Question 1

Which of the following is a premise in the Harm to Others Argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  If any activity is rightly outlawed, then it must ordinarily impose serious and wrongful harm on others. 
B)  If an activity ordinarily imposes serious and wrongful harm on others, then it is rightly outlawed. 
C)  Drug use occasionally results in harming others. 
D)  Drug use always imposes wrongful harm on others. 
A)  If any activity is rightly outlawed, then it must ordinarily impose serious and wrongful harm on others. 
B)  If an activity ordinarily imposes serious and wrongful harm on others, then it is rightly outlawed. 
C)  Drug use occasionally results in harming others. 
D)  Drug use always imposes wrongful harm on others.

Question 2

Talk about:
-Overdose

Accepted Answer

a dangerously excess

Question 3

According to proponents of the Social Harm Argument,

Accepted Answer

A)  drug use, drug manufacturing, and drug sale should all remain illegal. 
B)  drug use, drug manufacturing, and drug sale should all be decriminalized. 
C)  drug use should remain illegal, but drug manufacture and sale should be decriminalized. 
D)  drug use ought to be decriminalized, but drug manufacture and sale ought to remain illegal. 
A)  drug use, drug manufacturing, and drug sale should all remain illegal. 
B)  drug use, drug manufacturing, and drug sale should all be decriminalized. 
C)  drug use should remain illegal, but drug manufacture and sale should be decriminalized. 
D)  drug use ought to be decriminalized, but drug manufacture and sale ought to remain illegal.

Question 4

De Marneffe argues that laws against the manufacture and sale of alcohol and cigarettes

Accepted Answer

A)  are wrong in principle. 
B)  would be just as effective as laws against other drugs. 
C)  would violate the right of self-sovereignty. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  are wrong in principle. 
B)  would be just as effective as laws against other drugs. 
C)  would violate the right of self-sovereignty. 
D)  None of the above

Question 5

According to Goodin, which of the following is Rose Cipollone's preferred preference?

Accepted Answer

A)  To smoke 
B)  Not to smoke 
C)  To prefer to smoke 
D)  None of the above 
A)  To smoke 
B)  Not to smoke 
C)  To prefer to smoke 
D)  None of the above

Question 6

Talk about:
-Moral rights

Accepted Answer

moral entitlements o

Question 7

The kind of paternalism Goodin endorses is restricted to forcing people to realize

Accepted Answer

A)  objectively good values. 
B)  the values their parents wish for them. 
C)  their own subjectively held values. 
D)  the values that ideal people would subjectively hold. 
A)  objectively good values. 
B)  the values their parents wish for them. 
C)  their own subjectively held values. 
D)  the values that ideal people would subjectively hold.

Question 8

De Marneffe cites Prohibition to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  making a drug illegal reduces its use. 
B)  no law is 100 percent effective. 
C)  drug laws increase crime. 
D)  black markets are less efficient than legal markets. 
A)  making a drug illegal reduces its use. 
B)  no law is 100 percent effective. 
C)  drug laws increase crime. 
D)  black markets are less efficient than legal markets.

Question 9

If drug use is immoral, does that mean it should also be illegal? Can you identify a standard for determining when an immoral action should also be criminalized? Illustrate this standard with one or two examples involving drug use and/or manufacture and distribution.

Accepted Answer

The question of whether an immoral actio

Question 10

Under what conditions does Huemer think that the government should prohibit people from doing things that harm themselves?

Accepted Answer

A)  When they do not undertake the action freely 
B)  When the action damages the person's moral character 
C)  When the action diminishes the person's quality of life 
D)  None of the above 
A)  When they do not undertake the action freely 
B)  When the action damages the person's moral character 
C)  When the action diminishes the person's quality of life 
D)  None of the above

Question 11

What support is there for the claim that laws criminalizing drug manufacture and distribution greatly reduce social harm and do not violate anyone's rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prohibiting manufacture and distribution will reduce drug supply. Reducing drug supply will reduce drug use. Reducing drug use will reduce many harms. 
B)  People do not have a moral right to make or sell drugs. 
C)  Criminalizing drug manufacture and distribution does not violate anyone's right to use drugs. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Prohibiting manufacture and distribution will reduce drug supply. Reducing drug supply will reduce drug use. Reducing drug use will reduce many harms. 
B)  People do not have a moral right to make or sell drugs. 
C)  Criminalizing drug manufacture and distribution does not violate anyone's right to use drugs. 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

According to Huemer, what is true of tobacco use?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is less harmful than the use of other drugs, which explains why it is legal. 
B)  It is harmful to the same degree as other drugs, so we should either legalize both or neither. 
C)  It is more harmful than the use of other drugs and therefore, we ought to legalize drugs. 
D)  It is more concerning than the use of other drugs because it causes greater harm to others. 
A)  It is less harmful than the use of other drugs, which explains why it is legal. 
B)  It is harmful to the same degree as other drugs, so we should either legalize both or neither. 
C)  It is more harmful than the use of other drugs and therefore, we ought to legalize drugs. 
D)  It is more concerning than the use of other drugs because it causes greater harm to others.

Question 13

De Marneffe thinks that a law _______ would violate people's rights.

