What is the good to be maximized, according to Taylor, under a plausible version of consequentialism?
a. Human autonomy c. The well-being of all
b. Human well-being d. Privacy
ANS: B
Taylor holds that human well-being is the good to be maximized under a plausible version of consequentialism.
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The macrosocial contract does not include the idea that __________
A) local economic communities may generate ethical norms B) microsocial contracts must be grounded in consent C) rules are necessary to resolve conflict D) lack of profit invalidates the macrosocial contract
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
An indirect proof is a proof that makes use of assumptions.
Identify for which claims, if any, support has been given in the following passage; and state in your own words the reasons that have been offered for these claims."I don't know whether to be amused or annoyed. The U.S. government spends millions of dollars rounding up herb farmers. Ridiculous! Deaths from alcohol abuse are overwhelming. Surely this is a bigger problem. I doubt even a single death from smoking pot and driving has been reported. And the idea that smoking pot leads to heroin is nonsense. Anyone who is going to become an addict will do so regardless of what they have around."-Letter to the editor, Glenn County Today
What will be an ideal response?
What did the protestors of the 1999 World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle believe the
furthering of globalization would cause?
a. a downswing in the American economy b. a loss of American jobs c. irreparable harm to people in third world countries d. inflation