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6. Who criticised the Gaia Hypothesis by saying that darwinism is competitive not co-operative?
- Richard Swinburne
- Peter Singer
- Richard Dawkins
- Lynn Margulis
7. Who said "not can they reason, nor can they talk but can they suffer?"?
- Steven Rose
- Kant
- Jeremy Bentham
- J S Mill
8. Who said "I don't think ethics is only for humans"
- Peter Singer
- Aquinas
- John Lovelock
- Kant
9. Deep ecology is also known as...?
- Libertarianism
- Speciesism
- Conservationism
- Ecosophy
10. Who said "Nature has made all animals for the sake of men"?
- Kant
- Hume
- Aristotle
- Aquinas
11. Belief that God has given humanity responsibility to care and look after the planet
- Creation Spirituality
- Stewardship
- Dominion
12. Shallow ecology is also known as...?
- Speciesism
- Conservationism
- Libertarianism
- Ecosophy
13. Which philosopher first phased deep ecology?
- Arne Naess
- Aldo Leopold
- Peter Singer
- Andrew Brennan
14. Which quote comes from Kant in terms of environmental ethics?
- "Animals are there merely as a means to an end"
- "I cannot see any medical grounds for doing this"
- "Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe...: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me."
- "It matters not how men behave to animals"
15. What analogy did Peter Singer present to illustrate his argument of speciesism?
- Antelope and a dog caught in a trap
- You are caught in a trap
- Antelope and the human caught in a trap
- Dog and a human caught in a trap
16. Who presented the Gaia Hypothesis?
- Lynn Margulis (1978)
- John Lovelock (1983)
- John Lovelock (1977)
- Richard Dawkin (1979)
17. The secondary focus of conservationism is...?
- On materials and energy conservation which are essential to protecting the natural world
- Maintaining the health of the natural world
- Maintaining and conserving humanity