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

Sinnott-Armstrong argues that individuals have no obligation to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions because it is uncertain whether global warming is caused by humans.

According to Wiredu, how do the Akan react to someone who routinely fails to fulfill his or her social responsibilities?

Mencius believes that human nature is good in the sense that everyone is virtuous, even if they are sometimes misled by their less noble feelings.

Which of the following is not explicitly stressed by Dershowitz as belonging to the set of values that must be balanced in potential responses to ticking bomb scenarios?

Wolf argues that the freedom to refuse treatment on the grounds of unwanted bodily invasion does not seem to extend to cover cases of physician-assisted suicide because:

According to Nathanson, there is no direct connection between what a person does and how a person deserves to be punished.

Thomson thinks there are some cases in which abortion is morally problematic.

Which of the following best captures Garcia's response to the objection that there is no such thing as racism because there is no such thing as races?

What does it mean, according to Mill, for one pleasure to be of higher quality than another?

Collins argues that sympathy alone should guide moral deliberation.

In your own words, state Estes's main conclusion in "Mutual Respect and Sexual Morality" and summarize her main argument for that conclusion.

According to Eaton, what kinds of studies should be carried out to test the harm hypothesis and why?

Of the following explanations, which most accurately explains the role-model argument?

Mencius considers it a problem for his view that, although everyone would feel compassion for a child about to fall into a well, some people would not actually save the child.

Collins argues that principles should have no role in moral deliberation.

A significant objection, according to Shue, against terroristic torture is that it is most likely uncontrollable.

Thomson's position on abortion depends on a premise denying that the fetus is a person.

Which of the following best captures Sinnott-Armstrong's main argument for the claim that the greenhouse gas emissions from a single "joyride" do not harm anyone?

Explain in your own words Shue's concept of terroristic torture. What, according to Shue, is the principal argument against the acceptability of the practice?

According to Metz, one may be justified in the use of deadly force in defense of oneself or others even if one lacks certainty that failure to use such force would result in harm.