PHI 220 MID TERM EXAM 2025/2026 LATEST COMPLETE
QUESTION AND ANSWER 100% VERIFIED FALL-SPRING
GRADED A+
The goal of moral philosophy is to pay close attention to what people like Baby Therese's
parents and doctors actually think about moral issues, not to worry about what is actually
true.
False
The benefits argument put forth on p. 3 of Rachels is offered to do which of the following
support the decision of Baby Therese's parents
An argument is sound if
its assumptions are true and the conclusion follows logically from them
Rachels believes that the idea that we should not use other people as means to other
people's ends is vague and needs to be sharpened.
True
Which of the following does Rachels offer as a guideline for making decisions on behalf of
someone who is unable to make decisions for his or her self
ask what that person would want if they could tell us
Anencephalics, like Baby Theresa, do not meet the technical requirements for brain death as
it is currently defined.
True
The argument that we should save as many as we can is offered to do which of the following
support the decision to separate the conjoined twins, Jodie and Mary
Rachels believes that the court in the conjoined twins case misapplied the principle that
human life is sacred so that we should not kill the innocent.
True
, Rachels believes that there might be some limited situations in which it is moral to kill an
innocent human being.
True
The argument from the wrongness of discrimination against the handicapped does which of
the following
undermines the morality of Mr. Latimer's decision
A slippery slope form of argument is intended to do which of the following
show that an action is wrong because of what it might lead to
Which of the following is a lesson Rachels offers from the consideration of the cases
discussed in this chapter
moral judgments must be backed up by good reasons
Which of the following does Rachels offer as problems with relying on our feelings alone to
make moral decisions
all of the above
Rachels believes that moral judgments are like expressions of personal taste.
False
The idea that different cultures have different beliefs about morality is a recent discovery
that depended on the work of modern anthropologists.
False
The purpose of the quotation from William Graham Sumner on p. 13 is to
support the idea that moral rules vary from culture to culture
The view that there is no such thing as universal truth in ethics, but that there are only
various cultural codes is called
cultural relativism
QUESTION AND ANSWER 100% VERIFIED FALL-SPRING
GRADED A+
The goal of moral philosophy is to pay close attention to what people like Baby Therese's
parents and doctors actually think about moral issues, not to worry about what is actually
true.
False
The benefits argument put forth on p. 3 of Rachels is offered to do which of the following
support the decision of Baby Therese's parents
An argument is sound if
its assumptions are true and the conclusion follows logically from them
Rachels believes that the idea that we should not use other people as means to other
people's ends is vague and needs to be sharpened.
True
Which of the following does Rachels offer as a guideline for making decisions on behalf of
someone who is unable to make decisions for his or her self
ask what that person would want if they could tell us
Anencephalics, like Baby Theresa, do not meet the technical requirements for brain death as
it is currently defined.
True
The argument that we should save as many as we can is offered to do which of the following
support the decision to separate the conjoined twins, Jodie and Mary
Rachels believes that the court in the conjoined twins case misapplied the principle that
human life is sacred so that we should not kill the innocent.
True
, Rachels believes that there might be some limited situations in which it is moral to kill an
innocent human being.
True
The argument from the wrongness of discrimination against the handicapped does which of
the following
undermines the morality of Mr. Latimer's decision
A slippery slope form of argument is intended to do which of the following
show that an action is wrong because of what it might lead to
Which of the following is a lesson Rachels offers from the consideration of the cases
discussed in this chapter
moral judgments must be backed up by good reasons
Which of the following does Rachels offer as problems with relying on our feelings alone to
make moral decisions
all of the above
Rachels believes that moral judgments are like expressions of personal taste.
False
The idea that different cultures have different beliefs about morality is a recent discovery
that depended on the work of modern anthropologists.
False
The purpose of the quotation from William Graham Sumner on p. 13 is to
support the idea that moral rules vary from culture to culture
The view that there is no such thing as universal truth in ethics, but that there are only
various cultural codes is called
cultural relativism
