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Ethics Exam 4 Flashcards

1
Q

Because Punishment increases the amount of suffering in the world, Utilitarians are against any form of punishment

True or False?

A

False

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2
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According to Kant, the suffering associated with punishment can be justified if and only that suffering is outweighed by a greater sum of happiness

True or False?

A

False

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3
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Kant’s view is said to be a backward-looking view because it relies on antiquated views of morality

True or False?

A

False

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4
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To deter crime is a forward-looking justification for punishment

True or False?

A

True

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5
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To treat a person with dignity is a backward-looking justification for punishment

True or False?

A

True

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6
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A utilitarian justification for punishment is that an appropriate punishment can rehabilitate a criminal

True or False?

A

True

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7
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According to Kant, punishing a criminal to rehabilitate him treats him as an end in himself

True or False?

A

False

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According to Kant, punishing a criminal to deter crime treats the criminal merely as a means to promote society’s happiness

True or False?

A

True

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9
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Because Kant believed that humans are intrinsically valuable, he opposed the death penalty

True or False?

A

False

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10
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Being merciful by letting a criminal go free treats the criminal as an end in himself

True or False?

A

False

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11
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Before Roe vs. Wade, abortions were illegal in the US, even to save the life of the mother

True or False?

A

False

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12
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Roe vs. Wade made abortions legally obtainable at any time for any reason the woman chooses

True or False?

A

False

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13
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What does viability mean?

A

The point at which the fetus can survive outside of the mother

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14
Q

When the Roe court stated that the word “Person” as used in the constitution does not include the unborn, was their statement descriptive or normative?

A

Descriptive

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15
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A person is being thought to have full moral rights

True or False?

A

True

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16
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Judith Jarvin Thomson grants for the sake of argument that the fetus is a person from the moment of conception

True or False?

A

True

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17
Q

Thomson says that even if a fetus is a person from the moment of conception that the fetus has no right to life

True or False?

A

False

18
Q

According to Thomson, if you awoke hooked up to a famous violinist via a procedure that took place without your knowledge and the violinist needed the use of your kidneys for nine months, you would have no obligation to stay hooked up to the violinist, even if unhooking yourself means that the violinist will die

True or False?

A

True

19
Q

According to Thomson, if you are allowed to unhook yourself from the famous violinist, then abortion is permissible at any time for any reason the woman chooses

True or False?

A

False

20
Q

According to Thomson, the right to life is always stronger than the right to do as one chooses with one’s own body

True or False?

A

False

21
Q

The conclusion of the traditional pro-life argument is that abortion is wrong

True or False?

A

True

22
Q

If the traditional pro-life argument is not sound because it has a false premise, we may justifiably conclude that abortion is not wrong

True or False?

A

False

23
Q

If the right to life is a negative right, then it is the right to the bare minimum needed to stay alive

True or False?

A

False

24
Q

If the right to life is positive, Henry Fonda really does have an obligation to fly in from the west coast to save you if that is the only thing that can save you

True or False?

A

True

25
Q

According to Thomson, the right to life is positive

True or False?

A

False

26
Q

Thomson uses the people seed case as an analogy to abortion

True or False?

A

True

27
Q

According to Thomson, something has a right to use your property if it needs your property to survive

True or False?

A

False

28
Q

According to Warren, there is no sense in which a fetus is human

True or False?

A

False

29
Q

According to Warren, one must possess all five characteristics in order to be a person

True or False?

A

False

30
Q

The God of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam is a nonhuman person

True or False?

A

True

31
Q

Is it possible to be a human but not a person on Warren’s view?

A

Yes

32
Q

What is an example of a nonperson human?

A

A fetus or a person in a vegitative state

33
Q

Warren believes that infanticide is wrong because the fetus is a person from the moment of birth

True or False?

A

False, Warren believes that infanticide is usually, but not always wrong, even though the fetus is not a person

34
Q

On Warren’s view, no machine could ever be a person

True or False?

A

False

35
Q

According to Warren, since a fetus is not a person, it has no right to life

True or False?

A

True

36
Q

Marquis’ strong pro-life argument asserts that the fetus is a person from the moment of conception

True or False?

A

False

37
Q

Marquis denies that the fetus is a person

True or False?

A

False

38
Q

Why is it wrong to kill normal adult humans, according to Marquis?

A

None of the above

39
Q

According to Marquis, the fetus typically has a future like ours, the normal adult humans

True or False?

A

True

40
Q

Killing a normal adult human robs him or her of a future of value, according to Marquis

True or False?

A

True

41
Q

According to Marquis, because abortion robs a fetus of value, abortion is wrong for the same reason that killing normal adult humans is wrong

True or False?

A

True

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