Question 1

According to Kant, acting morally is mainly a matter of obeying the laws of one's society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following might count as a reason different than the one Liu provides for why racial looksism is morally wrong?

Accepted Answer

A)  Racial looksism is morally wrong because people should not have offensive and insulting preferences but should strive to be kind and caring. 
B)  Racial looksism is morally wrong because all statistical generalizations are wrong. 
C)  Racial looksism is morally wrong when people find certain others physically unattractive for racist reasons, such as if they hated a certain racial group. 
D)  Racial looksism is morally wrong when one does not generalize based on the physical features that do in fact coincide with people's race. 
A)  Racial looksism is morally wrong because people should not have offensive and insulting preferences but should strive to be kind and caring. 
B)  Racial looksism is morally wrong because all statistical generalizations are wrong. 
C)  Racial looksism is morally wrong when people find certain others physically unattractive for racist reasons, such as if they hated a certain racial group. 
D)  Racial looksism is morally wrong when one does not generalize based on the physical features that do in fact coincide with people's race.

Question 3

Explain Walzer's criticism of the traditional application of the doctrine of double effect to collateral casualties, as Abbate describes it.

Accepted Answer

Michael Walzer criticizes the traditiona

Question 4

According to van den Haag, the death penalty cannot be unjust to a criminal because the criminal, in committing his or her crime, has voluntarily assumed the risk of this punishment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following best captures van den Haag's response to the objection to the argument that the death penalty is immoral because it is inherently an excessive retribution to crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  The argument is unsound because the premise has been conclusively refuted by empirical evidence. 
B)  The argument is unpersuasive since the premise is a dogmatic belief that cannot be refuted by empirical evidence. 
C)  The argument is invalid because the conclusion that the penalty is immoral does not follow from the premise. 
D)  The argument is fallacious because what constitutes an excessive punishment varies across societies and over time. 
A)  The argument is unsound because the premise has been conclusively refuted by empirical evidence. 
B)  The argument is unpersuasive since the premise is a dogmatic belief that cannot be refuted by empirical evidence. 
C)  The argument is invalid because the conclusion that the penalty is immoral does not follow from the premise. 
D)  The argument is fallacious because what constitutes an excessive punishment varies across societies and over time.

Question 6

Nell's main conclusion in this paper is:

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A)  Although people have a right not to be killed unjustifiably, we do not have a duty to try to prevent famine deaths in faraway countries. 
B)  Killing people in an underequipped lifeboat may be justifiable to save the lives of others. 
C)  It follows from the claim that people have a right not to be killed unjustifiably that we have a duty to try to prevent famine deaths. 
D)  We have an obligation to protect Earth's environment because our planet is the only lifeboat we have. 
A)  Although people have a right not to be killed unjustifiably, we do not have a duty to try to prevent famine deaths in faraway countries. 
B)  Killing people in an underequipped lifeboat may be justifiable to save the lives of others. 
C)  It follows from the claim that people have a right not to be killed unjustifiably that we have a duty to try to prevent famine deaths. 
D)  We have an obligation to protect Earth's environment because our planet is the only lifeboat we have.

Question 7

According to Collins, caring actions are actions aimed at promoting the interests of the person or thing being cared for.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Estes argues that mutual respect requires that sexual partners give explicit, or at least implicit, expression of their voluntary participation in a sexual act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Why does Steinbock discuss Williams's argument that animals' capacity to feel pain and affection justifies giving their interests equal consideration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Steinbock agrees with Williams's conclusion but rejects his premises. 
B)  Steinbock disagrees with Williams's claim that animals have this capacity. 
C)  Steinbock argues against the claim that animals' capacity to feel pain entails equal consideration of their interests. 
D)  Steinbock uses Williams's argument to object to Singer's argument. 
A)  Steinbock agrees with Williams's conclusion but rejects his premises. 
B)  Steinbock disagrees with Williams's claim that animals have this capacity. 
C)  Steinbock argues against the claim that animals' capacity to feel pain entails equal consideration of their interests. 
D)  Steinbock uses Williams's argument to object to Singer's argument.

Question 10

Which of the following best captures Gay-Williams's main conclusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no distinction between so-called passive and active euthanasia. 
B)  Physician-assisted suicide is a genuine form of euthanasia. 
C)  Euthanasia is wrong both inherently and because of its practical effects. 
D)  Cases in which the patient's death is not intended are not instances of euthanasia. 
A)  There is no distinction between so-called passive and active euthanasia. 
B)  Physician-assisted suicide is a genuine form of euthanasia. 
C)  Euthanasia is wrong both inherently and because of its practical effects. 
D)  Cases in which the patient's death is not intended are not instances of euthanasia.

