WorksheetsChapter 8 quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
According to Human-Centered Ethics, ecosystems only have value insofar as they serve human purposes.
True
False
The metaphor of the Invisible Hand implies that markets always produce environmentally beneficial outcomes.
True
False
According to biocentric ethics, destroying a bacterial colony carries the same moral weight as harming a complex organism.
True
False
Ecocentric ethics implies that dismantling an ecosystem to enhance individual species’ survival aligns with its moral framework.
True
False
The concept of internalizing environmental costs aims to transform externalities into quantifiable, market-based incentives.
True
False
A government introducing carbon taxes and pollution permits is most directly applying which principle?
Ecocentric Ethics
Duty Ethics
Market-based internalization of costs
Virtue Ethics
Which ethical dilemma best reflects a conflict between human-centered and ecocentric perspectives?
Investing in renewable energy for long-term gain
Constructing a dam that displaces a rainforest for city water supply
Introducing animal protection laws in urban areas
Using genetic engineering to cure diseases
Which role does the Invisible Hand fail to account for in environmental systems, according to Chapter 8?
The unintended consequences of philanthropy
Market mechanisms’ ability to self-correct
Externalized environmental damage like pollution
Creation of jobs through technological innovation
Why might sustainable development be considered a compromise between economic and ecological ethics?
It denies the existence of long-term environmental degradation.
It prioritizes growth regardless of environmental cost.
It attempts to align present needs with long-term environmental sustainability.
It supports short-term industrial gains for future regulation.
Which of the following ethical views would likely oppose modifying nature solely for human convenience?
Human-Centered Ethics
Virtue Ethics
Biocentric Ethics
Utilitarianism
