Question 1

What purpose does the story of Jim and the peasant play in Broome's argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  Broome uses the story to show that it is possible for an action to harm someone unjustly even when refraining from the action would not prevent that person from being harmed. 
B)  Broome uses the story to argue that emitting greenhouse gases is morally permissible because it only harms people indirectly. 
C)  Broome uses the story as an analogy for someone who emits greenhouse gases to have luxuries rather than to satisfy basic needs. 
D)  Broome uses the story to respond to the objection that it is uncertain whether your greenhouse gas emissions will harm anyone. 
A)  Broome uses the story to show that it is possible for an action to harm someone unjustly even when refraining from the action would not prevent that person from being harmed. 
B)  Broome uses the story to argue that emitting greenhouse gases is morally permissible because it only harms people indirectly. 
C)  Broome uses the story as an analogy for someone who emits greenhouse gases to have luxuries rather than to satisfy basic needs. 
D)  Broome uses the story to respond to the objection that it is uncertain whether your greenhouse gas emissions will harm anyone.

Question 2

Compare and contrast Estes's criteria for mutual respectful sexual interaction and Dougherty's substantive account of sexual consent. Are the two mutually contradictory?

Accepted Answer

Estes's criteria for mutual respectful s

Question 3

According to Singer, a speciesist is someone who gives equal consideration to the interests of all species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to Nell, the duty to prevent people from endangering lives is not a general duty of beneficence but a restricted duty to enforce others' rights not to be killed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Wolf, which of the following would be considered an instance of nonvoluntary euthanasia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Administering a lethal injection to a comatose patient who has not previously expressed a preference for or against it. 
B)  Administering a lethal injection to a comatose patient who has previously expressed a preference against it. 
C)  Removing a nutrition tube from a patient who consciously consents to its removal. 
D)  A patient's accidentally overdosing on a potentially lethal drug prescribed by a doctor. 
A)  Administering a lethal injection to a comatose patient who has not previously expressed a preference for or against it. 
B)  Administering a lethal injection to a comatose patient who has previously expressed a preference against it. 
C)  Removing a nutrition tube from a patient who consciously consents to its removal. 
D)  A patient's accidentally overdosing on a potentially lethal drug prescribed by a doctor.

Question 6

According to Krakoff, the essential virtues of good parenting are discipline and dominance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why, according to Mencius, is Mozi wrong to advocate equal concern for everyone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because it is impossible for human beings to genuinely show equal concern for that many people. 
B)  Because Mozi fails to extend his compassion from people to animals. 
C)  Because ritual propriety requires special behavior toward our own parents and elders. 
D)  Because those with whom we have special relationships deserve more concern from us than others do. 
A)  Because it is impossible for human beings to genuinely show equal concern for that many people. 
B)  Because Mozi fails to extend his compassion from people to animals. 
C)  Because ritual propriety requires special behavior toward our own parents and elders. 
D)  Because those with whom we have special relationships deserve more concern from us than others do.

Question 8

How might someone object to Marquis's claim that being deprived of a future life and its value is what makes killing others wrong?

Accepted Answer

Someone might object to Marquis's claim

Question 9

Marquis argues for the claim that the morality of abortion turns on whether the fetus is a person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Metz, the death penalty is not justified because the penalty is not a proportional response necessary to correct the unfriendliness of an imprisoned criminal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following would not qualify as an instance of interrogational torture according to Shue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Torturing an individual to determine the location of a ticking bomb. 
B)  Torturing an individual to ascertain the identity of his or her accomplices. 
C)  Torturing an individual to uncover a future terrorist plot. 
D)  Torturing an individual for the purposes of intimidating other individuals. 
A)  Torturing an individual to determine the location of a ticking bomb. 
B)  Torturing an individual to ascertain the identity of his or her accomplices. 
C)  Torturing an individual to uncover a future terrorist plot. 
D)  Torturing an individual for the purposes of intimidating other individuals.

