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

Woollard believes that there is a difference between moral requirements that would be wrong not to fulfill and supererogatory acts that are good to do but not wrong not to do.

What kinds of relationships are morally important, according to Collins? How does Collins argue for that position?

What role does Gay-Williams's discussion of wound healing and the human immune system play in his argument against euthanasia?

What role does the claim that nonhuman animals can feel pain play in this paper?

Which of the following is NOT a premise in Warren's argument that abortion is morally permissible?

Which of the following best captures Thomas's argument as to why teaching is more than simply the transmission of knowledge?

Norcross concludes that any human use of nonhuman animals is morally wrong.

Which of the following best captures Estes's argument for the claim that irreconcilability and inattentiveness jeopardize reciprocal desire and concern?

Which of the following best explains, according to Shue, why the victim's compliance is impossible in cases of terroristic torture?

Explain in your own words Gay-Williams's "Argument from Practical Effects." What does it mean to say that euthanasia as a policy is a slippery slope?

What does Strawser think is wrong with the objection that uninhabited aerial vehicles do not allow for a "fair fight"?

An important premise in Sinnott-Armstrong's argument about individual obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is that an individual's emissions from a Sunday drive do not cause any harmful climate change.

How might someone object to Singer's claim that if it is in our power to prevent something bad without sacrificing anything of moral importance, that automatically means we should do it? Be sure to state your objection as a complete argument.

According to Woollard, preventing deaths of those far away requires us to sacrifice something of comparable moral significance because it is more difficult to help those far away than to help those close to us.

In your own words, state Nathanson's main conclusion in "An Eye for an Eye" and explain the main argument for this conclusion.

Bentham's principle of utility is the principle that approves of an action insofar as it appears to promote the happiness of the person performing the action.

A categorical imperative is a principle that tells you what you should do regardless of the particular goals or interests that you have.

What role does the claim that a fetus is a person with the right to life play in Thomson's paper?

According to Steinbock, scientific experimentation on animals is justified because human lives are more valuable than animal lives.

Warren argues that a fetus is not a member of the moral community because it lacks the traits that make something a person.