Chapter 34 Self Quiz

. Steinbock argues that human lives are

only sometimes more valuable than nonhuman lives.

intrinsically neither more nor less valuable than nonhuman lives.

intrinsically less valuable than nonhuman lives.

intrinsically more valuable than nonhuman lives.

. Being capable of altruistic motivation requires that one have the capacity to

recognize the fact that the needs and desires of others provide one with certain reasons for acting.

feel sympathy.

feel pity.

speak a natural language.

. Regarding nonhumans, Steinbock believes humans are morally

permitted to disregard their interests.

obligated to consider their interests but not weigh them equally with human interests.

obligated to consider their interests on some but not all occasions.

required to weigh equally the interests they share with humans.

. According to Steinbock, the value of a being’s life is not easily separated from the value of its

freedom.

suffering.

use for human purposes.

social relationships.

. About severely handicapped humans, normal humans may have which of the following morally correct attitudes?

“That could be me.”

“That being is incapable of forming social relationships.”

“That being is suitable for use in painful medical experiments.”

“That being has the same moral status as a nonhuman animal with comparable mental powers.”

. Steinbock accepts Singer’s claim that it is wrong to weigh human interests more heavily than those of animals.

True

False

. Steinbock rejects as groundless the idea that humans have special moral value.

True

False

. Steinbock believes that having a desire for self-respect requires intellectual abilities typical of human beings.

True

False

. Steinbock claims that Singer’s position relies on treating sentience alone as the source of a being’s moral value.

True

False

. Steinbock believes that feeling and sentiment have little relevance within philosophically mature moral thinking.

True

False

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