Chapter 38 Self Quiz

. Jamieson describes our current moral value system as assuming that

harms and their causes are individual.

harms can easily be identified.

harms are local in space.

all of the above

. In which of the following ways do global environmental problems not deviate from the old moral system?

such problems create geographically remote victims.

such problems may be remote in time.

such problems may be diffuse.

such problems can result from apparently innocent acts.

. Jamieson predicts enormous difficulty motivating people to respond to global climate change without

a grassroots movement with broad-based appeal.

drastic reductions in energy-intensive industries.

new values and ideas about responsibility.

well-funded media campaigns.

. A suitable ethic for the new era of global climate change, Jamieson argues, will emphasize

the utilitarian regard for the general welfare.

virtues such as ambition, creativity, and innovation.

the Kantian regard for human dignity.

virtues such as humility, courage, and moderation.

. Jamieson’s understanding of global environmental moral problems can best be summed up as:

harm resulting from many small people doing small things together over a long period of time.

harm resulting from relatively few powerful individuals rapidly squandering vast resources.

harm resulting from relatively few wasteful nations slowly polluting the planetary commons.

none of the above

. Jamieson believes that one feature of our current moral value system that is relevant to environmental ethics is that, traditionally, it helps us to know how to assign responsibility for harms.

True

False

. Jamieson discusses projected shifts in the geographic position of the Southern Hemisphere cyclone belt in order to illustrate the magnitude of harm caused by the fossil fuel industry.

True

False

. For Jamieson, the correct ethical response to global climate change will involve identifying the persons and groups responsible for causing death and destruction.

True

False

. We should focus more on cultivating virtues of character and less on calculating probable outcomes, according to Jamieson.

True

False

. By Jamieson’s lights, simplicity and moderation are old virtues whose time has come again.

True

False

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