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Self-Quiz 4.9: Alastair Norcross,
Puppies, Pigs and People: Eating Meat and Marginal Cases
Moral Problems
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In Norcross's opening story, Fred tortures puppies because
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it gives him a compound that is good for his health.
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it gives him a compound that enhances his gustatory pleasure.
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All of the above
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The argument from marginal cases claims that
some animals have rational capacities to the degree that some humans do.
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animals have no rights.
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humans and animals have equal rights.
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animals have traditionally occupied a marginal place in society, which is unjust.
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Norcross concludes that
eating meat from factory farms is morally unproblematic.
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giving up eating meat from factory farms is morally admirable but not morally required.
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eating meat from factory farms is morally impermissible.
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None of the above
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According to Norcross, why can't the claim of causal impotence justify eating factory-farmed meat?
Given the amount of suffering caused by factory farming, we're obligated to try to prevent it even if the chance of doing so is tiny.
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Even if our action alone has no effect, the actions of those we influence might.
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A morally decent person would not eat factory-farmed meat even if his or her inaction would have no effect.
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All of the above
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Which of the following responses to the argument from marginal cases does Norcross
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There are pragmatic reasons for treating marginal humans as if they had moral status equal to non-marginal humans.
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We are justified in attributing a different moral status to animals who are just as cognitively sophisticated as marginal humans.
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We are justified in treating marginal humans just as we treat factory-farmed animals.
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Human beings deserve a special moral status because of features that are
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What widespread practice does Norcross argue is morally equivalent to Fred's torture of puppies?
Dog fighting
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Keeping animals in zoos
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Eating factory-farmed meat
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Medical research
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What trait did Aristotle believe grants humans higher moral status than animals?
Consciousness
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An immaterial soul
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Sentience
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Rationality
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What does Norcross think is the relationship between being a moral agent and being a moral patient?
All moral agents are moral patients, but not all moral patients are moral agents.
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All moral patients are moral agents, but not all moral agents are moral patients.
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All moral agents are moral patients, and all moral patients are moral agents.
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Nothing can be both a moral agent and a moral patient.
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