ETHICS PART
1. Is there moral knowledge? Explain your answer from the evolutionary/historic point of view.
2. What does it mean to say that moral facts are "intersubjective"?
3. Is "giving a seat to an old woman in a bus" a moral norm? Whether yes or no, explain your answer.
4. Tom comes from culture A professes cultural relativism and believes slavery is wrong, Theresa comes from culture B, professes cultural relativism and believes slavery is right. Is there a way for Tom to convince Theresa she is wrong? Explain.
5. The following question is based on this lecture. Is the egoist capable of being benevolent to people? Whatever your answer EXPLAIN WHY
CRITICAL THINKING PART
Necessary and sufficient conditions: Answer YES or NO.
1. If A is necessary condition for B, is B a sufficient condition for A?
2. Suppose Alice loves John and John loves Alice. Is their mutual love a sufficient condition for the success of their relationship?
3. A job requirement says "Qualified candidate must speak Spanish". If so, speaking Spanish is a _____ condition for getting the job.
a) God does not exist because every argument for the existence of God has been shown to be unsound.
b) Smoking causes cancer because my father was a smoker and he died of lung cancer.
c) We have no evidence showing that he is innocent. So he must be guilty.
5. If Bogota is north of Mexico and Mexico is north of Los Angeles, then Bogota is north is Los Angeles. Is this deductive argument valid? sound?
6. Of this inductive argument. Tell if they are strong or weak.
The last fifty lottery tickets that Francis purchased have been losers. Therefore, the next one he buys is virtually certain to be a winner.
7. Cause and effect. Mr. Ferguson is invited to Mr. Smith's party where is served seafood for dinner. When Mr. Ferguson goes back home he feels stomach pain and later has an attack of diarrhea.
What conditions must be satisfied in order for us to say: "Smith's seafood caused Mr. Ferguson's stomach sickness".
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