Question 1

According to the _______, sex without consent is seriously wrong because it violates an individual's sexual autonomy.

Accepted Answer

A)  Argument from Serious Sexual Wrongs 
B)  Argument from a Substantive Account of Consent 
C)  Argument from Sexual Moralism 
D)  Rights-Based Argument 
A)  Argument from Serious Sexual Wrongs 
B)  Argument from a Substantive Account of Consent 
C)  Argument from Sexual Moralism 
D)  Rights-Based Argument

Question 2

Case Study
Chelsea and Shawn are college students have been dating for several months, but they have not yet committed to dating each other exclusively. Chelsea informs Shawn while on a dinner date one night that she feels ready to have sex with him. Shawn agrees that he also feels ready. The two have a glass of wine each at dinner and decide to stop by a cocktail bar afterward. They each have two strong cocktails before returning to Shawn's apartment.
Shawn makes another cocktail for himself and Chelsea while they are hanging out at his apartment. After drinking her cocktail, Chelsea begins to kiss Shawn and he reciprocates her affection. Both Chelsea and Shawn feel somewhat intoxicated, but neither is losing consciousness or slurring their words. Without explicitly discussing what they are about to do, Chelsea and Shawn have sex. The next morning, Shawn remembers the details well, but Chelsea's recollection is fuzzy.
-2 Did Chelsea and Shawn have casual sex? What conditions must be met by participants in casual sex for it to be morally permissible? How could we determine whether Chelsea and Shawn used each other as mere means in this situation?

Accepted Answer

Chelsea and Shawn did have casual sex in

Question 3

Some critics contend that there is something inherently wrong with polyamory. How do these critics argue for this claim? Does Brake offer a compelling response in your view? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Critics of polyamory often argue that it

Question 4

Talk about:
-Casual sex

Accepted Answer

sex between people w

Question 5

According to Brake, polyamory is best defined

Accepted Answer

A)  by the formal structure of its relationships. 
B)  as a sexual orientation. 
C)  as the adoption and practicing of certain attitudes toward love and sex. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  by the formal structure of its relationships. 
B)  as a sexual orientation. 
C)  as the adoption and practicing of certain attitudes toward love and sex. 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

What is informed consent? Do you think that it is possible for someone to provide informed consent to being slaughtered and consumed? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Informed consent is a legal and ethical

Question 7

To the extent that a woman falsely claims to have enjoyed unpleasurable and undesired sexual acts, she does considerable damage to her sense of

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy. 
B)  self-possession. 
C)  integrity. 
D)  self-assertion. 
A)  autonomy. 
B)  self-possession. 
C)  integrity. 
D)  self-assertion.

Question 8

According to Nussbaum, prostitution is not alone in reinforcing male dominance of women. Which of these institutions does she argue also reinforces male dominance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marriage dowries 
B)  Divorce 
C)  The caste system 
D)  Social welfare 
A)  Marriage dowries 
B)  Divorce 
C)  The caste system 
D)  Social welfare

Question 9

Nussbaum argues that there is nothing per se wrong with taking money for the use of one's body. Can you identify a principle that attempts to determine when it is morally wrong to take money for the use of one's body and when it is morally acceptable? Apply that principle to the case of prostitution and to some of the other bodily services Nussbaum considers.

Accepted Answer

One principle that attempts to determine

Question 10

Dougherty's argument is based on a(n) _______ insight.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kantian 
B)  contractualist 
C)  Aristotelian 
D)  utilitarian 
A)  Kantian 
B)  contractualist 
C)  Aristotelian 
D)  utilitarian

Question 11

How does Nussbaum respond to the argument that prostitution makes it harder to form relationships of intimacy and commitment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Though prostitution makes it harder for people to form committed intimate relationships, it is not appropriate to make laws regulating people's formation of such relationships. 
B)  Prostitution actually makes it easier for people to form relationships of intimacy and commitment. 
C)  People who desire intimate committed relationships would be fully satisfied with only encounters with prostitutes. 
D)  People who desire intimate committed relationships will continue to seek them out and will not be confused between these relationships and interactions with prostitutes. 
A)  Though prostitution makes it harder for people to form committed intimate relationships, it is not appropriate to make laws regulating people's formation of such relationships. 
B)  Prostitution actually makes it easier for people to form relationships of intimacy and commitment. 
C)  People who desire intimate committed relationships would be fully satisfied with only encounters with prostitutes. 
D)  People who desire intimate committed relationships will continue to seek them out and will not be confused between these relationships and interactions with prostitutes.

Question 12

What is the standard of affirmative consent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sex only becomes consensual once consent is explicitly given. 
B)  Sex becomes consensual once consent is implicitly or explicitly given. 
C)  Sex acts are consensual by default. 
D)  Sex is consensual unless it is resisted in some way. 
A)  Sex only becomes consensual once consent is explicitly given. 
B)  Sex becomes consensual once consent is implicitly or explicitly given. 
C)  Sex acts are consensual by default. 
D)  Sex is consensual unless it is resisted in some way.

