Exam 1

Question 1

Capacity for pain and pleasure

Answer 1

Singer

Question 2

equal consideration- don’t give more weight to human pain

Answer 2

Singer

Question 3

greatest happiness principle- do the action that creates the most happiness or least pain

Answer 3

Singer

Question 4

concerned for welfare

Answer 4

Singer

Question 5

Moral status: experience subject of a life

Answer 5

Reagan

Question 6

Experience subject of a life means…

Answer 6

aware of itself as an individual
aware/pursues welfare (dog with a stick)

Question 7

Beings have belief

Answer 7

Reagan

Question 8

Animals have inherent value

Answer 8

Reagan

Question 9

Principle of equality: inherent equal values

Answer 9

Reagan

Question 10

Capable of mortal reasoning
ability to use abstract moral principles

Answer 10

Moral Agent

Question 11

not capable of moral reasoning, not capable of right and wrong

Answer 11

Moral Patient

Question 12

humans have obligations of right and wrong, dogs do not

Answer 12

Reagan

Question 13

minimize overriding of rights
comparable
violates as few rights as possible

Answer 13

mini-ride principle

Question 14

non-comparable
do action that causes least harm

Answer 14

worse-off principle

Question 15

criticizes Reagan and singer

Answer 15

Cohen

Question 16

moral status: need to be a moral agent

Answer 16

Cohen

Question 17

community of moral agents
last human on earth does not have rights

Answer 17

Cohen

Question 18

not every human is a moral agent

Answer 18

cohen

Question 19

looks at species as a whole not individuals

Answer 19

Cohen

Question 20

moral agents do not have rights for moral patients

Answer 20

cohen

Question 21

speciesism

Answer 21

cohen

Question 22

no moral status- concept is unnecessary and creates problems

Answer 22

hursthouse

Question 23

virtue-character trait-jesus

Answer 23

hursthouse

Question 24

virtuous person never does wrong

Answer 24

hursthouse

Question 25

justice model

Answer 25

donovan

Question 26

equality/fairness

Answer 26

justice model

Question 27

reason is narrow and scientific

Answer 27

justice model

Question 28

individualistic/atomistic

Answer 28

justice model

Question 29

reciprocal non-interference

Answer 29

justice model

Question 30

abstract model

Answer 30

justice model

Question 31

guided by value of care

Answer 31

care model

Question 32

concrete/particular model

Answer 32

care model

Question 33

default moral obligation is care

Answer 33

care model

Question 34

relational conception of self

Answer 34

care model

Question 35

emotion, imagination, reason

Answer 35

care model