that there ought to exist an institutionalized public system for the issuance of "torture warrants."

Accepted Answer

According to Dershowitz, the relevant si

Question 11

What of the following best characterizes one of the reasons Eaton gives for why eroticizing gender inequality is especially effective for sustaining it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eroticizing gender inequality profits from gender inequality. 
B)  Eroticizing gender inequality condones violence against women. 
C)  Eroticizing gender inequality makes gender inequality not only tolerable but also desirable. 
D)  Eroticizing gender inequality occurs not only in pornography but also in high art. 
A)  Eroticizing gender inequality profits from gender inequality. 
B)  Eroticizing gender inequality condones violence against women. 
C)  Eroticizing gender inequality makes gender inequality not only tolerable but also desirable. 
D)  Eroticizing gender inequality occurs not only in pornography but also in high art.

Question 12

Which of the following best summarizes Metz's main conclusion in "African Values and Capital Punishment"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capital punishment should be abolished because it is an impermissible violation of the autonomy of the condemned criminal. 
B)  Capital punishment should be abolished because it constitutes a degradation of humanity in cases where the innocent are wrongly executed. 
C)  Capital punishment should be abolished because it entails a disproportionately unfriendly response to someone who is already incarcerated. 
D)  Capital punishment should be abolished because the community would be no less protected from harm than if it were to be retained. 
A)  Capital punishment should be abolished because it is an impermissible violation of the autonomy of the condemned criminal. 
B)  Capital punishment should be abolished because it constitutes a degradation of humanity in cases where the innocent are wrongly executed. 
C)  Capital punishment should be abolished because it entails a disproportionately unfriendly response to someone who is already incarcerated. 
D)  Capital punishment should be abolished because the community would be no less protected from harm than if it were to be retained.

Question 13

Explain Strawser's example of Captain Zelda throwing away her bulletproof vest. What is the point of this example?

Accepted Answer

In Strawser's example, Captain Zelda is

Question 14

Which of the following best captures Woollard's main argument for the claim that proximity is morally relevant?

Accepted Answer

A)  The child dying in a country far away is no different than the child who is drowning in the river that one happens to be passing. 
B)  Proximity is morally relevant because otherwise the requirement to aid others would be too demanding and morality would simply be too hard to live up to. 
C)  Proximity is morally relevant because one is more capable of helping those who are closest to oneself rather than those who are far away. 
D)  Proximity is morally relevant because the requirement to aid should be restricted to some but not all cases; otherwise, people's bodies and other resources would not genuinely belong to them. 
A)  The child dying in a country far away is no different than the child who is drowning in the river that one happens to be passing. 
B)  Proximity is morally relevant because otherwise the requirement to aid others would be too demanding and morality would simply be too hard to live up to. 
C)  Proximity is morally relevant because one is more capable of helping those who are closest to oneself rather than those who are far away. 
D)  Proximity is morally relevant because the requirement to aid should be restricted to some but not all cases; otherwise, people's bodies and other resources would not genuinely belong to them.

Question 15

According to Gay-Williams, the voluntary cessation of treatment of the terminally ill is not a legitimate instance of euthanasia because:

Accepted Answer

A)  The death of the patient is not the intended consequence of the action. 
B)  All euthanasia requires the immediate death of the patient. 
C)  The patient in such cases should be regarded as having committed suicide. 
D)  Voluntary procedures cannot be considered euthanasia. 
A)  The death of the patient is not the intended consequence of the action. 
B)  All euthanasia requires the immediate death of the patient. 
C)  The patient in such cases should be regarded as having committed suicide. 
D)  Voluntary procedures cannot be considered euthanasia.

Question 16

Gay-Williams argues that euthanasia is always contrary to an individual's self-interest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Gay-Williams, survival is a natural goal of every human being.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Assume that Steinbock is correct that there is a role for feeling and sentiment in moral thinking. Which of the following could you infer from that claim?

Accepted Answer

A)  Steinbock has run out of arguments and, so, is resorting to fine phrases. 
B)  Steinbock thinks there is no role for logic and rational thought in moral discourse. 
C)  We should do whatever our feelings and emotions suggest. 
D)  The traditional picture of moral reasoning as purely rational is incorrect. 
A)  Steinbock has run out of arguments and, so, is resorting to fine phrases. 
B)  Steinbock thinks there is no role for logic and rational thought in moral discourse. 
C)  We should do whatever our feelings and emotions suggest. 
D)  The traditional picture of moral reasoning as purely rational is incorrect.

