Give an example of a descriptive fact that might be relevant to our ethical reasoning, and explain its relevance
What will be an ideal response?
ANS:
Examples from the textbook include:1.
Neurological discoveries which could indicate that people are not free to avoid making morally bad choices; this might undermine the idea that people are morally responsible for those choices.
2. Evidence that sexual orientation is determined or strongly influenced by genetics; this might give us reason to affirm the validity of same-sex romantic relationships.
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a. true b. false
Parijs objects to the welfare state on the grounds that it is wrong to force
taxpayers to subsidize surfers—people who can work but refuse to work. How does Isbister respond to this objection?
a. He argues that taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize those who choose not to work—government programs should exist to help only those who truly cannot work. b. He argues that taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize those who choose not to work—if they get hungry enough, they will either die or get a job. c. He argues that taxpayers should be forced to subsidize those who choose not to work because their choice is not a free choice, but is the end result of lowered self?worth, a byproduct of discrimination against the poor and downtrodden. d. He argue that taxpayers should be forced to subsidize those who choose not to work because those who appear to not want to work are often psychologically incapable of sustained work.
Bird sees clear echoes of the Lord's Supper in the account of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:35).
a. true b. false
On the social model of disability what constitutes a handicap?
a) An atypical or abnormal feature of the body or brain b) A specific incapacity c) The social disadvantages faced by persons who are physically unusual d) All of these choices