Question 1

According to Alan Goldman, sexual desire is desire for contact with another person's body and for the pleasure that such contact produces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

One conventionalist argument asserts that homosexuality's misuse of bodily parts leads to

Accepted Answer

A)  unhappiness. 
B)  sin. 
C)  dishonesty. 
D)  disillusionment. 
A)  unhappiness. 
B)  sin. 
C)  dishonesty. 
D)  disillusionment.

Question 3

Alan Goldman says that the conventional view of sexuality is that sexual behavior must have a morally significant goal, such as procreation. But he argues that

Accepted Answer

A)  sex is directed towards goals but not toward conventional goals. 
B)  sex is not a means to some other goal. 
C)  sex should be directed toward communicating ideas or expressing love. 
D)  sex is a spiritual journey. 
A)  sex is directed towards goals but not toward conventional goals. 
B)  sex is not a means to some other goal. 
C)  sex should be directed toward communicating ideas or expressing love. 
D)  sex is a spiritual journey.

Question 4

The central question in the morality of sex is,

Accepted Answer

A)  What arguments can be marshaled against the conventional view of sex? 
B)  Is sexual behavior detrimental to human evolution? 
C)  What kind of sexual behavior is morally permissible and under what circumstances? 
D)  Is society as a whole becoming more liberal or more conservative in views about sexual behavior? 
A)  What arguments can be marshaled against the conventional view of sex? 
B)  Is sexual behavior detrimental to human evolution? 
C)  What kind of sexual behavior is morally permissible and under what circumstances? 
D)  Is society as a whole becoming more liberal or more conservative in views about sexual behavior?

Question 5

The terms "rape" and "sexual assault" are synonymous with one another and can be used interchangeably.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to the Roman Catholic version of natural law theory, sexual activity inconsistent with procreation is prohibited. An example of such forbidden behavior is frequent sex between a man and a woman married to each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to Alan Goldman, sexual desire is desire for contact with another person's body and for the pleasure that such contact produces.

One conventionalist argument asserts that homosexuality's misuse of bodily parts leads to

Alan Goldman says that the conventional view of sexuality is that sexual behavior must have a morally significant goal, such as procreation. But he argues that

The central question in the morality of sex is,

The terms "rape" and "sexual assault" are synonymous with one another and can be used interchangeably.

According to the Roman Catholic version of natural law theory, sexual activity inconsistent with procreation is prohibited. An example of such forbidden behavior is frequent sex between a man and a woman married to each other.

Ethics and the Examined Life

Subjectivism, Relativism, and Emotivism

Evaluating Moral Arguments

The Power of Moral Theories

Consequentialist Theories: Maximize the Good

Nonconsequentialist Theories: Do Your Duty

Virtue Ethics: Be a Good Person

Feminist Ethics and the Ethics of Care

Abortion

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

Delivering Health Care

Animal Welfare

Environmental Ethics

Racism, Equality, and Discrimination

Free Speech on Campus

Drugs, Guns, and Personal Liberty

Capital Punishment

Political Violence: War, Terrorism, and Torture

The Ethics of Immigration

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Exam 15: Sexual Morality

According to Alan Goldman, sexual desire is desire for contact with another person's body and for the pleasure that such contact produces.

One conventionalist argument asserts that homosexuality's misuse of bodily parts leads to

Alan Goldman says that the conventional view of sexuality is that sexual behavior must have a morally significant goal, such as procreation. But he argues that

The central question in the morality of sex is,

The terms "rape" and "sexual assault" are synonymous with one another and can be used interchangeably.

According to the Roman Catholic version of natural law theory, sexual activity inconsistent with procreation is prohibited. An example of such forbidden behavior is frequent sex between a man and a woman married to each other.

Ethics and the Examined Life

Subjectivism, Relativism, and Emotivism

Evaluating Moral Arguments

The Power of Moral Theories

Consequentialist Theories: Maximize the Good

Nonconsequentialist Theories: Do Your Duty

Virtue Ethics: Be a Good Person

Feminist Ethics and the Ethics of Care

Abortion

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

Delivering Health Care

Animal Welfare

Environmental Ethics

Racism, Equality, and Discrimination

Free Speech on Campus

Drugs, Guns, and Personal Liberty

Capital Punishment

Political Violence: War, Terrorism, and Torture

The Ethics of Immigration

Global Economic Justice

Filters