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Philosophy
Undergraduate 1
10/10/2011

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If animals have moral standing, then utilitarianism judges it impermissible to use them for painful medical experiments. (a) T, (b) F
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FALSE
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If animals have a right to life, then libertarianism judges it impermissible to kill them for medical experiments. (a) T, (b) F
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TRUE
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If a being has a moral right to life, then it follows logically that it has moral standing.  (a) T, (b) F.
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TRUE
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1.      If a being has moral standing, then it follows logically that it has a right to life. (a) T, (b) F.

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FALSE
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If rats have moral standing, then it follows logically that it wrong to kill them for medical experiments. (a) T, (b) F.
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FALSE
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1.      According to the human species criterion for a right to life, very intelligent and sensitive extraterrestrials (if there are any) have a full right to life.  (a) T, (b) F.

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FALSE
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1.      According to the human species criterion for a right to life, upper brain dead homo sapiens [who have no experiences] have a full right to life. (a) T, (b) F.

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TRUE
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According to the psychologically sophisticated species criterion for moral standing, extraterrestrials (if there are any) whose normal members are sentient and rationally autonomous have moral standing.  (a) T, (b) F.
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TRUE
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According to the organismic criterion for a right to life, weeds have a right to life. (a) T, (b) F.
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TRUE
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According to the potential sentience criterion for a right to life, upper brain dead homo sapiens [who have no experiences] have a full right to life. (a) T, (b) F.
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FALSE
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According to the potential psychological autonomy criterion for a right to life, normal new born infants have a full right to life.   (a) T, (b) F.
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TRUE
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