Which of the following arguments may a retentionist use to counter an advocate of keeping murderers in prison for life without the possibility of parole?
A. that such harsh punishments do nothing to reduce heinous crime
B. that doing so would be way more cruel than just executing a person
C. that the prison has not yet been built that is completely escape-proof
D. that resorting to such vengeful punishment would lead to chaos
C. that the prison has not yet been built that is completely escape-proof
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Ethical relativism supports the theory that:
a. what is right is determined by what a culture or society says is right. b. there are no moral values whatsoever. c. morality is relative to the goal of promoting human well-being. d. different societies have similar ideas about right and wrong.
The three forms of slighting are ____, ____, and _______
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Who has warned of the impending dangers from the emergence of self-replicating technologies?
a. Eric Drexler c. Gordon Moore b. Robert Freitas d. Bill Joy
Which of the following is a Kantian argument against discrimination?
A. Since the least advantaged in a society would be better off in a nondiscriminatory society than in one that discriminates, the rational person would see that nondiscrimination is morally preferable. B. People are treated as members of class with a certain characteristic, not as persons. They are not ends in themselves, but because of that characteristic, they are denied equal treatment and respect. C. The dominant class has a desire to maintain its superiority and its class prerogatives. D. Systematic discrimination produces a class of people who are arguably treated unjustly. Other groups in the society will also have cause to worry about whether they will be the next group to be discriminated against. On the whole, more harm than good is done.