Given the following position on abortion, identify which of the three major ethical theories discussed in the text-utilitarianism, duty theory, or virtue ethics-it follows. Note that each theory may encompass several possible viewpoints on an issue.Abortion should be allowed. It doesn't matter whether one, as an individual, is for or against it; what matters is that women will be dying in back alleys again if their access to abortion is taken away from them.
What will be an ideal response?
Consequentialism (utilitarianism).
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A. epistemological skepticism. B. epistemological relativism. C. rationalism. D. empiricism. E. None of the above
Agent-Cause:
A. a direct cause. B. a random cause. C. a self causing an event. D. an indirect cause. E. an event causing an event.
INSTRUCTIONS: Use an ordinary truth table to answer the following problems. Construct the truth table as per the instructions in the textbook. Statement 2A Given the following statement: (G ? ? Q) ? ?(Q • G) Statement 2A is:
A) Consistent. B) Self-contradictory. C) Tautologous. D) Contingent. E) Logically equivalent.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false