Question 1

According to Steinbock, it is an affront to the dignity of reasonably intelligent creatures like horses and cows to play the role of a slave.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Steinbock concludes her discussion by claiming that extending special care to vulnerable members of our own species, including the severely handicapped, is

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A)   not wrong.
B)   morally good but not required.
C)   morally wrong.
D)   morally neutral.

Question 3

Steinbock regards a certain minimum level of intelligence that is normal for humans as

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A)   irrelevant to moral equality but emotionally significant for most humans.
B)   a point on a spectrum of sentience that includes both humans and nonhumans.
C)   a boundary line giving those above it privileged moral status.
D)   morally irrelevant.

Question 4

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

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A)   "That could be me."
B)   "That being is incapable of forming social relationships."
C)   "That being is suitable for use in painful medical experiments."
D)   "That being has the same moral status as a nonhuman animal with comparable mental powers."

Question 6

What moral difference does Steinbock think the capacity for responsibility makes to a being's moral value? Is her position here tenable?

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Question 7

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

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 8

Steinbock admits that the status of severely handicapped humans poses an insurmountable obstacle to the notion that humans have a privileged moral status.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Steinbock thinks Singer is right to be skeptical about terms like "intrinsic human dignity."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to Singer, we are not morally required to equally value the lives of normal humans and nonhumans, but only their suffering.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Regarding nonhumans, Steinbock believes humans are morally

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A)   permitted to disregard their interests.
B)   obligated to consider their interests but not weigh them equally with human interests.
C)   obligated to consider their interests on some but not all occasions.
D)   required to weigh equally the interests they share with humans.

Question 14

Steinbock argues that our treatment of other beings should be guided by moral recognition of the desires and interests of which such beings are capable. This seems very similar to Peter Singer's principle of equal consideration of interests. Are Steinbock and Singer relying upon the same moral principle to arrive at different conclusions about the relative moral statuses of humans and animals? If so, are they right? If not, whose position is more persuasive? Explain.

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Steinbock and Singer both rely on the moral principle of considering the desires and interests of beings in determining how they should be treated. However, they arrive at different conclusions about the relative moral statuses of humans and animals.

Steinbock argues that our treatment of other beings should be guided by moral recognition of the desires and interests of which such beings are capable. This means that we should consider the capacities of different beings and treat them accordingly. On the other hand, Singer's principle of equal consideration of interests suggests that all beings with interests should be given equal moral consideration, regardless of their species.

In terms of whose position is more persuasive, it ultimately depends on one's ethical framework. Steinbock's approach may be more persuasive to those who believe in a hierarchical view of moral consideration, where different beings are given different levels of moral consideration based on their capacities. On the other hand, Singer's principle of equal consideration of interests may be more persuasive to those who believe in a more egalitarian view of moral consideration, where all beings with interests are given equal moral consideration.

Ultimately, both Steinbock and Singer provide valuable insights into the moral consideration of beings, and their perspectives can contribute to a more nuanced understanding of how we should treat other beings. It is important to consider the capacities and interests of different beings in determining how they should be treated, and both perspectives offer valuable contributions to this ethical discussion.

Question 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

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A)   recognize the fact that the needs and desires of others provide one with certain reasons for acting.
B)   feel sympathy.
C)   feel pity.
D)   speak a natural language.

Question 17

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

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A)   freedom.
B)   suffering.
C)   use for human purposes.
D)   social relationships. B

Question 18

Steinbock argues that human lives are _______ valuable than nonhuman lives.

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A)   only sometimes more
B)   intrinsically neither more nor less
C)   intrinsically less
D)   intrinsically more

Question 19

Steinbock thinks any human can look at a severely disabled human and think, "That could be me," but cannot do this in the case of nonhumans. What is the moral significance of this fact, according to her? Is she right that it is a fact? If so, what significance do you think it has?

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Question 20

According to Steinbock, animals' lack of uniquely human capacities such as autonomy entitles humans to do with them as we please.

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