Phil102B F10: Quizzes

Quiz 1
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  1. According to Aquinas, what is the supreme moral principle (2 points)?
  2. What is the naturalistic fallacy (2 points)? Illustrate it with an example. (2 points)
  3. Define Individual Ethical Relativism (2 points). What is one objection to Individual Ethical Relativism that we considered in class (2 points)?
Quiz 2
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  1. What is Mill's Greatest Happiness Principle? (2 points) What is his Principle of Universality? (1 points)
  2. What is Kant's Formula of Humanity? (3 points) How does he use it to show that it is wrong to make a lying promise? (4 points)
Quiz 3
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  1. What is Mill's Harm Principle? (4 points)
  2. What does Mill mean by harm? (3 points)
  3. What justifies the Harm Principle? (3 points)
Quiz 4
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  1. What is Paternalism? (2 points)
  2. What are the two types of Paternalism that Dworkin distinguishes? (2 points each)
  3. Give an example of each of these two types of paternalistic laws. (2 points each)
Quiz 5
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  1. In class we discussed three biases that underlie the USDEA report. Describe one of these biases (2 points).
  2. Shapiro describes what he calls the standard model of addiction. This pharmacological model of addiction has three components. Describe two of them (2 points each).
  3. What are Shapiro's objections to these two components (2 points each).
Quiz 6
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  1. What is the Vatican's general approach to discussing issues of sexual morality (4 points)?
  2. How do they apply this approach to the issue of homosexuality (2 points)?
  3. How does Nussbaum define gays, lesbians and bisexuals (2 points)?
  4. How does Nussbaum define sexual conduct (2 points)?
Quiz 7
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  1. What are two reasons Nussbaum gives for rejecting laws that ban learning about homosexuality in school (2 points each)?
  2. What is Nussbaum's view about the right of religious organizations to discriminate against homosexuals (3 points)?
  3. What does Nussbaum think is the function or purpose of marriage (3 points)?

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