Philophy

7) If one claims that a particular war was immoral because it resulted in great destruction while the objective of the war was not of great importance, then he is claiming:
a) The war did not have a just cause.
b) The war was not proportional.
c) The war was fought with bad intentions.
d) The war was unjust because it was a pre-emptive war.
e) All of the above.

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6) Which of the following moral theories is the basis for Singer’s argument for animal liberation?
a) Utilitarianism
b) Kantianism
c) Social Contract Theory
d) The Ethics of Care
e) b & c

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10) 5) “One this view suicide not the ultimate exercise of freedom but its ultimate self-contradiction” What does Doerfling mean by this?
a) Killing yourself is not a free action because only irrational (therefore not free) people commit suicide.
b) Suicide destroys freedom because it takes away one’s future freedoms.
c) Killing yourself is not a free action because individuals who commit suicide are almost always coerced.
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

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10) 5) “One this view suicide not the ultimate exercise of freedom but its ultimate self-contradiction” What does Doerfling mean by this?
a) Killing yourself is not a free action because only irrational (therefore not free) people commit suicide.
b) Suicide destroys freedom because it takes away one’s future freedoms.
c) Killing yourself is not a free action because individuals who commit suicide are almost always coerced.
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

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12) Why does Rachels think that the Utilitarian principle, by itself, is inadequate for determining the morality of euthanasia?
a) Using only the Utilitarian principle would result in a large increase in the use of euthanasia.
b) Using only the Utilitarian principle would result in a great increase in suffering.
c) Using only the Utilitarian principle would result in instances of euthanasia that are unjust because the individual may not want to die.
d) a & b
e) a & c

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13) What is the example of “Bob’s Bugatti” (found in Singer’s article on poverty) suppose to demonstrate?
a) A human life has the same value as an expensive sports car.
b) Sometimes we are morally obligated to make sacrifices to save another life.
c) While it is wrong to cause harm to another person, it is permissible to allow another person to be harmed.
d) Utilitarianism makes demands that are unreasonable and unethical.
e) b & c

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22) Which of the following does Judith Jarvis Thomson agree with?
a) Abortion is permissible only because fetuses are not human beings.
b) Abortion is permissible because there is no such thing as ‘human rights’.
c) Abortion is permissible because it does not deprive the fetus of its future.
d) a & b
e) None of the above.

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10) Why is abortion immoral according to Marquis?
a) Killing is always immoral.
b) Abortion deprives the fetus of its future.
c) Abortion is a violation of a fetus’s rights.
d) a & b.
e) None of the above.