PHIL 235 QUIZ 3 with complete solution | 100% attempt score | graded 99%
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PHIL 235
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Concordia University (
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QUIZ 3
Question 1: Marc Wicclair argues that regardless of the situation, only the patient can be the
one to decide when further treatment is “futile,” since, after all, it is the patient’s life at stake!
True
False
Question 2: Hardwig argues that although families have a duty to care fo...
Question 1: Marc Wicclair argues that regardless of the situation, only the patient can be the
one to decide when further treatment is “futile,” since, after all, it is the patient’s life at stake!
True
False
Question 2: Hardwig argues that although families have a duty to care for family members who
have fallen ill, this is not an infinite duty. Thus, patients need to balance their own demands with
the important interests of those who are also (emotionally, psychologically, and financially)
burdened by the situation.
True
False
Question 3: Abortion is an exclusively modern topic of debate, since prior to modern times
unwanted pregnancies were dealt with via infanticide. That is why abortion is not discussed in
ancient or medieval times.
True
False
Question 4: In her article “A Defense of Abortion,” Judith Jarvis Thomson argues that:
a. regardless of whether or not a fetus is a “person,” abortion is still often permissible.
b. if a fetus is a “person,” then abortion is immoral. But, the fetus is not a person.
c. regardless of any other considerations, someone’s “right to life” is always more important than
our own interests in bodily integrity.
d. if a fetus is not a “person,” then abortion is permissible. But, the fetus is a person.
Question 5: Given her stance on abortion in her article “On the Moral and Legal Status of
Abortion,” Mary Anne Warren is sometimes thought to be indirectly providing a justification for
the practice of infanticide. This is because:
a. once we identify the “important” or “essential” traits of personhood, we find that infants also
lack some or all of these relevant qualities as much as fetuses do.
b. none of these other answers, since Warren’s theory is in fact more of a conservative approach.
c. once we allow for abortions, people will become accustomed to the practice of killing and thus
there will be nothing really to stop them from also performing infanticide.
d. many people who argue against abortion tend to want to vilify the pro-choice side of the
debate by putting it in the worst light possible.
What is Judith Jarvis Thomson’s “violinist” thought experiment and how is it related to her
position on abortion?
Thomson’s position is based on how she creates her argument. She states that even though the
fetus is a person, abortion should not be forbidden. She explains; "do we truly believe that a right
to life always trumps a right to bodily integrity?”. A famous violinist was in kidney failure and a
man was kidnapped in order to use his kidneys to save the violinists life. The man who was
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