1: For Kant human reason is more important in making ethical decisions than emotion. True or
false?
True
2: Which of the following statements is NOT consistent with the Safe-by-Design approach?
- Think ahead; it is better to prevent harm from taking place than to make amends
afterwards
- Only make design decisions of which you can will that they become universal laws
- Don’t think you know everything or that you can do everything by yourself
- Engage all actors in “the chain” and pertinent stakeholders surrounding the chain, and
display contextual awareness
3: Why is it useful to use the reflective equilibrium in ethical reasoning?
It is a tool for reflection in which…
- you test your intuition by considering relevant facts and principles
- you consider the principles and consequences of an action
- you try to understand and consider the perspectives of all relevant actors
- you seek facts and principles that support your intuition
4: Which of the following fits best with the instrumentalist view on science and technology?
- Technology is not under human control
- Technological development improves human lives
- Technological development decides how we assess reality
- All answers are correct
5: What are examples of morally pertinent ‘others’ in the life sciences?
- Farmers
- Farmers, animals, governments
- Farmers, animals
- Farmers, animals, governments, ecosystems
6: What maxim can be formulated with regard to the action by the police officer that is described
below?
A patient carrying a lethal and highly communicable, airborne disease refuses to stay within the
hospital room in which she is supposed to remain quarantined, and insists on taking the subway
into town. A police officer manages to shoot her just before leaving the hospital.
- None of the other answers are correct
- I should shoot this person in order to save all those innocent people from death by
unnecessary infection
- I should shoot a person in order to help another person
- I should shoot a person in order to keep other people safe
7: “The greatest good for the greatest number” is the central idea of the utilitarian view. How do
opponents criticize this idea?
- This idea presupposes that goods and harms are always measurable by the same
standard, but that does not seem to be the case
- All answers are correct
false?
True
2: Which of the following statements is NOT consistent with the Safe-by-Design approach?
- Think ahead; it is better to prevent harm from taking place than to make amends
afterwards
- Only make design decisions of which you can will that they become universal laws
- Don’t think you know everything or that you can do everything by yourself
- Engage all actors in “the chain” and pertinent stakeholders surrounding the chain, and
display contextual awareness
3: Why is it useful to use the reflective equilibrium in ethical reasoning?
It is a tool for reflection in which…
- you test your intuition by considering relevant facts and principles
- you consider the principles and consequences of an action
- you try to understand and consider the perspectives of all relevant actors
- you seek facts and principles that support your intuition
4: Which of the following fits best with the instrumentalist view on science and technology?
- Technology is not under human control
- Technological development improves human lives
- Technological development decides how we assess reality
- All answers are correct
5: What are examples of morally pertinent ‘others’ in the life sciences?
- Farmers
- Farmers, animals, governments
- Farmers, animals
- Farmers, animals, governments, ecosystems
6: What maxim can be formulated with regard to the action by the police officer that is described
below?
A patient carrying a lethal and highly communicable, airborne disease refuses to stay within the
hospital room in which she is supposed to remain quarantined, and insists on taking the subway
into town. A police officer manages to shoot her just before leaving the hospital.
- None of the other answers are correct
- I should shoot this person in order to save all those innocent people from death by
unnecessary infection
- I should shoot a person in order to help another person
- I should shoot a person in order to keep other people safe
7: “The greatest good for the greatest number” is the central idea of the utilitarian view. How do
opponents criticize this idea?
- This idea presupposes that goods and harms are always measurable by the same
standard, but that does not seem to be the case
- All answers are correct
