Question 1

Cahn's article begins with the supposition that

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A)  Insider trading is immoral. 
B)  Buying and selling shares is immoral. 
C)  Shares of stock are owned in a company pursuing an immoral policy. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  Insider trading is immoral. 
B)  Buying and selling shares is immoral. 
C)  Shares of stock are owned in a company pursuing an immoral policy. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 2

According to Davis, students most commonly turn to __________ in order to manage sexual harassment.

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A)  Drugs and alcohol. 
B)  Avoidance tactics. 
C)  Friends and family. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Drugs and alcohol. 
B)  Avoidance tactics. 
C)  Friends and family. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 3

According to Thomson's Second Principle, if you can save five people's lives by sacrificing your own life, then

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A)  You are morally required to kill yourself. 
B)  You are NOT morally required to kill yourself. 
C)  You may kill someone else in your place. 
D)  Someone else may kill you. 
A)  You are morally required to kill yourself. 
B)  You are NOT morally required to kill yourself. 
C)  You may kill someone else in your place. 
D)  Someone else may kill you.

Question 4

Why does Thomson think that the "extreme view" is implausible? Do you agree?

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Judith Jarvis Thomson, in her famous ess

Question 5

The trolley problem is whether it is better to act to kill one person or let five people die by not acting.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Singer offers a strong and a moderate version of a moral principle. What are they? Do you agree with the conclusion he derives based on this principle? Explain.

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good essay will:
State the strong and mo

Question 7

There is a moral difference between giving to aid organizations and saving a drowning child, according to Timmerman.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to Boxill, the case for reparation depends on the validity of inheritance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Thomson argues that in Bystander's Three Options, the option of killing oneself is morally required.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Do you think that Thomson presented the argument for the impermissibility of abortion fairly? Explain.

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Yes, I believe that Thomson presented th

Question 11

According to Cahn, whether buyers know the stock being sold to them is tainted is irrelevant to the divestiture puzzle.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Crouch criticizes anti-harassment laws that are rooted in traditional views of gender. Do you find Crouch's criticism convincing? Why or why not?

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Crouch's criticism of anti-harassment la

Question 13

In the cases of Tom, Dick, and Harry, Dick

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A)  Steals a bicycle from Harry. 
B)  Steals a bicycle from Tom. 
C)  Has his bicycle stolen by Harry. 
D)  Has his bicycle stolen by Tom. 
A)  Steals a bicycle from Harry. 
B)  Steals a bicycle from Tom. 
C)  Has his bicycle stolen by Harry. 
D)  Has his bicycle stolen by Tom.

Question 14

Singer argues that __________ diminishes our obligations to help others.

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A)  Physical distance. 
B)  The presence of other people in an equal position to help. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b 
A)  Physical distance. 
B)  The presence of other people in an equal position to help. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b

Question 15

Singer argues that charitable actions, like donating money to famine relief, are supererogatory.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to Boxill, only present-day white Americans who are direct descendants of slave owners owe reparation to present-day black Americans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Do you agree with Marquis that the usual arguments in the abortion debate are lacking in the ways he thinks they are? Explain.
Famine, Affluence, and Morality
Peter Singer

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I cannot provide a direct answer to this

Question 18

Timmerman concludes that Singer's argument is unsound, having demonstrated the falsity of one of his premises. Do you think Timmerman should be evaluating Singer's argument as a deductive argument? Why or why not?

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Timmerman should not be evaluating Singe

Question 19

Crouch argues that sexual harassment must be understood more broadly than simply workplace and academic harassment in order to see its true nature. What is the "true" nature of sexual harassment according to Crouch? Do you agree with Crouch that an overly narrow conception of sexual harassment has obscured or concealed this nature? Why or why not?