Question 13

What is one potential reason that prostitution might be immoral, according to the liberal position?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sex expressing anything other than love is immoral. 
B)  Prostitutes are adults who are informed about the risks of their activities. 
C)  Prostitutes do not truly consent to prostitution because they are coerced into it because of their circumstances. 
D)  If everyone engaged in prostitution, the results would be disastrous. 
A)  Sex expressing anything other than love is immoral. 
B)  Prostitutes are adults who are informed about the risks of their activities. 
C)  Prostitutes do not truly consent to prostitution because they are coerced into it because of their circumstances. 
D)  If everyone engaged in prostitution, the results would be disastrous.

Question 14

Which of the following is a response a liberal could give to the Bernd Brandes "slaughter and consumption" case?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was morally acceptable for Meiwes to kill and eat Brandes, whether he gave consent or not. 
B)  It is impossible to consent to be killed and eaten. 
C)  It is morally unacceptable to be killed and eaten, even when informed consent is given. 
D)  In a case of slaughter and consumption, consent is required, but it need not be informed consent. 
A)  It was morally acceptable for Meiwes to kill and eat Brandes, whether he gave consent or not. 
B)  It is impossible to consent to be killed and eaten. 
C)  It is morally unacceptable to be killed and eaten, even when informed consent is given. 
D)  In a case of slaughter and consumption, consent is required, but it need not be informed consent.

Question 15

According to the _______, the absence of consent best explains what is wrong about having sex with an unwilling unconscious person.

Accepted Answer

A)  Argument from Serious Sexual Wrongs 
B)  Argument from a Substantive Account of Consent 
C)  Argument from Sexual Moralism 
D)  Rights-Based Argument 
A)  Argument from Serious Sexual Wrongs 
B)  Argument from a Substantive Account of Consent 
C)  Argument from Sexual Moralism 
D)  Rights-Based Argument

Question 16

Which of the objections to the legalization of prostitution that Nussbaum considers do you think is the strongest? Explain her response to that argument. Do you think her response is adequate? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

In her article "Whether from Reason or P

Question 17

Talk about:
-Incest

Accepted Answer

a sexual r

Question 18

Brake thinks that people might be more sexually and romantically fulfilled in a society where polyamory was the norm. What are Brake's reasons for thinking this? Are these reasons compelling in your view? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Brake's reasons for thinking that people

Question 19

According to Brake, polyamory is often criticized on the grounds that

Accepted Answer

A)  it is inherently wrong. 
B)  polyamorous relationships have less value than monogamous relationships. 
C)  polyamorous relationships have harmful side effects. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  it is inherently wrong. 
B)  polyamorous relationships have less value than monogamous relationships. 
C)  polyamorous relationships have harmful side effects. 
D)  All of the above

Question 20

The fact that a homosexual couple can experience love, honesty, loyalty, and devotion challenges which of the following claims?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homosexual relations are contrary to "family values." 
B)  Homosexual sex is "unnatural." 
C)  God forbids homosexual relationships. 
D)  If everyone engaged in homosexual sex, the results would be disastrous. 
A)  Homosexual relations are contrary to "family values." 
B)  Homosexual sex is "unnatural." 
C)  God forbids homosexual relationships. 
D)  If everyone engaged in homosexual sex, the results would be disastrous.

Exam 23: Sexual Morality

According to the _______, sex without consent is seriously wrong because it violates an individual's sexual autonomy.

Some critics contend that there is something inherently wrong with polyamory. How do these critics argue for this claim? Does Brake offer a compelling response in your view? Why or why not?

Talk about: -Casual sex

According to Brake, polyamory is best defined

What is informed consent? Do you think that it is possible for someone to provide informed consent to being slaughtered and consumed? Why or why not?

To the extent that a woman falsely claims to have enjoyed unpleasurable and undesired sexual acts, she does considerable damage to her sense of

According to Nussbaum, prostitution is not alone in reinforcing male dominance of women. Which of these institutions does she argue also reinforces male dominance?

Dougherty's argument is based on a(n) _______ insight.

How does Nussbaum respond to the argument that prostitution makes it harder to form relationships of intimacy and commitment?

What is the standard of affirmative consent?

What is one potential reason that prostitution might be immoral, according to the liberal position?

Which of the following is a response a liberal could give to the Bernd Brandes "slaughter and consumption" case?

According to the _______, the absence of consent best explains what is wrong about having sex with an unwilling unconscious person.

Which of the objections to the legalization of prostitution that Nussbaum considers do you think is the strongest? Explain her response to that argument. Do you think her response is adequate? Why or why not?

Talk about: -Incest

Brake thinks that people might be more sexually and romantically fulfilled in a society where polyamory was the norm. What are Brake's reasons for thinking this? Are these reasons compelling in your view? Why or why not?

According to Brake, polyamory is often criticized on the grounds that

The fact that a homosexual couple can experience love, honesty, loyalty, and devotion challenges which of the following claims?

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Kantian Ethics

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