Question 1

According to Rachels, any adequate account of privacy should help us understand

Accepted Answer

A)  what makes something someone's business. 
B)  the sorts of things we should find embarrassing. 
C)  the value of social relationships. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  what makes something someone's business. 
B)  the sorts of things we should find embarrassing. 
C)  the value of social relationships. 
D)  All of the above

Question 2

According to Allen, the example of Anthony Weiner illustrates voluntary self-revelation for the purpose of

Accepted Answer

A)  monetary gain. 
B)  amusement. 
C)  justice. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  monetary gain. 
B)  amusement. 
C)  justice. 
D)  All of the above

Question 3

According to the Control of Privacy Argument, violations of privacy

Accepted Answer

A)  undermine our autonomy. 
B)  lead to suboptimal results. 
C)  involve taking information without consent. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  undermine our autonomy. 
B)  lead to suboptimal results. 
C)  involve taking information without consent. 
D)  All of the above

Question 4

According to Taylor, privacy is a(n) _______ notion.

Accepted Answer

A)  obsolete 
B)  absolute 
C)  impractical 
D)  relative 
A)  obsolete 
B)  absolute 
C)  impractical 
D)  relative

Question 5

Which of the following statements does Taylor not accept?

Accepted Answer

A)  A system of constant state surveillance is likely to be abused to some extent. 
B)  In a system of constant surveillance, the information the State is morally permitted to secure is limited to the minimum needed to achieve its purposes. 
C)  It is morally permissible for the State to place its citizens under constant surveillance. 
D)  In a system of constant surveillance, the State is morally permitted access to all the information that its surveillance devices secure. 
A)  A system of constant state surveillance is likely to be abused to some extent. 
B)  In a system of constant surveillance, the information the State is morally permitted to secure is limited to the minimum needed to achieve its purposes. 
C)  It is morally permissible for the State to place its citizens under constant surveillance. 
D)  In a system of constant surveillance, the State is morally permitted access to all the information that its surveillance devices secure.

Question 6

According to Taylor, what will likely be reduced if a system of universal state surveillance is implemented?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of people wrongfully accused 
B)  Crime 
C)  The burdens placed on trial witnesses 
D)  All of the above 
A)  The number of people wrongfully accused 
B)  Crime 
C)  The burdens placed on trial witnesses 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

What is Singer's view of state secrecy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is always justified. 
B)  It is unnecessary for diplomacy. 
C)  It is rarely justified. 
D)  It should be abolished. 
A)  It is always justified. 
B)  It is unnecessary for diplomacy. 
C)  It is rarely justified. 
D)  It should be abolished.

Question 8

The Argument from _______ relies on the claim that a certain amount of shared privacy is a necessary condition for having close, trusting relationships.

Accepted Answer

A)  Personal Relations 
B)  Autonomy 
C)  Control 
D)  Intimacy 
A)  Personal Relations 
B)  Autonomy 
C)  Control 
D)  Intimacy

Question 9

Talk about:
-Coercion

Accepted Answer

the act of forcing s

Question 10

How does Rachels respond to the suggestion that it is dishonest or hypocritical to observe different standards of conduct with different people? Is his response persuasive? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Rachels responds to the suggestion that

Question 11

The amount of privacy we have depends on

Accepted Answer

A)  our level of autonomy. 
B)  our control over information about ourselves. 
C)  the strength of our personal relations. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  our level of autonomy. 
B)  our control over information about ourselves. 
C)  the strength of our personal relations. 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is true according to Allen?

Accepted Answer

A)  The dangers posed by new technologies have led to an increased appreciation of, and respect for, privacy. 
B)  We live in an era of personal revelation. 
C)  The are no ethical grounds to object to making disclosures about ourselves. 
D)  Personal concealment is necessarily dishonest and contrary to virtue. 
A)  The dangers posed by new technologies have led to an increased appreciation of, and respect for, privacy. 
B)  We live in an era of personal revelation. 
C)  The are no ethical grounds to object to making disclosures about ourselves. 
D)  Personal concealment is necessarily dishonest and contrary to virtue.

