Chapter One: Moral Reasons
... Ethical relativism: Moral truths are not absolutely true but true relative to some particular standards. Cultural relativism: Moral truths are not absolutely true but are relative to a particular society. – Whether an act is right or wrong depends on the moral norms of society and not on an absolute ...
... Ethical relativism: Moral truths are not absolutely true but true relative to some particular standards. Cultural relativism: Moral truths are not absolutely true but are relative to a particular society. – Whether an act is right or wrong depends on the moral norms of society and not on an absolute ...
The Basis of Moral Knowledge
... importance (such as libel or defamation), the right to freedom of speech must be limited. How to justify rights: Positive rights – People have a clear interest in being helped by being provided with the work, food, clothing, housing, and medical care they need to live on when they cannot provide the ...
... importance (such as libel or defamation), the right to freedom of speech must be limited. How to justify rights: Positive rights – People have a clear interest in being helped by being provided with the work, food, clothing, housing, and medical care they need to live on when they cannot provide the ...
Study Guide for 2nd Semester Final Exam for Biology II – May 2010
... - A single-loop closed circulatory system is a characteristic of which vertebrate group? - The _?_ of the body fish evolves to counter the effects of increased bone density. - From which group of fish did the amphibians originate? - What was the first group of animals to utilize an amniotic egg? - W ...
... - A single-loop closed circulatory system is a characteristic of which vertebrate group? - The _?_ of the body fish evolves to counter the effects of increased bone density. - From which group of fish did the amphibians originate? - What was the first group of animals to utilize an amniotic egg? - W ...
Animals - TeacherWeb
... Some bones are hollow and filled with air to reduce weight High metabolic rate Endotherms Adapted for Flight Four-chambered heart Highly efficient respiratory system Lightweight bones with air spaces Powerful muscles attach to the keel Mammalia Believed to have evolved from reptiles ~ 225 MYA Monotr ...
... Some bones are hollow and filled with air to reduce weight High metabolic rate Endotherms Adapted for Flight Four-chambered heart Highly efficient respiratory system Lightweight bones with air spaces Powerful muscles attach to the keel Mammalia Believed to have evolved from reptiles ~ 225 MYA Monotr ...
Thinking Ethically: A Framework for Moral Decision Making
... questions about the justice of our foreign policy, the morality of medical technologies that can prolong our lives, the rights of the homeless, the fairness of our children's teachers to the diverse students in their classrooms. Dealing with moral issues is often perplexing. How, exactly, should we ...
... questions about the justice of our foreign policy, the morality of medical technologies that can prolong our lives, the rights of the homeless, the fairness of our children's teachers to the diverse students in their classrooms. Dealing with moral issues is often perplexing. How, exactly, should we ...
Unit 8: Biodiversity Content Outline: Animal Characteristics (8.7
... 2. Dorsal (Back/top), ventral (front/bottom), anterior (toward the head), posterior (toward the tail) 3. Cephalization (the accumulation of senses in the head region of an animal.) C. Acoelomates - These are “without a cavity” animals. (They tend to be very small – diffusion/osmosis is main transpor ...
... 2. Dorsal (Back/top), ventral (front/bottom), anterior (toward the head), posterior (toward the tail) 3. Cephalization (the accumulation of senses in the head region of an animal.) C. Acoelomates - These are “without a cavity” animals. (They tend to be very small – diffusion/osmosis is main transpor ...
The Confucian Self and our Duties to Animals
... Singer argues this most famously in Animal Liberation; for Rachels, see his Created From Animals: The Moral Implications of Darwinism. Not all philosophers who argue for greater moral concern for animals are utilitarians; Thomas Regan employs deontological arguments to much the same effect. See his… ...
... Singer argues this most famously in Animal Liberation; for Rachels, see his Created From Animals: The Moral Implications of Darwinism. Not all philosophers who argue for greater moral concern for animals are utilitarians; Thomas Regan employs deontological arguments to much the same effect. See his… ...
Introduction to the Animal Kingdom
... Very small animals rely on diffusion Larger animals have circulatory system ...
... Very small animals rely on diffusion Larger animals have circulatory system ...