Question 11

How are the traditional principles of just war theory usually justified, according to McMahan? What does McMahan think is wrong with that justification?

Accepted Answer

According to McMahan, the traditional pr

Question 12

Which of the following best captures the basic question that Estes is trying to answer in this paper?

Accepted Answer

A)  How can people satisfy the goals and expectations of their sexual partners? 
B)  What do mutually respectful relationships require? 
C)  What is mutually respectful sexual interaction? 
D)  How should laws define sexual assault and rape? 
A)  How can people satisfy the goals and expectations of their sexual partners? 
B)  What do mutually respectful relationships require? 
C)  What is mutually respectful sexual interaction? 
D)  How should laws define sexual assault and rape?

Question 13

In your own words, state Woollard's main conclusion in "Saving Strangers: What does Morality Demand?" and summarize her main argument for that conclusion.

Accepted Answer

Woollard's main conclusion in "Saving St

Question 14

According to Krakoff, the main harms from carbon dioxide emissions will fall on the countries that are emitting most of that carbon dioxide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following best captures the basic question that Marquis is trying to answer in this paper?

Accepted Answer

A)  Why do other philosophers think abortion is immoral? 
B)  Why do certain religious groups think abortion is immoral? 
C)  What features belonging to the fetus and which moral principle make it so that killing it is immoral? 
D)  Why do philosophers arrive at a standoff in the debate over abortion? 
A)  Why do other philosophers think abortion is immoral? 
B)  Why do certain religious groups think abortion is immoral? 
C)  What features belonging to the fetus and which moral principle make it so that killing it is immoral? 
D)  Why do philosophers arrive at a standoff in the debate over abortion?

Question 16

What does it mean, according to McMahan, for an action to be subjectively justified? Apart from the cases discussed in the reading, identify an example of a scenario in which an individual's action might be subjectively justified even if it is not objectively justified.

Accepted Answer

According to McMahan, an action is subje

Question 17

Which of the following can we infer from Thomas's rejection of the claim that ethnic and gender composition of faculty members should be proportional to their numbers in society on the grounds that this would actually eliminate some faculty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas probably thinks that universities should never get rid of faculty once they are hired because finding their replacements would cost time and money. 
B)  Thomas probably thinks that only white male faculty should be fired to make way for women and minority faculty. 
C)  Thomas probably thinks that it is unfair to fire a faculty member just because he or she belongs to an identity category that is overrepresented in the faculty of the university as a whole. 
D)  Thomas probably thinks that there are not good statistics on the ethnic and gender composition of society to effectively mirror those proportions within universities. 
A)  Thomas probably thinks that universities should never get rid of faculty once they are hired because finding their replacements would cost time and money. 
B)  Thomas probably thinks that only white male faculty should be fired to make way for women and minority faculty. 
C)  Thomas probably thinks that it is unfair to fire a faculty member just because he or she belongs to an identity category that is overrepresented in the faculty of the university as a whole. 
D)  Thomas probably thinks that there are not good statistics on the ethnic and gender composition of society to effectively mirror those proportions within universities.

Question 18

What role does the claim that it is wrong of Fred to torture puppies for his gustatory pleasure play in Norcross's argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the conclusion of his argument. 
B)  It is a premise in his argument. 
C)  It is a claim that he attributes to his opponents. 
D)  It is a claim he argues against. 
A)  It is the conclusion of his argument. 
B)  It is a premise in his argument. 
C)  It is a claim that he attributes to his opponents. 
D)  It is a claim he argues against.

Question 19

How might someone object to Estes's criteria for mutual respectful sexual interaction? Be sure to state your objection as a complete argument.

Accepted Answer

Someone might object to Estes's criteria

Question 20

Singer argues that racism and sexism are violations of the principle of equality because:

Accepted Answer

A)  All races and sexes are equal in terms of their capacity for reason. 
B)  All races and sexes are equal in that the members of each race and sex have human dignity and are ends in themselves. 
C)  All races and sexes are equal in that the members of each race and sex have a human genetic code. 
D)  All races and sexes are equal in that each person's interests ought to be given equal consideration. 
A)  All races and sexes are equal in terms of their capacity for reason. 
B)  All races and sexes are equal in that the members of each race and sex have human dignity and are ends in themselves. 
C)  All races and sexes are equal in that the members of each race and sex have a human genetic code. 
D)  All races and sexes are equal in that each person's interests ought to be given equal consideration.