Question 13

For consequentialists, engaging in either active or passive surveillance of others is _______ whenever doing so would maximize good results.

Accepted Answer

A)  permissible 
B)  morally required 
C)  supererogatory 
D)  Both a and b 
A)  permissible 
B)  morally required 
C)  supererogatory 
D)  Both a and b

Question 14

Talk about:
-Testimonial evidence

Accepted Answer

statements (either spoken or w

Question 15

What is the Consequentialist Argument for Surveillance? What is the strongest objection to this argument in your view? Is this objection strong enough to undermine the argument? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

A good essay will:
@#LAT-DLM& Fully lay out the Co

Question 16

What is Allen's secular reading of the rationale for self-concealment suggested in the Gospel of Matthew?

Accepted Answer

A)  Don't be a show-off. 
B)  Virtue is its own reward. 
C)  Keeping goodness to yourself makes you really good. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Don't be a show-off. 
B)  Virtue is its own reward. 
C)  Keeping goodness to yourself makes you really good. 
D)  All of the above

Question 17

What do the diaries of John Adams and the Gospel of Matthew tell us about the ethics of concealment and personal disclosure according to Allen? Do you agree with their views as Allen describes them? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The diaries of John Adams and the Gospel

Question 18

Taylor claims that his position on state surveillance flows from the widely accepted view that

Accepted Answer

A)  governments have the right and responsibility to do whatever is necessary to deter crime. 
B)  it is morally permissible for the State to secure information about past events in certain circumstances. 
C)  security concerns trump privacy rights. 
D)  actions are right insofar as they maximize overall happiness. 
A)  governments have the right and responsibility to do whatever is necessary to deter crime. 
B)  it is morally permissible for the State to secure information about past events in certain circumstances. 
C)  security concerns trump privacy rights. 
D)  actions are right insofar as they maximize overall happiness.

Question 19

Talk about:
-Government surveillance

Accepted Answer

surveillance carried

Question 20

Taylor claims that his argument is compatible with

Accepted Answer

A)  a consequentialist approach to ethics only. 
B)  a rights-based approach to ethics only. 
C)  both consequentialist and rights-based approaches to ethics. 
D)  neither consequentialist nor rights-based approaches to ethics. 
A)  a consequentialist approach to ethics only. 
B)  a rights-based approach to ethics only. 
C)  both consequentialist and rights-based approaches to ethics. 
D)  neither consequentialist nor rights-based approaches to ethics.

Exam 19: Privacy

According to Rachels, any adequate account of privacy should help us understand

According to Allen, the example of Anthony Weiner illustrates voluntary self-revelation for the purpose of

According to the Control of Privacy Argument, violations of privacy

According to Taylor, privacy is a(n) _______ notion.

Which of the following statements does Taylor not accept?

According to Taylor, what will likely be reduced if a system of universal state surveillance is implemented?

What is Singer's view of state secrecy?

The Argument from _______ relies on the claim that a certain amount of shared privacy is a necessary condition for having close, trusting relationships.

Talk about: -Coercion

How does Rachels respond to the suggestion that it is dishonest or hypocritical to observe different standards of conduct with different people? Is his response persuasive? Why or why not?

The amount of privacy we have depends on

Which of the following is true according to Allen?

For consequentialists, engaging in either active or passive surveillance of others is _______ whenever doing so would maximize good results.

Talk about: -Testimonial evidence

What is the Consequentialist Argument for Surveillance? What is the strongest objection to this argument in your view? Is this objection strong enough to undermine the argument? Why or why not?

What is Allen's secular reading of the rationale for self-concealment suggested in the Gospel of Matthew?

What do the diaries of John Adams and the Gospel of Matthew tell us about the ethics of concealment and personal disclosure according to Allen? Do you agree with their views as Allen describes them? Why or why not?

Taylor claims that his position on state surveillance flows from the widely accepted view that

Talk about: -Government surveillance

Taylor claims that his argument is compatible with

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