Quiz 7 (5/7): Please write your name and "Quiz 7" at the top of your paper. Then answer the following questions: - Do you think that pregnant women should be punished for taking drugs that harm their fetuses? Why or why not?
Quiz 5 (4/16): Please write your name and "Quiz 5" at the top of your paper. Then answer the following questions:
- According to our discussion in class, explain the difference between a "person" and a "human being." (2 points)
- What is meant by moral status (2 points)? How is this issue relevant to the debate over abortion (2 points)?
- Articulate
one criterion of moral status (2 points). If we accepted this as a
criterion, what would be its implications for the permissibility of
abortion (2 points)?
Quiz 4 (3/19): Please write your name and "Quiz 4" at the top of your paper. Then write about a page responding to the following prompt:
- For class tonight we are looking at the question of whether or not it is morally acceptable to use medical tools to enhance human beings. What do you think of this issue? Be sure to give reasons and arguments to justify your claims. (10 Points)
Quiz 3 (3/12): Please write your name and "Quiz 3" at the top of your paper. Then answer the following questions:
- Briefly explain the difference between Suicide, Euthanasia, and Assisted Suicide (6 points)
- Briefly explain the difference between Passive and Active Euthanasia. (4 points)
Quiz 2 (2/12): Please write your name and "Quiz 2" at the top of your paper. Then answer the following questions:
- Briefly explain one of the valid argument forms we discussed in class. (2 points)
- Briefly explain one of the invalid argument forms we discussed in class. (2 points)
- Briefly explain one of the common types of inductive arguments we discussed in class (3 points). What is one considerations we must keep in mind when evaluating the strength of this type of argument (3 points)?
Quiz 1 (2/5): Please write your name and "Quiz 1" at the top of your paper. Then answer the following questions:
- Briefly name and describe two of the four branches of philosophy (2 points each). What is one question we ask in each of these branches (2 points each)?
- Briefly explain the difference between a paraphrase and a summary. (2 points)
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