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WorksheetsMidterm Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
For, Hsiao, what are the two conditions needed for the state to prohibit or restrict the right to carry guns ? (Pick 2)
There are no conditions
State assumes special duty to protect unarmed/disarmed citizens
It is shown that citizens to not have a right to self-defense
State has a good reason to restrict / prohibit right to carry
Which of the following terms about justice best represents the phase "An eye for an eye"
Retributivism
Deterrence theory
Risk of blindness
Rehabilitation theory
Carens claims that we should have open borders, affording all rights and privileges of citizens to non-citizens
True
False
Which of the following best describes the term "agent neutral"?
The person who acts doesn't care
The person who acts is unbiased
rightness or wrongness of action doesn't depend on who does the action
The person who acts is ethical
An ethicist emphasizes that there are certain foundational duties certain people must fulfill. They are most likely a..
virtue ethicist
mad ethicist
deontologist
consequentalist
Which of the following views does Carens claim supports his views on immigration? (There are 3)
Libertarianism
Utilitarianism
Communitarianism
Liberal Egalitarianism
Virtue ethics focuses mainly on character, not specific actions
True
False
Which of the following is likely not a subject of a life on Regan’s view, and why?
A human, because humans are too smart to be subjects of a life.
An insect, because insects don’t have immortal souls.
A human, because nonhuman animals matter more to Regan
An insect, because insects don’t have experiential welfares
Regan uses "the cup analogy" as an argument against:
The rights view
Contractarianism
The cruelty-kindness view
Utilitarianism
Select all of the following that are implications of Regan's view according to him
All scientific testing on animals, medical or cosmetic, should be banned.
All zoos should be immediately shut down.
All sport hunting and trapping should be prohibited.
All commercial animal agriculture should be abolished.
Singer believes that striking a baby with an open hand is as morally reprehensible as striking a horse with an open hand.
True
False
Which theory would not account for our ethical obligations to future generations, according to Singer?
Utilitarianism
Naturalism
Contractarianism
Speciesism
The disproportionality argument states that:
The death penalty is unjustified because the state does not have the legitimate authority to execute people since executing criminals won't allow them to improve morally.
The death penalty is unjustified because the state does not have the legitimate authority to execute people since it unjustly executes black people.
The death penalty is justified because the state has the legitimate authority to execute someone because doing so will get others to stop committing crimes.
The death penalty is justified because the state has the legitimate authority to execute someone because it has the ability to arbitrarily discriminate against marginalized persons.
Brooks believes the uncertainty argument is a retributivist argument against the death penalty.
True
False
