Quiz 6?
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- Explain Thomson's Famous Violinist example. Be sure to explain the example (3 points), explain her response to that example (2 points) and the implications of that example for the issue of abortion (1 point).
- Explain the difference between killing and letting die (2 points each).
Quiz 5
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- Why does Rauch reject love as a justification for marriage? (2 points)
- What is Rauch's Hayekian argument (4 points)? How does this argument apply to marriage (4 points)?
Quiz 4
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- Explain the Vatican's general approach to issues of sexual ethics. (3 points)
- How does this approach apply to the issue of homosexuality? That is, what is the Vatican's argument against homosexuality? (3 points)
- What are two reasons given by the Vatican for the claim that marriage is the best environment in which to raise children? (2 points each)
Quiz 3
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- What are two candidates for the highest good/happiness that Aristotle considers and rejects (1 point each)? Why does he reject them (1 point each)?
- Explain Aristotle's concept of a function and the related notions of virtue and vice (3 points). Illustrate this with an example (3 points).
Quiz 2
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- Describe the four character types that Kant considers. (2 points each)
- Which of these does Kant think is the most moral? Why? (2 points)
Quiz 1
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- According to Aquinas, what is the supreme moral principle (2 points)?
- Describe two the three types of inclinations Aquinas discusses (2 points each). For each of these inclinations, describe one substantive moral principle that Aquinas derives from that inclination (2 points each).
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