Question 1

According to Singer, which of the following is a form of speciesism in our society?

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A)  Killing and eating animals 
B)  Experimenting on animals 
C)  Our philosophical views about animals 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Killing and eating animals 
B)  Experimenting on animals 
C)  Our philosophical views about animals 
D)  All of the above

Question 2

Singer links speciesism to racism and sexism on the grounds that all three give moral priority to one group over another on the basis of

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A)  moral rights. 
B)  morally irrelevant traits. 
C)  emotional attachment. 
D)  power. 
A)  moral rights. 
B)  morally irrelevant traits. 
C)  emotional attachment. 
D)  power.

Question 3

Carruthers claims that the social-stability argument cannot justify granting moral standing to animals in the way it justifies giving moral status to non-rational humans. What is the social-stability argument exactly and do you agree that it cannot be extended to nonhuman animals? Defend your answer.

Accepted Answer

The social-stability argument, as propos

Question 4

Why does Hursthouse think that experimentation on nonhuman animals is a more complicated moral issue than vegetarianism? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Hursthouse believes that experimentation

Question 5

Hursthouse argues that a virtuous person would not be party to commercial farming practices because such practices

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A)  cause unnecessary suffering. 
B)  are wasteful. 
C)  are cruel. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  cause unnecessary suffering. 
B)  are wasteful. 
C)  are cruel. 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

What does the epistemic objection claim?

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A)  It is impossible to know whether an animal experiences pain. 
B)  It it is difficult to know whether an experiment will yield greater benefits than harms. 
C)  There is no meaningful way to compare one person's pleasures to the pain experienced by another person or animal. 
D)  Both a and b 
A)  It is impossible to know whether an animal experiences pain. 
B)  It it is difficult to know whether an experiment will yield greater benefits than harms. 
C)  There is no meaningful way to compare one person's pleasures to the pain experienced by another person or animal. 
D)  Both a and b

Question 7

According to Singer, speciesism involves

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A)  failing to take the interests of members of other species into account. 
B)  taking the interests of other species to override the greater interests of one's own. 
C)  taking the interests of one's own species to override the greater interests of other species. 
D)  failing to take the interests of other people into account. 
A)  failing to take the interests of members of other species into account. 
B)  taking the interests of other species to override the greater interests of one's own. 
C)  taking the interests of one's own species to override the greater interests of other species. 
D)  failing to take the interests of other people into account.

Question 8

Some people claim that animals lack moral status because they are not rational in the way that humans are. How does Norcross respond to this claim? Do you agree with his response? Why or why not?

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Norcross responds to the claim that anim

Question 9

Which of the following is not a criticism of the Animals Kill Animals Argument discussed in the text?

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A)  Nonhuman animals do not eat meat for gustatory pleasure. 
B)  Humans can survive perfectly well without killing other animals. 
C)  Nonhuman animals are not moral agents. 
D)  Most of the animals we eat do not kill other animals. 
A)  Nonhuman animals do not eat meat for gustatory pleasure. 
B)  Humans can survive perfectly well without killing other animals. 
C)  Nonhuman animals are not moral agents. 
D)  Most of the animals we eat do not kill other animals.

Question 10

Explain and discuss the Rights Argument. Do you think animals have moral rights? Do you think humans have moral rights? If humans have rights that animals do not, what could explain this? Defend your answers.

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The Rights Argument is a philosophical p

Question 11

The abolitionist position holds that

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A)  it is wrong to use another individual as a means to one's own ends. 
B)  animal experimentation provides no human benefits. 
C)  animal lives are of instrumental value only. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  it is wrong to use another individual as a means to one's own ends. 
B)  animal experimentation provides no human benefits. 
C)  animal lives are of instrumental value only. 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

According to the Animals Kill Animals Argument,

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A)  if animals kill other animals, then it is morally OK for humans to kill animals. 
B)  animals kill other animals. 
C)  it is morally OK for humans to kill animals. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  if animals kill other animals, then it is morally OK for humans to kill animals. 
B)  animals kill other animals. 
C)  it is morally OK for humans to kill animals. 
D)  All of the above

Question 13

According to the Power Argument, we

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A)  have the power to control animals because we are morally allowed to control them. 
B)  are morally allowed to control animals because we are physically stronger than them. 
C)  are morally allowed to control animals because we have the power to control them. 
D)  have the power to control animals because we are physically stronger than them. 
A)  have the power to control animals because we are morally allowed to control them. 
B)  are morally allowed to control animals because we are physically stronger than them. 
C)  are morally allowed to control animals because we have the power to control them. 
D)  have the power to control animals because we are physically stronger than them.

