Chapter 23 Self Quiz

. According to Timmerman, the standard objection to Singer’s argument is the

demandingness objection.

repugnant conclusion.

right-recognition argument.

integrity objection.

. Timmerman notes that Singer purports to demonstrate that the ethical commitments his typical readers already accept are

not demanding enough to require them to donate a substantial portion of their expendable income to aid organizations.

not demanding enough to make it even permissible for them to donate a substantial portion of their expendable income to aid organizations.

demanding enough to make it permissible for them to donate a substantial portion of their expendable income to aid organizations.

sufficiently demanding to require them to donate a substantial portion of their expendable income to aid organizations.

. Timmerman claims Singer’s Drowning Child case is deceptive because the implicit assumption is that

it is an anomalous event.

you and the child live in the same society.

the child wants to live.

the child doesn’t deserve to die.

. Timmerman would most likely agree that

people in affluent countries are morally obligated to provide aid until the point that doing so would bring about more harm than benefit.

people in affluent countries are not morally obligated to provide any aid.

how much aid people are morally obligated to give is not clear, but reflection on Drowning Children may help answer this question.

providing aid usually causes more harm than benefit.

. Timmerman resists Singer’s key claim because he

holds that individuals have a right to do with their property as they desire.

denies that world famine is as bad of a problem as Singer claims.

believes that governments, not individuals, should take action to improve conditions.

believes that, on reflection, our intuitive judgments do not support the key claim.

. According to Timmerman, Singer provides a valid argument that consists of premises that he takes his typical readers to already accept.

True

False

. Timmerman denies that it’s intuitive that you should save the child in Singer’s Drowning Child.

True

False

. Timmerman claims that one is morally obligated to spend one’s entire life making repeated $200 sacrifices constantly to prevent children from drowning.

True

False

. Timmerman would agree with Singer that suffering is bad.

True

False

. If Timmerman’s argument is sound, then most people in affluent countries will not have to substantially change their behavior.

True

False

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