Accepted Answer

A)  punishing the use of cocaine 
B)  banning the manufacture of heroin 
C)  banning the sale of alcohol 
D)  punishing the manufacture of tobacco 
A)  punishing the use of cocaine 
B)  banning the manufacture of heroin 
C)  banning the sale of alcohol 
D)  punishing the manufacture of tobacco

Question 14

Case Study
Sarah is a 23-year-old woman. Her parents died when she was in college and left her a multi-million-dollar inheritance. She does not have children, a romantic partner, or any pets. She is in good health, has a college degree, and has shown herself to be a capable and intelligent person. Instead of pursuing one of the many career paths open to her, Sarah has decided to devote her life full-time to the enjoyment of heroin and other opioids. She abandons the other hobbies and activities she once enjoyed, but she does not miss them. If you asked her, she would tell you she is happy with her life.
Sarah can easily afford her new way of life. She has no close friends or family members, so no one is left devastated in the wake of her addiction. She recognizes that her new way of life is incredibly risky, but she accepts the possibility that she may overdose or inadvertently acquire a bad batch of heroin as a risk worth taking. In her estimation, the immense pleasure that she receives from taking heroin and other opioids is worth the risk, as well as the opportunity cost.
-Is Sarah living a morally acceptable life? Is she living a good life? Is Sarah is harming herself through her drug use?

Accepted Answer

Sarah's decision to devote her life to t

Question 15

Talk about:
-Wrongs

Accepted Answer

violations

Question 16

Which of the following best characterizes de Marneffe's primary reason for thinking that drugs should not be legalized?

Accepted Answer

A)  Doing drugs is immoral. 
B)  Profiting from drug use is immoral. 
C)  Legalizing drugs will increase drug abuse. 
D)  Drugs degrade users' personality. 
A)  Doing drugs is immoral. 
B)  Profiting from drug use is immoral. 
C)  Legalizing drugs will increase drug abuse. 
D)  Drugs degrade users' personality.

Question 17

Why do you think that Huemer claims that dangerous driving "is clearly the business of the state?" What would Huemer say is the morally relevant difference between dangerous driving and drug use? What do you think the morally relevant difference is? Can Huemer successfully maintain his view that dangerous driving should be illegal while drugs should not be? Defend your response.

Accepted Answer

Huemer claims that dangerous driving is

Question 18

Which of the following does de Marneffe identify as a relevant difference between alcohol and other drugs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drinking alcohol is part of a social ritual, while using other drugs is not. 
B)  Drinking alcohol is less addictive than using other drugs. 
C)  Drinking alcohol is less harmful than using other drugs. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Drinking alcohol is part of a social ritual, while using other drugs is not. 
B)  Drinking alcohol is less addictive than using other drugs. 
C)  Drinking alcohol is less harmful than using other drugs. 
D)  All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following is a premise in the Rights Argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  All people have a moral right to live in a drug-free society. 
B)  All people have a moral right to take drugs. 
C)  In most cases, people have a moral right to live in a drug-free society. 
D)  In most cases, people have a moral right to take drugs. 
A)  All people have a moral right to live in a drug-free society. 
B)  All people have a moral right to take drugs. 
C)  In most cases, people have a moral right to live in a drug-free society. 
D)  In most cases, people have a moral right to take drugs.

Question 20

One argument for the legalization of drugs relies on the claim that if the use of _______ and _______ should be legal, then recreational use of other drugs should be legal.

Accepted Answer

A)  heroin; fentanyl 
B)  tobacco; alcohol 
C)  medically necessary drugs; medically beneficial drugs 
D)  antidepressants; marijuana 
A)  heroin; fentanyl 
B)  tobacco; alcohol 
C)  medically necessary drugs; medically beneficial drugs 
D)  antidepressants; marijuana

Exam 21: Drugs

Which of the following is a premise in the Harm to Others Argument?

Talk about: -Overdose

According to proponents of the Social Harm Argument,

De Marneffe argues that laws against the manufacture and sale of alcohol and cigarettes

According to Goodin, which of the following is Rose Cipollone's preferred preference?

Talk about: -Moral rights

The kind of paternalism Goodin endorses is restricted to forcing people to realize

De Marneffe cites Prohibition to show that

If drug use is immoral, does that mean it should also be illegal? Can you identify a standard for determining when an immoral action should also be criminalized? Illustrate this standard with one or two examples involving drug use and/or manufacture and distribution.

Under what conditions does Huemer think that the government should prohibit people from doing things that harm themselves?

What support is there for the claim that laws criminalizing drug manufacture and distribution greatly reduce social harm and do not violate anyone's rights?

According to Huemer, what is true of tobacco use?

De Marneffe thinks that a law _______ would violate people's rights.

Talk about: -Wrongs

Which of the following best characterizes de Marneffe's primary reason for thinking that drugs should not be legalized?

Which of the following does de Marneffe identify as a relevant difference between alcohol and other drugs?

Which of the following is a premise in the Rights Argument?

One argument for the legalization of drugs relies on the claim that if the use of _______ and _______ should be legal, then recreational use of other drugs should be legal.

Moral Theory

Moral Reasoning

Skepticism About Morality

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

The Environment

Euthanasia

Economic Justice and Economic Inequality

Globalization and Immigration

The Legacy of Racism

Privacy

The Death Penalty

Genetic Engineering

Sexual Morality

Filters

One argument for the legalization of drugs relies on the claim that if the use of _ and _ should be legal, then recreational use of other drugs should be legal.