SAYLOR ACADEMY PHIL102 EXAM SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ It was the philosopher Thomas Aquinas who said, "It is no wrong for
man to make use of [animals], either by killing them or in any other way
whatever.". Answer: True
◉ Those who hold the traditional attitude toward animals believe that
cruelty to animals is bad, but only because the Bible explicitly speaks
against it. Answer: False
◉ Virtually everyone thinks that being cruel to animals—unnecessarily
causing them pain or misery—is. Answer: wrong.
◉ Mary Anne Warren says that human lives have greater intrinsic value
than animal lives because human lives are worth more to their
possessors. Answer: True
◉ In Britain, thousands have protested for and against scientific animal
testing, with each side trying to make its case in the streets and in the
media. What plausible utilitarian argument could scientists and others
make in favor of the testing?. Answer: Animal testing produces greater
,net benefits to society than not testing. The pain suffered by test animals
is more than offset by the cures and treatments that the tests help
develop.
◉ Suppose your friend is an animal rights advocate for the same reasons
that Peter Singer is (utilitarian calculations). She thinks our system of
meat production should be abolished, but by her own lights, her
utilitarianism could sanction. Answer: a humane form of meat
production.
◉ If it's wrong to cage a human being, then it's wrong to cage a
nonhuman animal. Zoos that exist solely for the sake of entertaining
visitors are wrong, as they keep nonhuman animals in cages against their
will. This view is most likely to be held by. Answer: Tom Regan.
◉ In 2015 and 2016 in the United States alone, more than 18 billion
animals, including cows, pigs, sheep, and lambs, were slaughtered for
food. Answer: True
◉ The traditional attitude toward animals is that. Answer: an animal is
merely a resource that humans may dispose of as they see fit; an animal
has instrumental value only.
◉ Tom Regan argues that humans are experiencing subjects of a life;
nonhuman animals (normal, fully developed mammals) are
nonexperiencing subjects of a life. Answer: False
, ◉ Our moral common sense suggests that accidentally running over a
man with our car is morally worse than doing the same to a rabbit. Tom
Regan would. Answer: disagree with our common sense, due to his
belief that animals have the same rights as human beings.
◉ The controversy over the ivory-billed woodpecker has pitted those
who want to build a massive irrigation project against environmentalists
who want to stop the project to protect the woodpecker and other
species. A biocentric species egalitarian would probably insist that the.
Answer: project be stopped to protect the ivory-billed woodpecker and
all the other species of plants and animals.
◉ The anthropocentrist necessarily has no regard for the environment.
Answer: False
◉ Those who believe that nature possesses instrumental value only are
likely to believe that a forest has value only because of its economic
worth. Answer: True
◉ To some, the fact that we value the beauty of Niagara Falls shows that
we. Answer: sometimes value the artificial over the natural.
◉ Suppose environmentalists want to prevent the disappearance of
glaciers in Glacier National Park, which are melting away at an alarming
rate. One report claims that slowing global warming can help prevent the
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ It was the philosopher Thomas Aquinas who said, "It is no wrong for
man to make use of [animals], either by killing them or in any other way
whatever.". Answer: True
◉ Those who hold the traditional attitude toward animals believe that
cruelty to animals is bad, but only because the Bible explicitly speaks
against it. Answer: False
◉ Virtually everyone thinks that being cruel to animals—unnecessarily
causing them pain or misery—is. Answer: wrong.
◉ Mary Anne Warren says that human lives have greater intrinsic value
than animal lives because human lives are worth more to their
possessors. Answer: True
◉ In Britain, thousands have protested for and against scientific animal
testing, with each side trying to make its case in the streets and in the
media. What plausible utilitarian argument could scientists and others
make in favor of the testing?. Answer: Animal testing produces greater
,net benefits to society than not testing. The pain suffered by test animals
is more than offset by the cures and treatments that the tests help
develop.
◉ Suppose your friend is an animal rights advocate for the same reasons
that Peter Singer is (utilitarian calculations). She thinks our system of
meat production should be abolished, but by her own lights, her
utilitarianism could sanction. Answer: a humane form of meat
production.
◉ If it's wrong to cage a human being, then it's wrong to cage a
nonhuman animal. Zoos that exist solely for the sake of entertaining
visitors are wrong, as they keep nonhuman animals in cages against their
will. This view is most likely to be held by. Answer: Tom Regan.
◉ In 2015 and 2016 in the United States alone, more than 18 billion
animals, including cows, pigs, sheep, and lambs, were slaughtered for
food. Answer: True
◉ The traditional attitude toward animals is that. Answer: an animal is
merely a resource that humans may dispose of as they see fit; an animal
has instrumental value only.
◉ Tom Regan argues that humans are experiencing subjects of a life;
nonhuman animals (normal, fully developed mammals) are
nonexperiencing subjects of a life. Answer: False
, ◉ Our moral common sense suggests that accidentally running over a
man with our car is morally worse than doing the same to a rabbit. Tom
Regan would. Answer: disagree with our common sense, due to his
belief that animals have the same rights as human beings.
◉ The controversy over the ivory-billed woodpecker has pitted those
who want to build a massive irrigation project against environmentalists
who want to stop the project to protect the woodpecker and other
species. A biocentric species egalitarian would probably insist that the.
Answer: project be stopped to protect the ivory-billed woodpecker and
all the other species of plants and animals.
◉ The anthropocentrist necessarily has no regard for the environment.
Answer: False
◉ Those who believe that nature possesses instrumental value only are
likely to believe that a forest has value only because of its economic
worth. Answer: True
◉ To some, the fact that we value the beauty of Niagara Falls shows that
we. Answer: sometimes value the artificial over the natural.
◉ Suppose environmentalists want to prevent the disappearance of
glaciers in Glacier National Park, which are melting away at an alarming
rate. One report claims that slowing global warming can help prevent the
