Quiz 3 2019, questions and answers PDF

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Quiz 3 Study Questions Ten of the following questions will appear on the quiz, in multiple-choice (or true/false) format. 1.

What is the main question that normative ethical theories attempt to answer? Answer: identifies the features What makes an action right or wrong

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Utilitarians hold that “utility” is to be understood in terms of intrinsic value. What does it mean to say that something is intrinsically valuable? Intrinsic= good for its own sake According to classical utilitarians, the only thing that has intrinsic value is: pleasure

4. Consequentialism is the view that: answers are right or wrong based on their consequences 5. The classical utilitarian’s principle of right action holds that: The right thing to do in any situation is the act that will maximize overall pleasure. 6.

An act is right, according to classical act utilitarianism, only if it makes you happy. True or False? false

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An act is right, according to classical act utilitarianism, only if it makes everyone happy. True or False? true

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Peter Singer's principle of equality holds that: All sentient creatures are entitled to equal consideration of their interests

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Why does Singer believe that the principle of equality cannot be limited to humans?

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According to Singer, the only appropriate boundary for moral consideration is:

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What is speciesism? Failure to give equal consideration to the interests of animals amounts to

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What is sentience? the capacity to experience pleasure and pain

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Singer believes that most of us should be vegetarian, because animals have a right to life. True or False. True

*14. Which of the following best describes Singer's argument in support of vegetarianism? It will maximize overall pleasure and minimize overall suffering if most of us become vegetarian *15. Which of the following best describes the “humane omnivorism” argument against vegetarianism? *Although we did not discuss these arguments in class, the answers to these questions can be easily found in my lecture notes on the course Moodle site....