PHI 240 Questions with Correct Answers
To make the claim that euthanasia is wrong is merely to express one's disapproval of
euthanasia and does not refer to anything objective is the view of
logical positivism
The metaphor of God constructing and winding up a clock (the universe) and letting it
run until the end of time is the implication of
predeterminism
It is possible to have sufficient conditions without any necessary conditions.
true
Killing a person is a sufficent condition for being a murderer.
false
The philosophical view that moral statements such as "Abortion is wrong" are not
factual statements but merely verbal ways of expressing one's own feelings of
disapproval and attempting to influence others is
logical positivism
Which of the following is a synthetic statement?
there are more female than male students at SCC
Which of the following is/are a sufficient condition(s) for a peanut and jelly sandwich?
peanut butter, jelly, and bread
The philosophical view that all physical events are caused, but mental processes are
uncaused is
,soft determinism
The branch of philosophy that attempts to distinguish ethical discourse from other
types of discourse is
NOT semantics
Which of the following would not be a characteristic of the Ethics of Care?
transformative
A Cultural Relativist could never claim we have made progress in race relations.
true
Which statement best describes the position of the author, Rachels, regarding Cultural
Relativism?
is an antidote for dogmatism, reminds us that our feelings are not necessarily perceptions of
the truth, and is based on the insight that many of the practices and attitudes we find natural
are really only cultural products
The author used the example of arguing "the earth is flat" to discredit
the cultural differences argument
according to cultural relativism
there is no independent standard against which to judge the moral code of a society
Women at one time could not
hold public office, own property, or vote
, To illustrate that the Cultural Differences Argument tries to derive a substantive
conclusion about a subject from the mere fact that people disagree, the author used the
example of
people who believe the earth is flat
Which of the following as not one of the reasons cited for people being reluctant to
criticize other cultures?
they are afraid they will invite criticism of our own culture
A Muslim woman who refuses to remove her veil to have her driver's license
photograph taken is most likely not
a relativist
If the Iraqis decide they do not want US style democracy, capitalism,
or women's rights, an American cultural relativist would have no grounds for criticism.
true
The example used to show that if we took cultural relativism seriously we could no
longer say that the customs of other societies were morally
chinese suppression of political dissent
The expression that most closely represents the view of cultural relativism is
when in rome do as the romans do
Which of the following was not cited as an example of how cultural values can impose
grave injustices?
17 year old Fauziya Kassindja fleeing her country of Togo to escape excision
To make the claim that euthanasia is wrong is merely to express one's disapproval of
euthanasia and does not refer to anything objective is the view of
logical positivism
The metaphor of God constructing and winding up a clock (the universe) and letting it
run until the end of time is the implication of
predeterminism
It is possible to have sufficient conditions without any necessary conditions.
true
Killing a person is a sufficent condition for being a murderer.
false
The philosophical view that moral statements such as "Abortion is wrong" are not
factual statements but merely verbal ways of expressing one's own feelings of
disapproval and attempting to influence others is
logical positivism
Which of the following is a synthetic statement?
there are more female than male students at SCC
Which of the following is/are a sufficient condition(s) for a peanut and jelly sandwich?
peanut butter, jelly, and bread
The philosophical view that all physical events are caused, but mental processes are
uncaused is
,soft determinism
The branch of philosophy that attempts to distinguish ethical discourse from other
types of discourse is
NOT semantics
Which of the following would not be a characteristic of the Ethics of Care?
transformative
A Cultural Relativist could never claim we have made progress in race relations.
true
Which statement best describes the position of the author, Rachels, regarding Cultural
Relativism?
is an antidote for dogmatism, reminds us that our feelings are not necessarily perceptions of
the truth, and is based on the insight that many of the practices and attitudes we find natural
are really only cultural products
The author used the example of arguing "the earth is flat" to discredit
the cultural differences argument
according to cultural relativism
there is no independent standard against which to judge the moral code of a society
Women at one time could not
hold public office, own property, or vote
, To illustrate that the Cultural Differences Argument tries to derive a substantive
conclusion about a subject from the mere fact that people disagree, the author used the
example of
people who believe the earth is flat
Which of the following as not one of the reasons cited for people being reluctant to
criticize other cultures?
they are afraid they will invite criticism of our own culture
A Muslim woman who refuses to remove her veil to have her driver's license
photograph taken is most likely not
a relativist
If the Iraqis decide they do not want US style democracy, capitalism,
or women's rights, an American cultural relativist would have no grounds for criticism.
true
The example used to show that if we took cultural relativism seriously we could no
longer say that the customs of other societies were morally
chinese suppression of political dissent
The expression that most closely represents the view of cultural relativism is
when in rome do as the romans do
Which of the following was not cited as an example of how cultural values can impose
grave injustices?
17 year old Fauziya Kassindja fleeing her country of Togo to escape excision
