Chapter 7

Question 1

According to Bentham morality IS NOT ABOUT

Answer 1

1. is not about pleasing God.

2. is not about being faithful to abstract rules.

Question 2

According to Bentham morality IS ABOUT

Answer 2

is about making the world as pleasing as possible.

Question 3

Bentham believed in

Answer 3

one ultimate moral principle, the principle of utility.

Question 4

Utilitarians intended

Answer 4

intended their doctrine to make a difference not only in thought but in action.

Question 5

When Freud was ill and wanted to die the utilitarian approach?

Answer 5

concluded in this case that euthanasia was right.

Question 6

Bentham insisted that the faithful

Answer 6

would endorse and not reject the utilitarian standpoint.

Question 7

According to Bentham who was trained in law

Answer 7

we don’t want to outlaw morally acceptable behavior.

Question 8

According to Bentham the law should promote

Answer 8

Should promote the welfare of people.

Question 9

For utilitarians the question about the use of marijuana is

Answer 9

that there is no simple fact as to whether the use of it is immoral.

Question 10

According to Rachels the main benefit of marijuana

Answer 10

The benefit it brings.

Question 11

According to Rachell’s marijuana

Answer 11

has both advantages and disadvantages.

Question 12

Should the use of marijuana be illegal according to Utilitarians?

Answer 12

1) Uitilitarians believe that people tend to be happier with freedom which counts in favor of legalization.
2) The benefit it brings.

Question 13

According to Rachels Christians traditionally believe

Answer 13

People alone have souls and animals do not.

Question 14

Traditionally western philosophers

Answer 14

have considered animals to be outside our moral concern.

Question 15

Traditionally western philosophers have considered animals to be outside our moral concern because.

Answer 15

1. they are not rational.

2. they cannot speak.

Question 16

For utilitarians the question is not whether animals have a soul or whether they are rational but

Answer 16

Whether they can experience happiness and unhappiness.

Question 17

For utilitarians if animals can suffer

Answer 17

they are entitled to equal moral consideration.

Question 18

“Speciesism” is the view that

Answer 18

animal interests matter less than human interests.

Question 19

For utilitarians if animals can suffer during experiments

Answer 19

these experiments are wrong. *more answers?

Question 20

According to Rachels for utilitarians the methods by which we produce meat for r consumption produce animal suffering

Answer 20

therefore we should abandon these methods.