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PHI 208 Week 2 Quiz Question 1 What is speciesism according to Peter Singer’s account? Allowing the interests of one’s own species to override the greater interests of members of other species. The practice of treating all animals equally regardless of their abilities. The part of science that studies species membership. The view that different species have different characteristics. Question 2 According to chapter 2 of Understanding Philosophy, utilitarianism is a fo...

PHI 208 Week 3 Quiz Question 1 In the video “What Is Just War Theory?” Michael Walzer argues it is important to read the essays and memoir literature of soldiers because they make the toughest moral decisions on the battlefield they contain critical material regarding the actual experience of war moral arguments about war should ring true to Correct!Correct! all of the above The answer can be found between minutes 10:00-15:00 of the video “What is Just War Theory?” ...

PHI 208 FINAL EXAM(Questions And Answers)According to Thomas Nagel’s article, “War and Massacre,” the absolutist position that creates no problems of interpretation is rule utilitarianism act utilitarianism Correct! pacifism humanitarian intervention The answer can be found on p.126 of Thomas Nagel’s article “War and Massacre” Question 2 1 / 1 pts What, according to Tom Regan, is the contractarian approach to ethics? The view that all ...

PHI 208 Week 3 (Questions And Answers)Question 1 In the video “What Is Just War Theory?” Michael Walzer argues it is important to read the essays and memoir literature of soldiers because they make the toughest moral decisions on the battlefield they contain critical material regarding the actual experience of war moral arguments about war should ring true to Correct!Correct! all of the above The answer can be found between minutes 10:00-15:00 of the video “What is Just Wa...

PHI 208 WEEK 5 (Questions And Answers)Question 1 1 / 1 pts According to Virginia Held from “Feminist Transformation of Moral Theory”, which of the following have been aligned with femininity in the history of Western thought? emotion weakness passion Correct! all of the above The answer can be found in the section titled “The History of Ethics” from Virginia Held’s article. Question 2 1 / 1 pts According to Caroline Heldman, what product w...

PHI 208 WEEK 2 QUIZ.Question 1 1 / 1 pts What is the BEST meaning of the term “the irreducible plurality of values”? Values cannot be reduced to measurable utility because there is no such thing as pleasure or pain. Correct! Some values, such as the value of human life or certain aesthetic goods, cannot be reduced to measurable utility. There is never a right moral choice when there are multiple actions to choose from. Values are simply what the majority of people happen to pre...

PHI 208 WEEK 2 QUIZ.Question 1 1 / 1 pts What is the BEST meaning of the term “the irreducible plurality of values”? Values cannot be reduced to measurable utility because there is no such thing as pleasure or pain. Correct! Some values, such as the value of human life or certain aesthetic goods, cannot be reduced to measurable utility. There is never a right moral choice when there are multiple actions to choose from. Values are simply what the majority of people happen to pre...

Score for this attempt: 50 out of 50 Submitted Sep 11 at 3:51pm This attempt took 73 minutes. Rachels claims that most actual cases of killing: are morally required. are morally less bad than most actual cases of letting die. are morally the same most actual cases of letting die. are morally worse than most actual cases of letting die. The answer can be found in the article “Active and Passive Euthanasia” What does Noddings have to say about essentialism about gender...

According to the author, which statement would support cultural relativism but conflict with the best explanation of notion of "respect"? - ANSWER-To respect another person or culture is to affirm that there is nothing inferior or superior about another culture, and therefore nothing to admire or criticize. According to Glaukon, if someone possessed Ring of Gyges, all of the following would be true EXCEPT: - ANSWER-The person would become more just. Late one night over coffee, Ali and Ja...