Applied Ethics - Animals

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  • Created on: 23-02-16 15:20

1. Why does Kant believe that animals are not ends in themselves?

  • Because animals have their own moral laws
  • Because animals cannot speak
  • Because they do not have the capacity for practical reason
  • Because animals do not have desires
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2. For Kant, what is the only source of good?

  • A virtuous character
  • Superior reasoning
  • A good will
  • The consequences of an action

3. Which is true (according to Peter Singer)?

  • The interests of animals should be taken into account differently as all have varied experience and levels of interests
  • A young orphaned infant has more interests than a primate.
  • The interests of animals should all be viewed as completely equal
  • It is irrelevant the way in which an animal suffers.

4. Which is a correct Singer quote?

  • "In suffering the animals are our equals."
  • "Speciesism is the most pressing issue of this century"
  • "I'm craving a burger"
  • "All lives matter"

5. Under what conditions would treating animals badly be morally wrong for Kant?

  • If animals develop better communication skills so that they can explain their experience of pain.
  • If it compromises a person's ability to treat other humans well, and therefore threatens the person's own moral integrity.
  • If the overall suffering of animals outweighs the pleasure this bad treatment creates for humans.
  • If the animals are the subject of a life

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