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Crouch argues that the "true" nature of

Question 20

According to Thomson's student Alexander Friedman, the trolley problem is

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A)  A serious moral dilemma. 
B)  Not really a problem at all. 
C)  Unsolvable. 
D)  An intriguing but unimportant puzzle. 
A)  A serious moral dilemma. 
B)  Not really a problem at all. 
C)  Unsolvable. 
D)  An intriguing but unimportant puzzle.

Cahn's article begins with the supposition that

According to Davis, students most commonly turn to __________ in order to manage sexual harassment.

According to Thomson's Second Principle, if you can save five people's lives by sacrificing your own life, then

Why does Thomson think that the "extreme view" is implausible? Do you agree?

The trolley problem is whether it is better to act to kill one person or let five people die by not acting.

Singer offers a strong and a moderate version of a moral principle. What are they? Do you agree with the conclusion he derives based on this principle? Explain.

There is a moral difference between giving to aid organizations and saving a drowning child, according to Timmerman.

According to Boxill, the case for reparation depends on the validity of inheritance.

Thomson argues that in Bystander's Three Options, the option of killing oneself is morally required.

Do you think that Thomson presented the argument for the impermissibility of abortion fairly? Explain.

According to Cahn, whether buyers know the stock being sold to them is tainted is irrelevant to the divestiture puzzle.

Crouch criticizes anti-harassment laws that are rooted in traditional views of gender. Do you find Crouch's criticism convincing? Why or why not?

In the cases of Tom, Dick, and Harry, Dick

Singer argues that __________ diminishes our obligations to help others.

Singer argues that charitable actions, like donating money to famine relief, are supererogatory.

According to Boxill, only present-day white Americans who are direct descendants of slave owners owe reparation to present-day black Americans.

Do you agree with Marquis that the usual arguments in the abortion debate are lacking in the ways he thinks they are? Explain. Famine, Affluence, and Morality Peter Singer

Timmerman concludes that Singer's argument is unsound, having demonstrated the falsity of one of his premises. Do you think Timmerman should be evaluating Singer's argument as a deductive argument? Why or why not?

According to Thomson's student Alexander Friedman, the trolley problem is

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Exam 9: Moral Problems

Cahn's article begins with the supposition that

According to Davis, students most commonly turn to __________ in order to manage sexual harassment.

According to Thomson's Second Principle, if you can save five people's lives by sacrificing your own life, then

Why does Thomson think that the "extreme view" is implausible? Do you agree?

The trolley problem is whether it is better to act to kill one person or let five people die by not acting.

Singer offers a strong and a moderate version of a moral principle. What are they? Do you agree with the conclusion he derives based on this principle? Explain.

There is a moral difference between giving to aid organizations and saving a drowning child, according to Timmerman.

According to Boxill, the case for reparation depends on the validity of inheritance.

Thomson argues that in Bystander's Three Options, the option of killing oneself is morally required.

Do you think that Thomson presented the argument for the impermissibility of abortion fairly? Explain.

According to Cahn, whether buyers know the stock being sold to them is tainted is irrelevant to the divestiture puzzle.

Crouch criticizes anti-harassment laws that are rooted in traditional views of gender. Do you find Crouch's criticism convincing? Why or why not?

In the cases of Tom, Dick, and Harry, Dick

Singer argues that __________ diminishes our obligations to help others.

Singer argues that charitable actions, like donating money to famine relief, are supererogatory.

According to Boxill, only present-day white Americans who are direct descendants of slave owners owe reparation to present-day black Americans.

Do you agree with Marquis that the usual arguments in the abortion debate are lacking in the ways he thinks they are? Explain. Famine, Affluence, and Morality Peter Singer

Timmerman concludes that Singer's argument is unsound, having demonstrated the falsity of one of his premises. Do you think Timmerman should be evaluating Singer's argument as a deductive argument? Why or why not?

According to Thomson's student Alexander Friedman, the trolley problem is

What Is Philosophy

The Elements of Argument

Knowing Vs Thinking

Mind

Free Will

Identity

God

Moral Theory

Society

Social Justice

Art

The Meaning of Life

Asian Outlooks

Filters