Question 19

According to Mill's theory of utilitarianism, an action is right as it tends to promote pleasure and reduce pain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following best expresses the main question that Norcross is trying to answer in this paper?

Accepted Answer

A)  Is it wrong for Fred to torture and slaughter puppies for his gustatory pleasure? 
B)  Is purchasing and consuming factory-raised meat morally wrong? 
C)  Are nonhuman animals moral agents exhibiting rationality and, therefore, the right to life? 
D)  Would an individual's becoming vegetarian have any impact on whether factory farming continues? 
A)  Is it wrong for Fred to torture and slaughter puppies for his gustatory pleasure? 
B)  Is purchasing and consuming factory-raised meat morally wrong? 
C)  Are nonhuman animals moral agents exhibiting rationality and, therefore, the right to life? 
D)  Would an individual's becoming vegetarian have any impact on whether factory farming continues?

According to Dershowitz, although torture is sometimes necessary, we should not change our current laws to accommodate the practice.

Why, according to Kant, is a good will the only thing that is good without qualification?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a morally relevant difference between human beings and nonhuman animals, according to Steinbock?

What does Thomson call "the extreme view of abortion"? How does she argue against it in "A Defense of Abortion"?

Which of the following best captures the basic question that Warren is trying to answer in "On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion"?

What is the difference between killing someone and allowing someone to die, according to Nell?

Which of the following best captures Mencius's view of human nature?

Why, according to Sinnott-Armstrong, wouldn't you cause any harm to anyone by going for a joyride in a gas-guzzling car?

Strawser argues that the idea of a "fair fight" is not an appropriate ideal for modern warfare.

What of the following best characterizes one of the reasons Eaton gives for why eroticizing gender inequality is especially effective for sustaining it?

Which of the following best summarizes Metz's main conclusion in "African Values and Capital Punishment"?

Explain Strawser's example of Captain Zelda throwing away her bulletproof vest. What is the point of this example?

Which of the following best captures Woollard's main argument for the claim that proximity is morally relevant?

According to Gay-Williams, the voluntary cessation of treatment of the terminally ill is not a legitimate instance of euthanasia because:

Gay-Williams argues that euthanasia is always contrary to an individual's self-interest.

According to Gay-Williams, survival is a natural goal of every human being.

Assume that Steinbock is correct that there is a role for feeling and sentiment in moral thinking. Which of the following could you infer from that claim?

According to Mill's theory of utilitarianism, an action is right as it tends to promote pleasure and reduce pain.

Which of the following best expresses the main question that Norcross is trying to answer in this paper?

An Introduction to Arguments

Moral Arguments

Reasoning With Obligations

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

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Exam 13: Aristotle's Ethics: Exploring Virtue and Justice

According to Dershowitz, although torture is sometimes necessary, we should not change our current laws to accommodate the practice.

Why, according to Kant, is a good will the only thing that is good without qualification?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a morally relevant difference between human beings and nonhuman animals, according to Steinbock?

What does Thomson call "the extreme view of abortion"? How does she argue against it in "A Defense of Abortion"?

Which of the following best captures the basic question that Warren is trying to answer in "On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion"?

What is the difference between killing someone and allowing someone to die, according to Nell?

Which of the following best captures Mencius's view of human nature?

Why, according to Sinnott-Armstrong, wouldn't you cause any harm to anyone by going for a joyride in a gas-guzzling car?

Strawser argues that the idea of a "fair fight" is not an appropriate ideal for modern warfare.

What of the following best characterizes one of the reasons Eaton gives for why eroticizing gender inequality is especially effective for sustaining it?

Which of the following best summarizes Metz's main conclusion in "African Values and Capital Punishment"?

Explain Strawser's example of Captain Zelda throwing away her bulletproof vest. What is the point of this example?

Which of the following best captures Woollard's main argument for the claim that proximity is morally relevant?

According to Gay-Williams, the voluntary cessation of treatment of the terminally ill is not a legitimate instance of euthanasia because:

Gay-Williams argues that euthanasia is always contrary to an individual's self-interest.

According to Gay-Williams, survival is a natural goal of every human being.

Assume that Steinbock is correct that there is a role for feeling and sentiment in moral thinking. Which of the following could you infer from that claim?

According to Mill's theory of utilitarianism, an action is right as it tends to promote pleasure and reduce pain.

Which of the following best expresses the main question that Norcross is trying to answer in this paper?

An Introduction to Arguments

Moral Arguments

Reasoning With Obligations

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

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