Question 1

Talk about:
-Climate change

Accepted Answer

a change in weather patterns that lasts for a long time (e.g., thousands or millions of years).

Question 2

According to the Last Person Argument, we can tell that the natural environment is intrinsically valuable because it would be _______ for the last person on earth to destroy it.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychologically difficult 
B)  morally wrong 
C)  impossible 
D)  morally okay 
A)  psychologically difficult 
B)  morally wrong 
C)  impossible 
D)  morally okay B

Question 3

According to Sinnott-Armstrong, it should be clear from the start that

Accepted Answer

A)  collective moral obligations always follow from individual moral obligations. 
B)  collective moral obligations do not always follow from individual moral obligations. 
C)  individual moral obligations always follow from collective moral obligations. 
D)  individual moral obligations do not always follow from collective moral obligations. 
A)  collective moral obligations always follow from individual moral obligations. 
B)  collective moral obligations do not always follow from individual moral obligations. 
C)  individual moral obligations always follow from collective moral obligations. 
D)  individual moral obligations do not always follow from collective moral obligations. D

Question 4

According to Hill, harm to humans and rights violations are

Accepted Answer

A)  not good reasons to oppose environmental destruction. 
B)  the only good reasons to oppose environmental destruction. 
C)  good reasons to oppose environmental destruction but not the only ones. 
D)  irrelevant to the morality of environmental destruction. 
A)  not good reasons to oppose environmental destruction. 
B)  the only good reasons to oppose environmental destruction. 
C)  good reasons to oppose environmental destruction but not the only ones. 
D)  irrelevant to the morality of environmental destruction.

Question 5

According to the Biocentrism Argument, something has independent moral importance if and only if it is

Accepted Answer

A)  sentient. 
B)  rational. 
C)  autonomous. 
D)  living. 
A)  sentient. 
B)  rational. 
C)  autonomous. 
D)  living.

Question 6

Which philosopher argued that we can tell that natural beauty is intrinsically valuable by imagining two worlds, one with natural beauty and one without it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moore 
B)  Hill 
C)  Taylor 
D)  Routley 
A)  Moore 
B)  Hill 
C)  Taylor 
D)  Routley

Question 7

According to the text, what is the most fundamental question of environmental ethics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Do we have moral duties to nonhuman elements of the environment? 
B)  Are we free to do as we please with the environment? 
C)  Do we have moral duties to address climate change and deforestation? 
D)  Which nonhuman elements of the environment are intrinsically valuable? 
A)  Do we have moral duties to nonhuman elements of the environment? 
B)  Are we free to do as we please with the environment? 
C)  Do we have moral duties to address climate change and deforestation? 
D)  Which nonhuman elements of the environment are intrinsically valuable?

Question 8

Talk about:
-Global warming

Accepted Answer

a rise in average at

Question 9

According to Taylor, when do we take the attitude of "respect for nature" toward wild living things?

Accepted Answer

A)  When we regard them as having merit by human standards 
B)  When we regard them as having inherent worth 
C)  When we regard them as having merit by the standards appropriate to their species 
D)  When we regard them as having a good of their own 
A)  When we regard them as having merit by human standards 
B)  When we regard them as having inherent worth 
C)  When we regard them as having merit by the standards appropriate to their species 
D)  When we regard them as having a good of their own

Question 10

Talk about:
-Greenhouse effect

Accepted Answer

warming that results when gree

Question 11

Which of the following is true of duties of justice?

Accepted Answer

A)  They apply only to individuals. 
B)  They involve respecting the rights of individuals. 
C)  They require that we never cause harm to any individual. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  They apply only to individuals. 
B)  They involve respecting the rights of individuals. 
C)  They require that we never cause harm to any individual. 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

Explain and discuss Sinnott-Armstrong's claim that individual actions, such as driving unnecessarily, are not morally wrong. Why does he think this? Do you agree with his reasoning? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Sinnott-Armstrong argues that individual

Question 13

Which of the following is not one of the moral principles discussed by Sinnott-Armstrong?

Accepted Answer

A)  The general permission principle 
B)  The utility principle 
C)  The group principle 
D)  The ideal law principle 
A)  The general permission principle 
B)  The utility principle 
C)  The group principle 
D)  The ideal law principle

Question 14

Case Study
The town of Woodsville has long been proud of its beautiful untouched woodlands. Their natural beauty is celebrated by the town's residents and local conservationists have gone to tremendous efforts to care for them. Recently, Woodsville, like many rustbelt towns in the United States, has seen an unprecedented number of its residents fall prey to the opioid crisis. Many addicts are unable to find cost-effective services for recovery and the numbers of homeless addicts are rising at an alarming rate.
Due to emergency funding form the state, Woodsville is eligible for a grant that would allow them to build a government-funded addiction treatment center in town. It would provide needed low-cost recovery services for hundreds of people and would also provide many needed jobs opportunities for locals. However, the grant only allows for the treatment center to be built on public land. The only option for Woodsville to accept the treatment center is to allow 100 acres of their woodlands to be deforested for the build cite.
-Should Woodsville accept the deforestation as a cost worth paying for the treatment center? Why or why not? What principles should they employ to help them make this decision?

