Question 1

Tampering with the ecosystem always has injurious effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

In consideration for the obligation to others,

Accepted Answer

A) we have no genuine moral obligations to future generations. 
B) future people have a right to be born. 
C) the U.S.uses more than its proportional share of the world's resources. 
D) environmental protection is always a static trade-off,with a fixed economic price to be paid for the gains we want. 
A) we have no genuine moral obligations to future generations. 
B) future people have a right to be born. 
C) the U.S.uses more than its proportional share of the world's resources. 
D) environmental protection is always a static trade-off,with a fixed economic price to be paid for the gains we want. C

Question 3

An assessment of costs and benefits inevitably involves

Accepted Answer

A) facts. 
B) monetary costs only. 
C) false opinions. 
D) value judgments and factual uncertainties 
A) facts. 
B) monetary costs only. 
C) false opinions. 
D) value judgments and factual uncertainties D

Question 4

What's an "externality"? Give an environmental example of an externality.

Accepted Answer

An "externality" is a term used in econo

Question 5

Moral vegetarians are people who reject the eating of meat on moral grounds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The "tragedy of the commons" is

Accepted Answer

A) the lack of a commons¾a common place where people can come together. 
B) the failure to appreciate what we have in common with other species. 
C) that cost-benefit analysis involves value judgments that we do not share in common. 
D) that individual pursuit of self-interest can sometimes make everyone worse off. 
A) the lack of a commons¾a common place where people can come together. 
B) the failure to appreciate what we have in common with other species. 
C) that cost-benefit analysis involves value judgments that we do not share in common. 
D) that individual pursuit of self-interest can sometimes make everyone worse off.

Question 7

Which environmental statement is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Tropical forests are the earth's richest,oldest,and most complex ecosystems. 
B) Because of technological breakthroughs,people living in developed countries put less strain on the environment than do people in poorer countries. 
C) There are only about 1000 species of animals left in the world. 
D) The United States consumes only its proportional share of the world's irreplaceable natural resources. 
A) Tropical forests are the earth's richest,oldest,and most complex ecosystems. 
B) Because of technological breakthroughs,people living in developed countries put less strain on the environment than do people in poorer countries. 
C) There are only about 1000 species of animals left in the world. 
D) The United States consumes only its proportional share of the world's irreplaceable natural resources.

Question 8

The disparity between private industrial costs and public social costs is what economists call an "internality."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Cost-benefit analyses of rival environmental policies inevitably involve making value judgments about nonmonetary costs and benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Are there any differences between environment ethics for humans and animals? Defend your answers.

Accepted Answer

Yes, there are differences between envir

Question 11

Is it appropriate to have a "valley of death" as described in Case 7.2? If you worked for one of the factories how would you justify the fumes? If you take an environmental view,how would confront the problem?

Accepted Answer

The "valley of death" as described in Ca

Question 12

The moral theorist William T.Blackstone claims that the right to a livable environment

Accepted Answer

A) would solve the problem of how to conserve resources. 
B) prevents the use of government regulation to control the actions of business. 
C) is a fundamental human right. 
D) implies that non-human animals have no genuine moral rights. 
A) would solve the problem of how to conserve resources. 
B) prevents the use of government regulation to control the actions of business. 
C) is a fundamental human right. 
D) implies that non-human animals have no genuine moral rights.

Question 13

The rising affluence of people in the United States has meant a corresponding decrease in pollution and its attendant environmental problems in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

William T.Blackstone rejects the idea that each person has a human right to a livable environment on the grounds that it is technically infeasible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

William F.Baxter addresses environmental ethics by noting

Accepted Answer

A) the best ethical position to adopt on environmental issues is a naturalistic position. 
B) non-human animals have intrinsic value. 
C) judgments about environmental problems ought to be people-oriented. 
D) damage to geological "marvels" is inherently wrong and should be prevented. 
A) the best ethical position to adopt on environmental issues is a naturalistic position. 
B) non-human animals have intrinsic value. 
C) judgments about environmental problems ought to be people-oriented. 
D) damage to geological "marvels" is inherently wrong and should be prevented.

