Chapter 32 Self Quiz

. Which of the following does Feinberg note as being offered as justification for the control of pornography?

concern about defamation

concern about incitement

concern about offense

all of the above

. Feinberg argues that the claim that pornography defames women

warrants extended consideration.

is unlikely to succeed as a justification for control of pornography because its conflict with the freedom of expression.

is unlikely to succeed as a justification for control of pornography because no one believes women are defamed.

provides a welcome starting point for the debate.

. Feinberg observes that the degrading view of women and the defamatory beliefs about women that pornography is claimed to cause

are caused by the stimulus of the work, in the context, on the expectations, attitudes, and beliefs the viewer brings with him to the work.

are produced in the consumer by explicit statements asserted with the intent to convince the reader or auditor of their truth.

are the result of an authority’s arguments.

are temporary, mild, and not easily quantified.

. The claim that violent pornography should be controlled because it promotes rape and violence

requires more than evidence of a causal relationship between pornography and violence.

requires evidence of a causal relationship between pornography and violence, but no such evidence has yet been offered.

is inconsistent with the empirical evidence currently available, which demonstrates no causal connection between pornography and violence.

is of legal interest but has no moral import.

. Feinberg is skeptical that banning pornography will significantly reduce sexual violence because

pornography incites actions that people otherwise would not undertake.

the same degrading attitudes that give rise to violent pornography would be manifest in other forms of artistic expression.

the core of the problem, machismo, will remain.

there is no reason to believe pornography and violence to women are linked at all.

. Feinberg holds that the law may legitimately be used to restrict the liberty of pornographers to produce and distribute, and their customers to purchase and use, erotic materials that are violently abusive of women.

True

False

. Feinberg is careful to distinguish between defamation and incitement.

True

False

. Feinberg agrees that there is a clear link between pornography and violence toward women.

True

False

. Pornography, Feinberg claims, asserts damaging falsehoods about women.

True

False

. Feinberg’s position would likely not change even if more evidence were found clearly linking pornography and violence to women.

True

False

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