Assignment
Question 1
Kenneth Anderson argues that the fact that drones make the resort to force easier
means that enemies will always be too afraid to attack us
means that we should instead favor cruise missiles
does not mean that drones make the resort to force too easy
all of the above
Question 2
In the Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals Kant claims that to act on ‘duty' is
to act out of respect for law
to act from a self-seeking purpose
to act because you want to
to act out of the fear of God
Question 3
In the video, "Drones Are Ethical and Effective," Kenneth Anderson argues that the use of drones is ethical because
it removes all possibility of civilian casualties
it is more precise than other forms of weaponry and can result in fewer casualties
any weapon is justified if it kills as many enemies as possible
every country a right to do whatever is necessary to ensure victory
Question 4
Which would be an example of acting from duty, according to Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals:
Respecting others because you want them to like you.
Keeping one's promise because that's what everyone should always do.
Being honest with my customers in order to increase my company's profits.
All of the above.
Question 5
In the article "War and Massacre," Thomas Nagel argues that utilitarianism
is primarily concerned with what a person is doing
is primarily concerned with absolute rules
is primarily concerned with universal law
is primary concerned with what will happen
Question 6
In "War and Massacre," Thomas Nagel argues that all rules of engagement should be governed by the principle that
any means can be justified if it leads to a worthy end
the greatest good can justify targeting anyone in principle
achieving victory in war overrides any other consideration
none of the above
Question 7
Which one of these is a way of expressing Kant's Categorical Imperative?
Act as if the maxim of your action were to become by your will a universal law.
Act so that the maxim of your action ensures the satisfaction of your desires.
Act so that you use humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of another, always as a means to the greatest possible utility.
None of the above.
Question 8
Michael Walzer argues that in the unique world of war, both morality and authority are
established by rules of war
radically contested
established by neutral states
none of the above
Question 9
In the video "Drones Are Not Ethical and Effective," Jeremy Waldron argues that one reason drones are not ethical because their use involves
the maintenance of a secret death list by government authorities
total transparency and accountability
the assurance that only combatants will be targeted
an increased risk to drone operators
Question 10
In Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, Kant claims that a good will is:
only good if it benefits others.
only good if it satisfies a person's desires.
the only thing that can be called good without qualification.
both A and B.
Question 11
In Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, Kant claims that "reason":
should be put at the service of fulfilling our own desires.
should be put at the service of fulfilling other people's desires.
should determine itself independently of desire.
both A and B
Question 12
According to Nagel in "War and Massacre," which of the following may be permitted by absolutism, at least in some circumstances?
Intentionally killing an innocent person
Dropping a nuclear bomb on an enemy city
Torturing an innocent person
Doing something that unintentionally brings about an innocent person's death
Question 13
In the Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, Kant argues that when I find someone in need:
I should do everything possible to help them, even if it means violating a moral duty.
I should sympathize with them, but recognize that the world is better off overall if we each only look after our own interests.
I should recognize that I could never will a world in which no one helped each other, and help them in the best way that I can.
I should only help them if it benefits me as well.
Question 14
A false promise, according to Kant, is:
something that I could will to be universal law only when it benefits the majority.
something that I could will to be universal law only when it benefits me.
something that I could will to be universal law only when it prevents a greater wrong.
something that I could never will to be universal law.
Question 15
In the video "What Is Just War Theory?" Michael Walzer argues it is important to read the essays and memoir literature of soldiers because
they make the toughest moral decisions on the battlefield
they contain critical material regarding the actual experience of war
moral arguments about war should ring true to
all of the above
Question 16
In Kant Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, the maxim of an act is:
the expected overall utility resulting from the action.
the policy or principle that you would be following if you did it.
the unconscious biological cause of the act.
all of the above.
Question 17
A deontological theory of morality regards moral actions as:
based on duty
based on the best consequences
proceeding from virtuous character
relative to each person's desires
Question 18
According to Kant in the Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, suicide is:
Moral if and only if one lives in a state or country where it is legal.
Immoral because it involves treating one's autonomous will merely as a means to the relief of suffering.
Moral if and only if one does not have friends or family members that would be hurt by it.
Immoral because it condemns one to eternal damnation.
Question 19
Michael Walzer argues that there is a radical distinction between war and civil life because
war is an intensely collective and collectivizing experience
the circumstances of war are intensely coercive in ways not found elsewhere in society
war is a world of pervasive uncertainty
all of the above
Question 20
According to Nagel in "War and Massacre," to which of the following groups of people is hostility most appropriately aimed?
Innocents
Civilians
Combatants
Non-combatants.