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Chapter 12 quiz PHI 202

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Questions of Moral Agency concern questioning who is considered to act morally.
True
In Social Contract Ethics, I do not have to be concerned with the status of your car because your car has not entered into the contract.
False
Our editor argues that if Tom Regan cannot draw a distinct line between animals that deserve moral consideration and those that do not, then his argument should be rejected.
False
According to Tom Regan the circle of moral consideration includes humans and great apes.
False
For Social Contract Ethics, the beings that count morally are those who have entered the contract.
True
Under Kantian ethics there is absolutely no reason to refrain from torturing animals.
False
Questions of Moral Consideration concern questioning who is considered to act as a moral agent.
False
Questions of Moral Agency concern questioning which beings deserve moral consideration.
False
In Utilitarian Ethics, the beings that deserve moral consideration are those that are able to fell pain or pleasure.
True
Utilitarian Ethics argues that many animals should be counted as morally relevant,
True
For Social Contract Ethics, those who have accepted the contract still have obligations to those who have not accepted the contract.
False
Under Kantian ethics a being has moral consideration if they use reason to understand the moral law.
True
In Charles Darwin's reading he argues that social instincts lead to animals taking pleasure in social interaction with other animals.
True
In Frans de Wall's reading the building blocks of human morality are moral sentiments.
True
In Frans de Wall's reading he argues that there are no parallels between human morality and primate behavior.
False
In Charles Darwin's reading he argues that highly developed mental activity has no bearing on moral sense.
False
In Charles Darwin's reading he argues that moral sense arises from social and parental instincts.
True
In Frans de Wall's reading the third level of morality is social pressure.
False
In Charles Darwin's reading he argues that through practice human beings can command our impulses and control them through social impulses.
True
In Frans de Waal's reading he argues that human beings often act for pure altruistism and frequently intend to be altruistic to others.
False
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