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of the nearly 100 Nobel Prizes awarded in Medicine and Physiology during 20th century,
had scientific research in first two decades of 20th century been restrained as antivivisectionists and other activists wanted,
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cats are less desirable research model for human nutrition because
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Kant thinks that lying is morally wrong because:a) it violates the rational definition of speechb) it produces horrific consequencesc) it is unnatural
Kant thinks that actions done out of natural inclination are:a) the only truly moral actionsb) actions which run contrary to dutyc) commendable but without moral worth
Kant thinks that if the point of human life were happiness, then:a) reason would be a tool whose use resulted in happinessb) we would do a better job of pursuing itc) happiness would be attainable in this life
Carol Gilligan argued that women tend to "do" ethics differently from the way that men have traditionally "done" ethics.truefalse
Care that is considered optional due to high costs, low effectiveness, or other criteria is considered _______________________
Following the Baby Doe case, a hotline was set up to take calls from individuals who felt that a handicapped infant was receiving less than _____________________ medical care
Kant thinks that one should so act as to treat humanity, whether in oneself or another, always as an end, and never simply as a means.truefalse
Kant thinks that I do my duty by following the moral law, which is universal in character.truefalse
Kant thinks that the best way to develop my good will is to perform good actions because those actions feel good.truefalse
Kant argues that I am permitted to break promises only if keeping the promise will cause more harm than breaking it.truefalse
The Categorical Imperative commands me to act only in such a way that I can universalize my action and still have acceptable consequences.truefalse
Kant argues that I am doing my duty when I am acting out of reverence for the moral law. truefalse
According to Kant, suicide is morally wrong because:a) it is so cruel for those who love meb) it is irrational to try to make myself feel better by eliminating myselfc) if everyone committed suicide, the human race would become extinct
Kant thinks that breaking promises is morally wrong because the consequence (of everyone breaking promises) would be harmful to society.truefalse