Question 12

Thomas thinks that only women can trust women, only minorities can trust minorities, and only whites can trust whites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How might someone who thinks racism is fundamentally institutional rather than individual respond to Garcia's arguments for his account of racism?

Accepted Answer

Someone who believes that racism is fund

Question 14

Sinnott-Armstrong discusses the "public permission principle," which states that it is wrong to perform an action if "it would be worse for everyone to know that everyone is permitted to perform an action of that kind." Identify an action that such an action would prohibit (other than ones discussed in the text) and explain why the principle would prohibit that action.

Accepted Answer

One action that the "public permission p

Question 15

Dougherty thinks that the serious wrongness of having sex with someone who is unconscious or by means of egregious deception is best explained by the harm suffered by the victim.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following best captures van den Haag's main argument for the morality of the death penalty?

Accepted Answer

A)  The death penalty is just because the death penalty deters violent crime. 
B)  The death penalty is just because it compensates for the victim's suffering. 
C)  The death penalty is just because it is the only fitting retribution for murder. 
D)  The death penalty is just because it affirms the offender's humanity and responsibility. 
A)  The death penalty is just because the death penalty deters violent crime. 
B)  The death penalty is just because it compensates for the victim's suffering. 
C)  The death penalty is just because it is the only fitting retribution for murder. 
D)  The death penalty is just because it affirms the offender's humanity and responsibility.

Question 17

Why, according to Wolf, do those opposing physician-assisted suicide often argue that the practice is not required to provide humane care at the end of life? Explain in your own words the main argument for this conclusion.

Accepted Answer

According to Wolf, those opposing physic

Question 18

What of the following best explains the idea of the social cost of carbon?

Accepted Answer

A)  The social effects of each person's decisions to continue emitting carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. 
B)  The total amount of money it would cost to offset a ton of carbon dioxide emissions. 
C)  The monetary value of the damage caused by a ton of carbon dioxide emissions. 
D)  The final cost to the consumer of the carbon dioxide emitted in every step of producing a good or service. 
A)  The social effects of each person's decisions to continue emitting carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. 
B)  The total amount of money it would cost to offset a ton of carbon dioxide emissions. 
C)  The monetary value of the damage caused by a ton of carbon dioxide emissions. 
D)  The final cost to the consumer of the carbon dioxide emitted in every step of producing a good or service.

Question 19

Which of the following best describes the difference between a hypothetical imperative and a categorical imperative?

Accepted Answer

A)  A hypothetical imperative tells you what to do regardless of your goals, whereas a categorical imperative tells you what to do if you have some specific goal. 
B)  A hypothetical imperative tells you what to do if you have some specific goal, whereas a categorical imperative tells you what to do regardless of your goals. 
C)  A hypothetical imperative applies to anyone who finds himself or herself in a particular situation, whereas a categorical imperative applies only to specific categories of people in that situation. 
D)  A hypothetical imperative tells you how to achieve your goals in specific situations, whereas a categorical imperative tells you which things will always help you achieve your goals. 
A)  A hypothetical imperative tells you what to do regardless of your goals, whereas a categorical imperative tells you what to do if you have some specific goal. 
B)  A hypothetical imperative tells you what to do if you have some specific goal, whereas a categorical imperative tells you what to do regardless of your goals. 
C)  A hypothetical imperative applies to anyone who finds himself or herself in a particular situation, whereas a categorical imperative applies only to specific categories of people in that situation. 
D)  A hypothetical imperative tells you how to achieve your goals in specific situations, whereas a categorical imperative tells you which things will always help you achieve your goals.

Question 20

What role does religion play in traditional Akan ethics, according to Wiredu?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Akan view their moral code as a set of divine commandments. 
B)  The Akan view their religion as deriving from their moral code. 
C)  Religion plays little role in Akan ethics. 
D)  Religion plays no role whatsoever in Akan ethics. 
A)  The Akan view their moral code as a set of divine commandments. 
B)  The Akan view their religion as deriving from their moral code. 
C)  Religion plays little role in Akan ethics. 
D)  Religion plays no role whatsoever in Akan ethics.