Question 16

Cost-benefit analysis is a device used to determine whether it's worthwhile to incur a particular cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Thanks to the EPA,the federal government long ago eliminated the problem of potentially harmful pesticides and other chemical residues in food.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What's a "free rider"?

Accepted Answer

A "free rider" is a term used in economi

Question 19

The international fishing industry as it exists today gives us good reason to reject the moral of Garrett Hardin's "Parable of the Commons."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to the anthropocentric (or human-oriented) ethic of Baxter and others,

Accepted Answer

A) environmental preservation is inherently valuable. 
B) the Grand Canyon is valuable only because people care about it. 
C) we have a strong,almost absolute obligation to preserve species from extinction. 
D) future people have no interests that we need to respect now. 
E)  nature has value in and of itself,apart from human beings. 
A) environmental preservation is inherently valuable. 
B) the Grand Canyon is valuable only because people care about it. 
C) we have a strong,almost absolute obligation to preserve species from extinction. 
D) future people have no interests that we need to respect now. 
E)  nature has value in and of itself,apart from human beings.

Tampering with the ecosystem always has injurious effects.

In consideration for the obligation to others,

An assessment of costs and benefits inevitably involves

What's an "externality"? Give an environmental example of an externality.

Moral vegetarians are people who reject the eating of meat on moral grounds.

The "tragedy of the commons" is

Which environmental statement is true?

The disparity between private industrial costs and public social costs is what economists call an "internality."

Cost-benefit analyses of rival environmental policies inevitably involve making value judgments about nonmonetary costs and benefits.

Are there any differences between environment ethics for humans and animals? Defend your answers.

Is it appropriate to have a "valley of death" as described in Case 7.2? If you worked for one of the factories how would you justify the fumes? If you take an environmental view,how would confront the problem?

The moral theorist William T.Blackstone claims that the right to a livable environment

The rising affluence of people in the United States has meant a corresponding decrease in pollution and its attendant environmental problems in the United States.

William T.Blackstone rejects the idea that each person has a human right to a livable environment on the grounds that it is technically infeasible.

William F.Baxter addresses environmental ethics by noting

Cost-benefit analysis is a device used to determine whether it's worthwhile to incur a particular cost.

Thanks to the EPA,the federal government long ago eliminated the problem of potentially harmful pesticides and other chemical residues in food.

What's a "free rider"?

The international fishing industry as it exists today gives us good reason to reject the moral of Garrett Hardin's "Parable of the Commons."

According to the anthropocentric (or human-oriented) ethic of Baxter and others,

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Exam 7: The Environment

Tampering with the ecosystem always has injurious effects.

In consideration for the obligation to others,

An assessment of costs and benefits inevitably involves

What's an "externality"? Give an environmental example of an externality.

Moral vegetarians are people who reject the eating of meat on moral grounds.

The "tragedy of the commons" is

Which environmental statement is true?

The disparity between private industrial costs and public social costs is what economists call an "internality."

Cost-benefit analyses of rival environmental policies inevitably involve making value judgments about nonmonetary costs and benefits.

Are there any differences between environment ethics for humans and animals? Defend your answers.

Is it appropriate to have a "valley of death" as described in Case 7.2? If you worked for one of the factories how would you justify the fumes? If you take an environmental view,how would confront the problem?

The moral theorist William T.Blackstone claims that the right to a livable environment

The rising affluence of people in the United States has meant a corresponding decrease in pollution and its attendant environmental problems in the United States.

William T.Blackstone rejects the idea that each person has a human right to a livable environment on the grounds that it is technically infeasible.

William F.Baxter addresses environmental ethics by noting

Cost-benefit analysis is a device used to determine whether it's worthwhile to incur a particular cost.

Thanks to the EPA,the federal government long ago eliminated the problem of potentially harmful pesticides and other chemical residues in food.

What's a "free rider"?

The international fishing industry as it exists today gives us good reason to reject the moral of Garrett Hardin's "Parable of the Commons."

According to the anthropocentric (or human-oriented) ethic of Baxter and others,

The Nature of Morality

Normative Theories of Ethics

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

The Workplace 1: Basic Issues

The Workplace 2: Todays Challenges

Moral Choices Facing Employees

Job Discrimination

Filters