PHI 208

PHI 208 Week 2 Quiz Question 1 What is speciesism according to Peter Singer’s account? Allowing the interests of one’s own species to override the greater interests of members of other species. The practice of treating all animals equally regardless of their abilities. The part of science that studies species membership. The view that different species have different characteristics. Question 2 According to chapter 2 of Understanding Philosophy, utilitarianism is a fo...

PHI 208 Week 3 Quiz In the video “What Is Just War Theory?” Michael Walzer argues it is important to read the essays and memoir literature of soldiers because Kenneth Anderson argues that the fact that drones make the resort to force easier Which of the statements by Jeremy Waldron in the video “Drones Are Not Ethical and Effective” best expresses a deontological argument similar to one that Immanuel Kant might make? Kant’s theory of morality is best described as: Jeremy Waldron...

PHI 208 Week 2 Quiz What is speciesism according to Peter Singer’s account? According to chapter 2 of Understanding Philosophy, which of the following would be an expression of rule utilitarianism, rather than act utilitarianism? What is the point of Regan’s discussion about Aunt Bea and utilitarianism’s respect for human life? According to the video “Meet Your Meat”, which of the following is true of how animals are slaughtered on factory farms Which of the following statements...