Ch. 17-20 Ethics

the hap between rich and poor nations has greatly narrowed over the last 3 decades

it is clear that globalization has contributed more to stability and peace than to dissension and conflict around the world

according to peter singer, helping people in famine ridden countries and areas is a matter of charity not obligation or duty

according to research conducted by the World Bank, 1.1 billion people in the world are currently live in "extreme wealth," controlling at least a billion dollars each of growing assets

that violence can never lead to peace is a deontological reason supporting pacifism

to be a pacifist is the same thing as to be a conscientious objector

all forms of pacifism hold that violence is always wrong

according to the last resort requirement, we should try "everything" short of war first

according to the principle of discrimination, it is wrong to ever do what risks death of civilians in war

war crimes are defined differently by various nations who each have their own doctrine of universal human rights

mammals have never been cloned

embryonic stem cells are called omnipotent, because they can develop into many different kinds of tissue.

the human genome project was designed to later and perfect the human genetic code

by calling something a moral agent we mean that it is a being that can suffer

to say that an animal is sentient means that it has certain desires and interests

only if animals have rights do we have duties toward them

a right is a strong legitimate claim

if animals have value only in so far as they are useful for humans, then they have only instrumental, not intrinsic value

animals are more patients if what we do to them matters morally

one prudential argument for vegetarianism is that it probably gives one a healthier diet

according to the human genome project

the yuck factor argument

one of the central issues in the debate

some opponents of stem cell research

how has nearly all the food we eat been "genetically modified" in the broadest sense of the term?

the suggestion that using embryos from fertility clinics which would otherwise be destroyed or kept frozen is an ethical activity relies upon ______ reasoning.

about how many animals are used for experiments each year in the US?

to argue that animals have rights is to appeal to

sentience refers to an animal's ability to

globally, how many animal species are considered to be endangered?

animal experimentation appeals to ______ reasoning?

singer begins his argument by comparing animal rights to

from the anthropocentric perspective the idea that we should curtail human activities to preserve a nonhuman species is generally anchored in which of our ethical theories?

a common ethical objection to human reproductive cloning is

stems cells are

therapeutic cloning refers to the process by which

the argument that human personhood begins at conception and humans should not be used for scientific research is founded in

according to mackinnon, of the 20,000 human genes, how many are unique to humans and not found in other animals?

the human genome project was completed in:

the "playing God" argument against cloning

just war theory

st. augustine

one long standing element

a value neutral definition of terrorism

the principle of double effect

one problem for achieving world peace

the idea that killing is wrong, but my killing is OK violates which of our ethical theories?

according to mackinnon, what is the most immediate goal of terrorism?

most terrorists are

to agree that the reduction of privacy rights to gain greater security is an example of _________ reasoning

which of the following is not a rationale for pacifism?

what are the 2 principles to the jus in bello part of the just war theory?

what kind of reasoning is found in the just cause principle?

proportionally under jus ad bellum is an example of

what would be a nonconsequentialist justification for pacifism?

the first Geneva Convention was formulated in 1864 to

among the indicators of economic development

one significance difference between matters of charity and matters of justice

one of the ways to evaluate ethically the policies

Nobel Prize

technological advancements are

which of the following is not mentioned as a result of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund?

which ethical theory is closest to Peter Singer's when it comes to famine relief?

self interest rationales for helping develop poorer countries include all the following except

according to free market capitalism, free markers lead to all of the following except

according to franz fanon, what is the cause of poverty in many of the world's poorest countries?

as of 2011, about how large was the world's human population, and about how long will it take to add another billion?