Question 14

Which of the following does Carruthers claim most animals do possess?

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A)  Practical rationality 
B)  Minds much like our own 
C)  Beliefs and desires 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Practical rationality 
B)  Minds much like our own 
C)  Beliefs and desires 
D)  None of the above

Question 15

According to Hursthouse, possession of the virtues is what

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A)  makes an agent morally good. 
B)  enables their possessor to act well. 
C)  makes an agent someone who reliably does what is right. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  makes an agent morally good. 
B)  enables their possessor to act well. 
C)  makes an agent someone who reliably does what is right. 
D)  All of the above

Question 16

Talk about:
-Vegetarian

Accepted Answer

a person w

Question 17

Why does Gruen ultimately conclude that it is ethically reasonable to oppose animal experimentation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because of the practical difficulties with the utilitarian position 
B)  Because of the strength of the abolitionist arguments 
C)  Because animal experimentation yields no morally worthwhile benefits 
D)  Both a and b 
A)  Because of the practical difficulties with the utilitarian position 
B)  Because of the strength of the abolitionist arguments 
C)  Because animal experimentation yields no morally worthwhile benefits 
D)  Both a and b

Question 18

What does Norcross think is the relationship between being a moral agent and being a moral patient?

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A)  All moral agents are moral patients, but not all moral patients are moral agents. 
B)  All moral patients are moral agents, but not all moral agents are moral patients. 
C)  All moral agents are moral patients, and all moral patients are moral agents. 
D)  Nothing can be both a moral agent and a moral patient. 
A)  All moral agents are moral patients, but not all moral patients are moral agents. 
B)  All moral patients are moral agents, but not all moral agents are moral patients. 
C)  All moral agents are moral patients, and all moral patients are moral agents. 
D)  Nothing can be both a moral agent and a moral patient.

Question 19

If the Argument from Marginal Cases is sound, then

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A)  all animals are as morally important as all humans. 
B)  some animals are more morally important than some humans. 
C)  some humans are more morally important than some animals. 
D)  some animals are as morally important as some humans. 
A)  all animals are as morally important as all humans. 
B)  some animals are more morally important than some humans. 
C)  some humans are more morally important than some animals. 
D)  some animals are as morally important as some humans.

Question 20

According to Carruthers, the capacity to govern one's behavior in accordance with universal rules is necessary for

Accepted Answer

A)  moral standing. 
B)  practical rationality. 
C)  rational agency. 
D)  having rights. 
A)  moral standing. 
B)  practical rationality. 
C)  rational agency. 
D)  having rights.

Exam 13: Animals

According to Singer, which of the following is a form of speciesism in our society?

Singer links speciesism to racism and sexism on the grounds that all three give moral priority to one group over another on the basis of

Why does Hursthouse think that experimentation on nonhuman animals is a more complicated moral issue than vegetarianism? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Hursthouse argues that a virtuous person would not be party to commercial farming practices because such practices

What does the epistemic objection claim?

According to Singer, speciesism involves

Some people claim that animals lack moral status because they are not rational in the way that humans are. How does Norcross respond to this claim? Do you agree with his response? Why or why not?

Which of the following is not a criticism of the Animals Kill Animals Argument discussed in the text?

Explain and discuss the Rights Argument. Do you think animals have moral rights? Do you think humans have moral rights? If humans have rights that animals do not, what could explain this? Defend your answers.

The abolitionist position holds that

According to the Animals Kill Animals Argument,

According to the Power Argument, we

Which of the following does Carruthers claim most animals do possess?

According to Hursthouse, possession of the virtues is what

Talk about: -Vegetarian

Why does Gruen ultimately conclude that it is ethically reasonable to oppose animal experimentation?

What does Norcross think is the relationship between being a moral agent and being a moral patient?

If the Argument from Marginal Cases is sound, then

According to Carruthers, the capacity to govern one's behavior in accordance with universal rules is necessary for

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