According to Kant, acting morally is mainly a matter of obeying the laws of one's society.

Which of the following might count as a reason different than the one Liu provides for why racial looksism is morally wrong?

Explain Walzer's criticism of the traditional application of the doctrine of double effect to collateral casualties, as Abbate describes it.

According to van den Haag, the death penalty cannot be unjust to a criminal because the criminal, in committing his or her crime, has voluntarily assumed the risk of this punishment.

Which of the following best captures van den Haag's response to the objection to the argument that the death penalty is immoral because it is inherently an excessive retribution to crime?

Nell's main conclusion in this paper is:

According to Collins, caring actions are actions aimed at promoting the interests of the person or thing being cared for.

Estes argues that mutual respect requires that sexual partners give explicit, or at least implicit, expression of their voluntary participation in a sexual act.

Why does Steinbock discuss Williams's argument that animals' capacity to feel pain and affection justifies giving their interests equal consideration?

Which of the following best captures Gay-Williams's main conclusion?

How are the traditional principles of just war theory usually justified, according to McMahan? What does McMahan think is wrong with that justification?

Which of the following best captures the basic question that Estes is trying to answer in this paper?

In your own words, state Woollard's main conclusion in "Saving Strangers: What does Morality Demand?" and summarize her main argument for that conclusion.

According to Krakoff, the main harms from carbon dioxide emissions will fall on the countries that are emitting most of that carbon dioxide.

Which of the following best captures the basic question that Marquis is trying to answer in this paper?

What does it mean, according to McMahan, for an action to be subjectively justified? Apart from the cases discussed in the reading, identify an example of a scenario in which an individual's action might be subjectively justified even if it is not objectively justified.

Which of the following can we infer from Thomas's rejection of the claim that ethnic and gender composition of faculty members should be proportional to their numbers in society on the grounds that this would actually eliminate some faculty?

What role does the claim that it is wrong of Fred to torture puppies for his gustatory pleasure play in Norcross's argument?

How might someone object to Estes's criteria for mutual respectful sexual interaction? Be sure to state your objection as a complete argument.

Singer argues that racism and sexism are violations of the principle of equality because:

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

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

According to Kant, acting morally is mainly a matter of obeying the laws of one's society.

Which of the following might count as a reason different than the one Liu provides for why racial looksism is morally wrong?

Explain Walzer's criticism of the traditional application of the doctrine of double effect to collateral casualties, as Abbate describes it.

According to van den Haag, the death penalty cannot be unjust to a criminal because the criminal, in committing his or her crime, has voluntarily assumed the risk of this punishment.

Which of the following best captures van den Haag's response to the objection to the argument that the death penalty is immoral because it is inherently an excessive retribution to crime?

Nell's main conclusion in this paper is:

According to Collins, caring actions are actions aimed at promoting the interests of the person or thing being cared for.

Estes argues that mutual respect requires that sexual partners give explicit, or at least implicit, expression of their voluntary participation in a sexual act.

Why does Steinbock discuss Williams's argument that animals' capacity to feel pain and affection justifies giving their interests equal consideration?

Which of the following best captures Gay-Williams's main conclusion?

How are the traditional principles of just war theory usually justified, according to McMahan? What does McMahan think is wrong with that justification?

Which of the following best captures the basic question that Estes is trying to answer in this paper?

In your own words, state Woollard's main conclusion in "Saving Strangers: What does Morality Demand?" and summarize her main argument for that conclusion.

According to Krakoff, the main harms from carbon dioxide emissions will fall on the countries that are emitting most of that carbon dioxide.

Which of the following best captures the basic question that Marquis is trying to answer in this paper?

What does it mean, according to McMahan, for an action to be subjectively justified? Apart from the cases discussed in the reading, identify an example of a scenario in which an individual's action might be subjectively justified even if it is not objectively justified.

Which of the following can we infer from Thomas's rejection of the claim that ethnic and gender composition of faculty members should be proportional to their numbers in society on the grounds that this would actually eliminate some faculty?

What role does the claim that it is wrong of Fred to torture puppies for his gustatory pleasure play in Norcross's argument?

How might someone object to Estes's criteria for mutual respectful sexual interaction? Be sure to state your objection as a complete argument.

Singer argues that racism and sexism are violations of the principle of equality because:

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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