Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Kant wrote, in his work "Perpetual Peace," that the only way to avoid war is for everyone to give up using violence.
2. In his work "Perpetual Peace," Kant expressed the belief that the only way war can be avoided is if all nations become democracies.
3. A modern philosophical theory of rights says that if you are capable of having interests, then you should have rights. Suggested rights for the great apes involve the right not to be killed, the right not to be deprived of their freedom, and the right not to have their environment destroyed.
4. According to the theory of interests, if you are a being capable of suffering and you have an interest, then you have a right to have that interest met.
5. Steve Sapontzis argues from both a utilitarian and a Kantian viewpoint in favor of animal rights.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True

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a. True b. False

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