Utilitarianism is a form of what broader kind of ethical theory?

deontological

consequentialist

trolly problematic

egoistical

Question 10.

Which of the following does not happen in the “Meet Your Meat” to animals with diseases or injuries on modern factory farms:

The meat is allowed to be “USDA pure”

They are killed for growing too slowly

They are generally given immediate veterinary attention

They are taken to slaughter anyway

Question 11.

What is the point of Regan’s discussion about Aunt Bea and utilitarianism’s respect for human life?

Utilitarianism feels that human life is paramount and not to be sacrificed under any circumstance

Utilitarianism would say that God’s law that “thou shalt not kill” will have very few exceptions

Utilitarianism says that human life has not much value at all, a person can be killed for relatively minor reasons, like stealing their money

Because utilitarianism is aggregative, one individual’s right to life can be overridden in order to save many other people’s lives

Question 12.

When faced with the complaint that utilitarianism is a doctrine worthy of pigs, Mill responds that pleasures differ in:

purity.

quality.

species.

weight.

Question 13.

According to Mill, utilitarian morality holds that:

If each individual strives to maximize their own happiness, the happiness of all will follow.

Each individual is required to sacrifice their own individual happiness for the happiness of all.

With the right social arrangements and education, individuals can come to associate their own individual happiness with the happiness of all.

Neither the happiness of the individual nor the happiness of all is worth pursuing, since neither is attainable in this life.

Question 14.

What does Tom Regan say is the source of inherent value in an individual?

Individuals have equal inherent value by virtue of being experiencing subjects of a life, i.e. conscious beings whose lives matter to them

We have equal inherent value if we are able to experience pain and pleasure, suffering and misery

We do not all have inherent value; only those that live and abide by moral principles have inherent worth

Different societies have different views about what is right and wrong, so the ‘inherent value’ of individuals is relative

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