PHI 208 (phi208)

1 / 1 pts In Plato’s Republic, what service does Glaukon do for Socrates? He convinces Socrates that justice is good and injustice is bad. He demonstrates to Socrates that injustice never pays. He shows Socrates that dialectic reasoning is fruitless. Correct! He forces Socrates to clarify his positions on integrity and justice.

PHI 208 Week 1 Quiz 1 solution test latest updates Question 1 Dunia thinks that in her society, it is appropriate for women to dress a certain way. But she doubts that those standards can be defended in a way that would apply to other societies different from hers. What is the best term for Dunia’s...

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 p...

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 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 In the video “What Is Just War Theory?” Michael Walzer argues it is important to read the essays and memoir literature of soldiers because Kenneth Anderson argues that the fact that drones make the resort to force easier Which of the statements by Jeremy Waldron in the video “Drones Are Not Ethical and Effective” best expresses a deontological argument similar to one that Immanuel Kant might make? Kant’s theory of morality is best described as: Jeremy Waldron...

PHI 208 Week 2 Quiz What is speciesism according to Peter Singer’s account? According to chapter 2 of Understanding Philosophy, which of the following would be an expression of rule utilitarianism, rather than act utilitarianism? What is the point of Regan’s discussion about Aunt Bea and utilitarianism’s respect for human life? According to the video “Meet Your Meat”, which of the following is true of how animals are slaughtered on factory farms Which of the following statements...

1 / 1 pts Paulette is a philosopher who is trying to evaluate the strength of a major moral theory. As such, which of the following questions is Paulette LEAST likely to ask about the theory? Does this theory reflect our understanding of what it means to be human? Does this theory explain why we ought to respect a particular set of moral standards? Does this theory offer us good answers to ethical questions? Correct! Correct ! Does this theory avoid the frustration that can come with expl...

Question 1 1 / 1 pts In Plato’s Republic, what service does Glaukon do for Socrates? He convinces Socrates that justice is good and injustice is bad. He demonstrates to Socrates that injustice never pays. He shows Socrates that dialectic reasoning is fruitless. Correct! He forces Socrates to clarify his positions on integrity and justice. Question 2 1 / 1 pts Paulette is a philosopher who is trying to evaluate the strength of a major moral theory. As such, ...

Question 1 1 / 1 pts According to the textbook, how do each of us live out answers to Socrates’s essential question? Correct! by making conscious, deliberate choices that reflect a view of what matters by realizing that it is not up to us to say what is right or wrong by never questioning others’ assumptions about how one should live by simply following our inner feelings and desires Question 2 1 / 1 pts Which of the following activities best illustra...