PHIL 482 Final Practice Questions And Answers

PHIL 482 Final Practice Questions And
Answers
'Technique',nasnthenmasternofnmachinesnandnhumans,ndeterminesnwherenthesenbelongnacc
ordingntontheirnparticularnqualities.n(T/F)n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-False

An3Dntelevision,nwhennusedntonwatchnannAggienfootballngame,ncannbensaidntonhaven"technol
ogicalnintensionality"nbecausenitnprovidesnanviewnofnthengamenthatnisnclearernthannrealnlife,n
whilenatnthensamentimenlosingnsomenofnwhatnonenwouldnexperiencenatnKylenField.n(T/F)n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-True




AnpersonnisnallowedntonpracticenengineeringninnTexasnwithoutnanlicensenfromnthenStatenif...n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-

Henornshendoesnnotnofferntonperformnengineeringnservicenfornthenpublic

Ansituationninnwhichnindividualsnconformntonthenconsensusnaroundnthemnatnthenexpensenofn
criticalnthinkingnisncalled...n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Groupthink

AccordingntonEllul,n'technique'nhasnbegunntondeterminenallnofnman'snactivities,nnotnjustnhisnp
roductivenactivity.n(T/F)n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-True

AccordingntonEllul,ntechnologyncompletelyndeterminesnhumannbeingsnandnhasnstrippednusn
ofnournagency.n(T/F)n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-False

AccordingntonEllul,nwhatnisnthenultimatenvaluenforn'technique'?
A.nhumannwellbeing
B.npower
C.nredundancy
D.nefficiencyn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-D.nefficiency

Accordingntonthen"CommonnSensenView,"ntechnologicalnartifactsntakenonnmoralnpropertiesn
whennusednforngoodnornevilnbynhumannbeings.n(T/F)n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-False

,Accordingntonthen"ModeratenView,"nbecausentechnologicalnartifactsncannotnbenornbenanpartn
ofnanmoralnagent,ntheynarenonlynmarginallynrelevantntonethics.n(T/F)n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-False




Accordingntonthenmethodnofn'technique',ntechnologicalnproblemsnofnefficiencynshouldnbenre
castnasnmoralnproblems.n(T/F)n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-False

Afterntestifyingnthatnthendecision-
makingnprocessnleadingnupntonthenlaunchnofnChallengernwasnflawednandnearningnthenlabeln
ofnanwhistleblower,nRogernBoisjolynwasnvindicatednandnaffordednanhighndegreenofnreverenc
enfromnthenaerospacenindustry.n(T/F)n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-False

AfternthenlossnofnChallenger,nPresidentnRonaldnReagannannouncednthatnthenshuttlenprogra
mnwouldn"nonlongernbeninnthenbusinessnofnlaunchingnprivatensatellites,"nwhichnendednthenAir
nForcenandnintelligencencommunity'snreliancenonnthenshuttlentonlaunchnnationalnsecuritynpa

yloads.
A.nGroupthink
B.nNormalizingndeviance
C.nPropernengineeringndecision
D.nPropernmanagementndecisionn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
D:nPropernmanagementndecision

AfternthenMacondonblowout,nsubsequentninvestigationsnrevealednthatnonlynonenorntwoncritic
alnengineeringndecisionsnwerenmadenthatntendedntonfavorneconomynrathernthannsafety.n(T/
F)n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-False

Alongnwithnothernrenownedncontemporaries,nJacquesnEllulnbelievednthatnthendangernofntec
hnologynliesninntonwhatnpurposesnitnisnused.n(T/F)n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-False

Althoughnfoamnstrikesnwerenbelownperformancenspecificationsnfornthenshuttle,nmanageme
ntnconvincednthemselvesnthatnpastnsuccessesnwerenannindicationnthatnanknownndefectnwou
ldnnotncausenproblems,ninsteadnofndecidingnthenissuenonnthenbasisnofntestingnandnsoundnen
gineeringnanalysis.nThisnisnannexamplenof...
A.nConflictnofninterest
B.nNormalizingndeviance
C.nMicroscopicnvision
D.nOrganizationalnacceptancen-nCORRECTnnANSWER-B:nNormalizingndeviance

Althoughnmachinesnmaynseemntonbenthenculminationnofn'technique',nwhyndoesnEllulnbelieve
nthisnconceptnhasnsurpassednevennthem?

A.nnownhumannbeingsnarendependentnonncomplexnsystems,nnotnjustntheirncomponentnmac
hines
B.nmachinesnhavendeceivednhumansnintonthinkingntheynbringnaboutnpositivenresults
C.nsuitednfornonenpurposeninnannarrownsetnofnconditions,nmachinesnareninefficientnduentonth
eirnlacknofnflexibility

, D.nhumannbeingsnhavenlostnthenskillsnrequiredntonsurvivenwithoutnmachinesn-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-

C.nsuitednfornonenpurposeninnannarrownsetnofnconditions,nmachinesnareninefficientnduentonth
eirnlacknofnflexibility

Althoughnrestricted,nbiocentrismnisnlargelyncompatiblenwithnanthropocentrism.n(T/F)n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-False




Annegoistnwouldnhavenanhardntimensettlingnanmoralndisagreementnbetweenncountriesnbecau
sentheynthinknthatnallnagentsnshouldnactninntheirnownnself-interest.n(T/F)n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-True




Annunlicensednengineernwhonworksnfornanlicensednengineerncannperformnwhichnofnthenfollo
wingntasksnundernthensupervisionnofnthatnlicensednengineer?
A.nDesignnofnengineerednproductsnornprojects
B.nSupervisionnofnconstructionnofnengineerednpublicnworksnprojects
C.nResponsiblenchargenofnteamsnofnunlicensednengineersnworkingnonnengineeringnprojects
D.nAnandnB
E.nNonenofnthenaboven-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
A:nDesignnofnengineerednproductsnornprojects

Anthropocentrismncouldnbenconsiderednannegalitariannpositionninnenvironmentalnethics.n(T/
F)n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-False

BrunonLatour,nreflectingnthen"StrongnView"ntowardntechnologicalnartifacts,nbelievednartifact
snarenmorallynconsiderablenbecausentheynworknasnactantsnalongsidenhumannbeingsninnanre
sponsiblennetwork.n(T/F)n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-True

ByntestifyingnaboutnthenquestionablenprocessnthatnlednupntonthendecisionntonlaunchnChallen
ger,nRogernBiosjolynwasnexercisingnwhichntypenofnethics?
A.nAspirational
B.nProhibitive
C.nCost/Benefit
D.nPreventiven-nCORRECTnnANSWER-D:nPreventive

Despitenbeingntoldnton"putnonn[his]nmanagementnhat,"nRogernBoisjolynmaintainednhisnviewnt
hatnitnwasnunsafentonlaunchnChallengerninnsuchncoldnconditions.
A.nGroupthink
B.nNormalizingndeviance
C.nPropernengineeringndecision
D.nPropernmanagementndecisionn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-C:nPropernengineeringndecision

Ecologynlargelynconcernsnwhatntypenofnissues?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Factual

Ellulndefinesn'technique'nsuchnthatnitnappliesntoneverynfieldnofnhumannactivity.n(T/F)n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-True