Question 1

West argues that liberal feminism undermines the effort to articulate the harms of consensual sex by

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A)  indirectly celebrating the value of consensual sex. 
B)  under-appreciating the harms of non-consensual sex. 
C)  rhetorically denying the existence of consensual sex. 
D)  All of the above

Question 2

West challenges the idea that sex acts are only morally problematic when they are

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A)  risky or dangerous. 
B)  coercive. 
C)  unnatural. 
D)  non-monogamous.

Question 3

West claims that women who engage in undesired, unpleasurable sex may sustain injuries to their sense of selfhood. How does West support this claim? Do you find West's position convincing? Why or why not?

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Question 4

Which of the following can be a "deal-breaker" on Dougherty's view?

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A)  A person's hair color 
B)  A person's religion or political beliefs 
C)  A person's occupation or place of residence 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

What is a slippery slope argument? How are slippery slope arguments used in the debate about the morality of homosexual sex? Can slippery slope arguments ever be good arguments? Are there viable slippery slope arguments against homosexual sex?

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Question 6

Explain the case of Tommy and Jim. Why does Corvino think that Tommy and Jim should have sex? Do you think his reasons are good ones? Defend your answer.

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Question 7

Which of these cases does Nussbaum find worrying?

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A)  A poor person with few employment choices becomes a prostitute. 
B)  A person with many viable employment options becomes a prostitute. 
C)  A person who has always wanted to be a prostitute becomes a prostitute. 
D)  None of the above

Question 8

Corvino claims that homosexual couples have sex

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A)  solely for the purpose of pleasure. 
B)  for the same reasons that heterosexual couples who do not want children have sex. 
C)  out of a lack of self-control. 
D)  solely for the purpose of emotional intimacy.

Question 9

Which of the following can a child not do, by definition?

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A)  Experience personal liberty 
B)  Give informed consent regarding sexual relations 
C)  Be seventeen years old 
D)  Experience oppression through exploitation

Question 10

Expressions of disgust are _______ judgments, according to Corvino?

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A)  aesthetic 
B)  moral 
C)  scientific 
D)  infallible

Question 11

Of Dougherty's three arguments, which one makes the most compelling case for the view that deceiving someone into sex vitiates consent? Defend your answer.

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Question 12

The view that homosexual sex is immoral because God forbids it presupposes which of these theories?

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A)  Utilitarianism 
B)  Cultural relativism 
C)  Virtue ethics 
D)  Divine command theory

Question 13

Why are homosexual relationships good for society, on Corvino's account?

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A)  They make the individuals in the relationship more productive members of society. 
B)  They help control the population. 
C)  They combat bigoted and discriminatory attitudes. 
D)  They make society aesthetically better.

Question 14

Talk about:
-Liberal position regarding sexual morality

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-Liberal position regarding sexual morality...

Question 15

Does consistency require that defenders of same-sex marriage support polygamy as well? If so, why? If not, what is the relevant difference?

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Question 16

What might a Kantian appeal to in defense of the premise that we are morally permitted to do what we want with fellow human beings, so long as they provide informed consent to our treatment?

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A)  The importance of promoting the greatest possible happiness 
B)  The importance of love, honesty, loyalty, and devotion 
C)  The importance of autonomy 
D)  The importance of chastity

Question 17

Which of the following is not an argument Nussbaum considers against the legalization of prostitution?

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A)  Prostitutes have no autonomy; their activities are controlled by others. 
B)  Prostitutes alienate their sexuality on the market, turning their sexual organs and acts into commodities. 
C)  Prostitution is a trade that people do not enter by choice; therefore, the bargains people make within it should not be regarded as real bargains. 
D)  Prostitution takes women out of their rightful positions in domestic life; it harms women by placing them in unnatural roles as breadwinners.

Question 18

One popular argument against same-sex marriage claims that supporters of same-sex marriage must also support

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A)  heterosexual marriage. 
B)  prostitution. 
C)  polygamy. 
D)  casual sex.

Question 19

Brake responds to the concern that polyamorous families negatively affect children by pointing out that

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A)  existing empirical data is inconclusive. 
B)  having multiple, biologically unrelated parties involved in parenting roles is not distinctive of polyamory. 
C)  multiple parenting might actually benefit children in various ways, such as by providing more love and supervision. 
D)  All of the above

Question 20

What is the strongest argument that prostitution is immoral, and why? What is the strongest objection to this argument?

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Exam 23: Sexual Morality