What purpose does the story of Jim and the peasant play in Broome's argument?

Compare and contrast Estes's criteria for mutual respectful sexual interaction and Dougherty's substantive account of sexual consent. Are the two mutually contradictory?

According to Singer, a speciesist is someone who gives equal consideration to the interests of all species.

According to Nell, the duty to prevent people from endangering lives is not a general duty of beneficence but a restricted duty to enforce others' rights not to be killed.

According to Wolf, which of the following would be considered an instance of nonvoluntary euthanasia?

According to Krakoff, the essential virtues of good parenting are discipline and dominance.

Why, according to Mencius, is Mozi wrong to advocate equal concern for everyone?

How might someone object to Marquis's claim that being deprived of a future life and its value is what makes killing others wrong?

Marquis argues for the claim that the morality of abortion turns on whether the fetus is a person.

According to Metz, the death penalty is not justified because the penalty is not a proportional response necessary to correct the unfriendliness of an imprisoned criminal.

Which of the following would not qualify as an instance of interrogational torture according to Shue?

Thomas thinks that only women can trust women, only minorities can trust minorities, and only whites can trust whites.

How might someone who thinks racism is fundamentally institutional rather than individual respond to Garcia's arguments for his account of racism?

Dougherty thinks that the serious wrongness of having sex with someone who is unconscious or by means of egregious deception is best explained by the harm suffered by the victim.

Which of the following best captures van den Haag's main argument for the morality of the death penalty?

Why, according to Wolf, do those opposing physician-assisted suicide often argue that the practice is not required to provide humane care at the end of life? Explain in your own words the main argument for this conclusion.

What of the following best explains the idea of the social cost of carbon?

Which of the following best describes the difference between a hypothetical imperative and a categorical imperative?

What role does religion play in traditional Akan ethics, according to Wiredu?

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

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

What purpose does the story of Jim and the peasant play in Broome's argument?

Compare and contrast Estes's criteria for mutual respectful sexual interaction and Dougherty's substantive account of sexual consent. Are the two mutually contradictory?

According to Singer, a speciesist is someone who gives equal consideration to the interests of all species.

According to Nell, the duty to prevent people from endangering lives is not a general duty of beneficence but a restricted duty to enforce others' rights not to be killed.

According to Wolf, which of the following would be considered an instance of nonvoluntary euthanasia?

According to Krakoff, the essential virtues of good parenting are discipline and dominance.

Why, according to Mencius, is Mozi wrong to advocate equal concern for everyone?

How might someone object to Marquis's claim that being deprived of a future life and its value is what makes killing others wrong?

Marquis argues for the claim that the morality of abortion turns on whether the fetus is a person.

According to Metz, the death penalty is not justified because the penalty is not a proportional response necessary to correct the unfriendliness of an imprisoned criminal.

Which of the following would not qualify as an instance of interrogational torture according to Shue?

Thomas thinks that only women can trust women, only minorities can trust minorities, and only whites can trust whites.

How might someone who thinks racism is fundamentally institutional rather than individual respond to Garcia's arguments for his account of racism?

Dougherty thinks that the serious wrongness of having sex with someone who is unconscious or by means of egregious deception is best explained by the harm suffered by the victim.

Which of the following best captures van den Haag's main argument for the morality of the death penalty?

Why, according to Wolf, do those opposing physician-assisted suicide often argue that the practice is not required to provide humane care at the end of life? Explain in your own words the main argument for this conclusion.

What of the following best explains the idea of the social cost of carbon?

Which of the following best describes the difference between a hypothetical imperative and a categorical imperative?

What role does religion play in traditional Akan ethics, according to Wiredu?

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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