Self-Quiz 4.11: Thomas Hill, Jr., Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments

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According to Hill, harms to humans and rights violations are

not good reasons to oppose environmental destruction. correct incorrect

the only good reasons to oppose environmental destruction. correct incorrect

good reasons to oppose environmental destruction but not the only ones. correct incorrect

irrelevant to the morality of environmental destruction. correct incorrect

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Hill recommends we address the issue of environmental ethics by turning our attention away from _______ and toward _______.

the rightness of actions; moral character correct incorrect

moral character; the rightness of actions correct incorrect

ideals of human excellence; the destruction of natural environments correct incorrect

well-being; rights correct incorrect

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Hill claims that people who lack respect for the environment tend to lack the virtue of

temperance. correct incorrect

courage. correct incorrect

gratitude. correct incorrect

prudence. correct incorrect

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According to Hill, what does it mean to cherish something?

To be happy with it in the moment correct incorrect

To care for it for its own sake correct incorrect

To want the thing to survive/persist correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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According to Hill, which of the following is a good reason to not destroy the natural environment?

Doing so indicates a lack of virtue. correct incorrect

The natural environment often has aesthetic value. correct incorrect

The natural environment bears utility for humans. correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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The target of Hill's arguments is the view that

nature is a resource to be used at our disposal. correct incorrect

nature lacks intrinsic value. correct incorrect

nonsentient beings, such as plants, do not have rights. correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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Which question does Hill primarily pursue in this paper?

Which acts are right and which are wrong? correct incorrect

What things are intrinsically good? correct incorrect

What kind of person should I be? correct incorrect

How do people come to form moral judgments? correct incorrect

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According to Hill, what defect is often displayed by those who destroy natural environments?

Ignorance correct incorrect

Greed correct incorrect

Laziness correct incorrect

Envy correct incorrect