McMahan argues that the practice of torture should be forbidden, always,
absolutely despite the fact that there are theoretical cases in which it might be
justified.
a. True
b. False
ANS: True
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Act and rule utilitarianism both say that when you do something you should maximize happiness and minimize unhappiness for all those affected. 2. In the Primary Readings section, Bentham declares the interest of the community to be of less importance than the interest of the individual. 3. In the Primary Readings section, Mill claims that happiness is the same as contentment. 4. In the Primary Readings section, Mill insists that next to selfishness, the principal cause that makes life unsatisfactory is want of mental cultivation. 5. Singer's main point about "Ashley" is that her surgery would benefit her and her family.
Wittgenstein studied with Russell
indicate whether this statement is true or false
In weighing the economic costs of products without CFC against the human health risks
of ozone depletion, what type of reasoning is being used?
a. Kantian dignity b. utilitarianism c. Rawls’ veil of ignorance d. Nozick’s moral space
The position which claims that universals are merely names and only individuals are real is
a. extreme realism. b. nominalism. c. conceptualism. d. all of the above