Accepted Answer

This is a complex and difficult decision

Question 15

Explain and discuss the various arguments for the conclusion that the natural environment is intrinsically valuable. Do you think any of them succeeds? Do you agree with their conclusion? Defend your answers.

Accepted Answer

A good essay will:
@#LAT-DLM& Explain the thesis t

Question 16

According to Routley, we can tell the natural environment is intrinsically valuable because

Accepted Answer

A)  it is made up of living things, which are intrinsically valuable. 
B)  it would be immoral for the last person on earth to destroy it. 
C)  humans confer value on it by valuing it. 
D)  we would prefer a world with it to a world without it. 
A)  it is made up of living things, which are intrinsically valuable. 
B)  it would be immoral for the last person on earth to destroy it. 
C)  humans confer value on it by valuing it. 
D)  we would prefer a world with it to a world without it.

Question 17

Hill recommends we address the issue of environmental ethics by turning our attention away from _______ and toward _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the rightness of actions; moral character 
B)  moral character; the rightness of actions 
C)  ideals of human excellence; the destruction of natural environments 
D)  well-being; rights 
A)  the rightness of actions; moral character 
B)  moral character; the rightness of actions 
C)  ideals of human excellence; the destruction of natural environments 
D)  well-being; rights

Question 18

Hill believes that we must take forests into account in our moral deliberations because they

Accepted Answer

A)  have rights. 
B)  are intrinsically valuable. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b 
A)  have rights. 
B)  are intrinsically valuable. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b

Question 19

Why does Broome claim that, in the domain of private morality, duties of justice take precedence over duties of goodness when it comes to climate? Is he right about this in your view? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Broome claims that in the domain of priv

Question 20

According to Hill, those who destroy natural environments

Accepted Answer

A)  always lack an accurate view of their place in the universe. 
B)  often, but not always, lack an accurate view of their place in the universe. 
C)  rarely lack an accurate view of their place in the universe. 
D)  never do so out of a lack of perspective on their place in the universe. 
A)  always lack an accurate view of their place in the universe. 
B)  often, but not always, lack an accurate view of their place in the universe. 
C)  rarely lack an accurate view of their place in the universe. 
D)  never do so out of a lack of perspective on their place in the universe.

Exam 14: The Environment

Talk about: -Climate change

According to the Last Person Argument, we can tell that the natural environment is intrinsically valuable because it would be _______ for the last person on earth to destroy it.

According to Sinnott-Armstrong, it should be clear from the start that

According to Hill, harm to humans and rights violations are

According to the Biocentrism Argument, something has independent moral importance if and only if it is

Which philosopher argued that we can tell that natural beauty is intrinsically valuable by imagining two worlds, one with natural beauty and one without it?

According to the text, what is the most fundamental question of environmental ethics?

Talk about: -Global warming

According to Taylor, when do we take the attitude of "respect for nature" toward wild living things?

Talk about: -Greenhouse effect

Which of the following is true of duties of justice?

Explain and discuss Sinnott-Armstrong's claim that individual actions, such as driving unnecessarily, are not morally wrong. Why does he think this? Do you agree with his reasoning? Why or why not?

Which of the following is not one of the moral principles discussed by Sinnott-Armstrong?

Explain and discuss the various arguments for the conclusion that the natural environment is intrinsically valuable. Do you think any of them succeeds? Do you agree with their conclusion? Defend your answers.

According to Routley, we can tell the natural environment is intrinsically valuable because

Hill recommends we address the issue of environmental ethics by turning our attention away from _______ and toward _______.

Hill believes that we must take forests into account in our moral deliberations because they

Why does Broome claim that, in the domain of private morality, duties of justice take precedence over duties of goodness when it comes to climate? Is he right about this in your view? Why or why not?

According to Hill, those who destroy natural environments

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The Good Life

Consequentialism

Kantian Ethics

Social Contract Theory

Natural Law

The Ethic of Prima Facie Duties

Virtue Ethics

Feminist Ethics and the Ethics of Care

Abortion

Animals

Euthanasia

Economic Justice and Economic Inequality

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The Legacy of Racism

Privacy

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