Quiz 1
- What is cultural ethical relativism? (2.5 points)
- What is one objection to cultural ethical relativism that we discussed in class? (2.5 points)
- What is the supreme moral principle for Aquinas? (2.5 points)
- Briefly describe one of the natural inclinations Aquinas uses in deriving specific moral obligations (1.5 points). What is a specific moral duty or obligation derived from that inclination (1 point)?
Quiz 2- What is the naturalistic fallacy (2 points)? Give an example (3 points).
- State Kant's Formula of Humanity. (2 points)
- Explain how Kant uses the Formula of Humanity to show that it is wrong to make a lying promise. (3 points)
Quiz 3- According to Aristotle, what is one candidate for the highest good that he ultimately rejects (1 point)? Why does he reject it (2 points)?
- According to Aristotle, what is a function (2 points)? What is a virtue (2 points)? Give an example to illustrates these concepts (3 points).
Quiz 4- What is Mill’s Harm Principle (3 points)? How does he justify it (2 points)?
- What sorts of individuals does Mill exclude from the Harm Principle (2 points)?
- Briefly describe one argument Mill gives in favor of a right to freedom of speech (3 points)?
Quiz 5- According to Dworkin, what is paternalism (2 points)? What does he think justifies it (2 points)?
- According to Dworkin, what two principles must be satisfied in order for a paternalistic law to be justified? (2 points each)
- How does Szasz respond to the argument that drugs should remain illegal because they are harmful to the user? (2 points)
Quiz 6- Briefly describe the decision in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965). (3 points)
- Briefly describe the reasoning and impact of the decision in Lawrence v. Texas (2003). (3 points)
- Briefly explain the reasoning used by the Vatican to argue that homosexuality is immoral. (4 points)
Quiz 7- According to Nussbaum, what is the function/purpose of marriage? (2 points)
- How does Nussbaum define homosexuality (2 points)? How does Nussbaum define sexual conduct (2 points)?
- According to Jordan, what is the parity thesis (2 points)?
- According to Jordan, what is the difference thesis (2 points)?
Bonus Question (2 points): In what realm does Jordan think the parity thesis applies? In what realm does the difference thesis apply?
Quiz 8- What is one reason for why corn was so successful in the New World (2 points)?
- What is monoculture farming (2 points)? What is one benefit of this farming technique (2 points)?
- In class I contrasted a pastoral and an industrial view of farming. What are two differences between these two approaches (2 points each)?
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