PHIL 482 Final Review Questions And
Answers
WhatbisbthebCollingridgebdilemma?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
Itbisbmuchbeasierbtobchangebthebdesignbofbabtechnologybearlybinbitsbdevelopment,bbutbthebne
edbforbthebchangebisbnotbapparent;bwhenbitbisbapparent,bthebchangebisbexpensive,bdifficult,ba
ndbslow.
Abculturalbrelativistbthinksbthatbabvirtuebsuchbasbjusticebsupersedesbnationalbboundariesb(T/
F)b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-False
Abgreasebpayment'sblegitimacybdependsbuponbwhetherbitbisbwell-publicizedborbnotb(T/F)b-
bCORRECTbbANSWER-True
AccordingbtobThomasbandbInkson'sbCulturalbIntelligence,bwhichbofbthebfollowingbbenefitbthe
bmostbfrombtheirbmembersbhavingbhigherbculturalbintelligence?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
teams,bwherebspecialistbknowledgebmustbbebintegratedbandbcollaborationbisbclosebandbext
endsboverbsomebtime
Engineersbwhobadoptbthebholisticbpositionbtowardbenvironmentalbethicsbwouldbthinkbaboutbt
heirbproject'sbconsequencesbon...b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
Allblivingborganismsbandbtheirbabioticbsurroundings
HowbdoesbWhelchelbproposebthatbtechnologybcanbbecomebab"humanbenterprise"bagain?b-
bCORRECTbbANSWER-
Engineersbshouldbbebremindedbofbthebpoetrybofbcreativebaspectbtobthebtechnologicalbartifac
tsbthatbtheybdesign
Ifbabspeciesb(e.g.,bthebTexasbblindbsalamander)bisbthoughtbtobperformbnobbeneficialbfunction
bforbitsbecosystembandbprovidesbnobotherbbenefitbforbhumans,byetbhumanbdevelopmentbisbal
teredbtobensurebitbsurvives,bthisbsuggestsbthatbtheborganismbhas...b-
bCORRECTbbANSWER-.bIntrinsicbvalue
IfbIbwerebabKantianbconsideringbthebFlintbCase,bIbwouldbtakebintobconsiderationbwhichbofbthe
bfollowing:b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
ThebhumanbdignitybandbautonomybofbthebpeoplebofbFlint
Answers
WhatbisbthebCollingridgebdilemma?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
Itbisbmuchbeasierbtobchangebthebdesignbofbabtechnologybearlybinbitsbdevelopment,bbutbthebne
edbforbthebchangebisbnotbapparent;bwhenbitbisbapparent,bthebchangebisbexpensive,bdifficult,ba
ndbslow.
Abculturalbrelativistbthinksbthatbabvirtuebsuchbasbjusticebsupersedesbnationalbboundariesb(T/
F)b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-False
Abgreasebpayment'sblegitimacybdependsbuponbwhetherbitbisbwell-publicizedborbnotb(T/F)b-
bCORRECTbbANSWER-True
AccordingbtobThomasbandbInkson'sbCulturalbIntelligence,bwhichbofbthebfollowingbbenefitbthe
bmostbfrombtheirbmembersbhavingbhigherbculturalbintelligence?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
teams,bwherebspecialistbknowledgebmustbbebintegratedbandbcollaborationbisbclosebandbext
endsboverbsomebtime
Engineersbwhobadoptbthebholisticbpositionbtowardbenvironmentalbethicsbwouldbthinkbaboutbt
heirbproject'sbconsequencesbon...b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
Allblivingborganismsbandbtheirbabioticbsurroundings
HowbdoesbWhelchelbproposebthatbtechnologybcanbbecomebab"humanbenterprise"bagain?b-
bCORRECTbbANSWER-
Engineersbshouldbbebremindedbofbthebpoetrybofbcreativebaspectbtobthebtechnologicalbartifac
tsbthatbtheybdesign
Ifbabspeciesb(e.g.,bthebTexasbblindbsalamander)bisbthoughtbtobperformbnobbeneficialbfunction
bforbitsbecosystembandbprovidesbnobotherbbenefitbforbhumans,byetbhumanbdevelopmentbisbal
teredbtobensurebitbsurvives,bthisbsuggestsbthatbtheborganismbhas...b-
bCORRECTbbANSWER-.bIntrinsicbvalue
IfbIbwerebabKantianbconsideringbthebFlintbCase,bIbwouldbtakebintobconsiderationbwhichbofbthe
bfollowing:b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
ThebhumanbdignitybandbautonomybofbthebpeoplebofbFlint