Egoism and Moral Skepticism Multiple-Choice Quiz

. Midgley's primary goal in this chapter is to

argue that moral isolationism is false.

argue that moral isolationism is true.

argue that moral isolationism is incoherent (i.e., that it does not make sense).

argue that moral isolationism is true for our culture, but not for others.

. According to Midgley, the Japanese practice of "trying out one's new sword on a chance wayfarer" was important to classical Japanese culture because

it instilled in the lower classes a deep fear and respect of the samurai.

it was essential to the honor of each samurai that his sword was sharp enough to slice someone in half at a single stroke.

it led to the development of scientific experimentation in Japan.

it clearly distinguishes classical Japanese culture from other cultures with which we may be more familiar.

. According to Midgley, moral isolationism limits our ability to judge our own culture because

it deprives us of the ability to make meaningful comparisons between our culture and other cultures.

we ultimately cannot understand even our own culture well enough to form judgments about it.

moral isolationism entails that only outsiders are sufficiently isolated from social pressure to form clear judgments.

it means that we need extensive training in anthropology to judge any culture, including our own.

. According to Midgley, moral isolationism is not actually respectful of other cultures because

respecting someone or something requires us to be honest about what we think of the person or thing.

respecting someone or something requires us to understand it, and moral isolationism claims that we cannot understand other cultures.

moral isolationism entails that a person's own culture is better for that person than any other culture would be, which is disrespectful.

moral isolationism entails that other cultures are not worthy of sufficient attention to make well-informed judgments about them.

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