Phi 208 Week 2 Readings Quiz

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PHI 208 Week 2 Readings Quiz

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1. What does Peter Singer say about the history of liberation movements?
2. What does Singer say about finding the basis for moral duties in the “intrinsic dignity” of humanity
3. What is Peter Singer’s point about performing vivisection on mentally disabled human infants?
4. According to Miller, assessing the imposed risks of humanitarian intervention
5. R.B. Brandt argues that the rules of war which would maximize expectable utility
6. The philosopher John Stuart Mill recognized the following as a potential problem for utilitarianism

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7. The ethical theory of utilitarianism states that an act is ethical if
8. What is speciesism?
9. According to Miller’s views on intervention, a U.S. citizen should have
10. R.B. Brandt argues that a rule of war can be morally justified
11. What does Tom Regan say about the cruelty/kindness approach to animal ethics?
12. In the article “Utilitarianism and the Rules of War,” R.B. Brandt argues that utilitarian rules of war
13. What is Tom Regan’s main criticism of the contractarian approach to ethical duties?
14. Which of the following makes it difficult to calculate the utility of an act
15. What does Singer say about other philosophers’ attempts to argue that only humans have moral worth?

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PHI 208 Week 2 Readings Quiz

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7. The ethical theory of utilitarianism states that an act is ethical if
8. What is speciesism?
9. According to Miller’s views on intervention, a U.S. citizen should have
10. R.B. Brandt argues that a rule of war can be morally justified
11. What does Tom Regan say about the cruelty/kindness approach to animal ethics?
12. In the article “Utilitarianism and the Rules of War,” R.B. Brandt argues that utilitarian rules of war
13. What is Tom Regan’s main criticism of the contractarian approach to ethical duties?
14. Which of the following makes it difficult to calculate the utility of an act
15. What does Singer say about other philosophers’ attempts to argue that only humans have moral worth?