The ring finger - Stijn Bruers, the rational ethicist
... impartiality. We should treat all equals equally in all equal situations. We should not look at arbitrary characteristics linked to individuals. • This is a formal principle, because it does not say how we should treat someone. ...
... impartiality. We should treat all equals equally in all equal situations. We should not look at arbitrary characteristics linked to individuals. • This is a formal principle, because it does not say how we should treat someone. ...
Ecology Exam 1 True / False: Only hermit crabs hypoosmotic to their
... 1. True / False: Only hermit crabs hypoosmotic to their environment possess antennal glands. 2. A group of individuals of the same species occupying a given area is referred to as a(n) ______________________ ...
... 1. True / False: Only hermit crabs hypoosmotic to their environment possess antennal glands. 2. A group of individuals of the same species occupying a given area is referred to as a(n) ______________________ ...
10_*Ethics 動物福利倫理學
... 水”凝聚整個社會Indeed without a consensus within any one society then moral chaos (混亂) might break that society apart. ...
... 水”凝聚整個社會Indeed without a consensus within any one society then moral chaos (混亂) might break that society apart. ...
Sea Page 66
... Runoff Rainfall that is not absorbed by the ground and flows into the ocean; usually carries with it pollutants like oil, fertilizers and other materials. Scavenger Animal that feeds on dead plants or animals. Sediment Material that settles to the ocean bottom such as dirt, dead microorganisms and p ...
... Runoff Rainfall that is not absorbed by the ground and flows into the ocean; usually carries with it pollutants like oil, fertilizers and other materials. Scavenger Animal that feeds on dead plants or animals. Sediment Material that settles to the ocean bottom such as dirt, dead microorganisms and p ...
Confusion about Speciesism And Moral Status - e
... give a satisfactory account of proper function - another way of saying "characteristic function." After exploring some of the most philosophically important attempts, he comes to the conclusion that in order to have a naturalist epistemology we must adopt a supernatural ontology. First of all, Plant ...
... give a satisfactory account of proper function - another way of saying "characteristic function." After exploring some of the most philosophically important attempts, he comes to the conclusion that in order to have a naturalist epistemology we must adopt a supernatural ontology. First of all, Plant ...
PowerPoint
... What ethics are involved with animal production? Ethics involve examination of moral issues to determine right from wrong when dealing with human character and conduct. The main ethical question that arises is whether we should raise animals in order to kill and eat them, or not. ...
... What ethics are involved with animal production? Ethics involve examination of moral issues to determine right from wrong when dealing with human character and conduct. The main ethical question that arises is whether we should raise animals in order to kill and eat them, or not. ...
CHAPTER 32 Characteristics of the Class Mammalia are: have hair
... Hunt together, travel together, interact with neighboring societies. Competition and Aggression: Competition is reduced among the same species in many animals with the use of individual territories, each of which has everything that animal needs to survive. Rivals who come into another's territory m ...
... Hunt together, travel together, interact with neighboring societies. Competition and Aggression: Competition is reduced among the same species in many animals with the use of individual territories, each of which has everything that animal needs to survive. Rivals who come into another's territory m ...
What is Animal Science
... taking animals from nature and raising them in a controlled environment. ( taming wild animals – to be raised by humans) Animal Selection – choosing animals to achieve desired goals. Nutrition – the study of the kind food an animal eats and how it is used by the animal Ration – the animals die ...
... taking animals from nature and raising them in a controlled environment. ( taming wild animals – to be raised by humans) Animal Selection – choosing animals to achieve desired goals. Nutrition – the study of the kind food an animal eats and how it is used by the animal Ration – the animals die ...
Science – Visual Study Guide
... Has dry scales or tough plates Slithers across ground or crawls on short legs ...
... Has dry scales or tough plates Slithers across ground or crawls on short legs ...
Moral Rights
... can be used to disguise and manipulate selfish, unjust political clams and interest. Protection of rights can exaggerate (make it larger/better) certain entitlements in society at the expense of others. Fairness and equity issues maybe raised when rights of certain individuals and groups take prec ...
... can be used to disguise and manipulate selfish, unjust political clams and interest. Protection of rights can exaggerate (make it larger/better) certain entitlements in society at the expense of others. Fairness and equity issues maybe raised when rights of certain individuals and groups take prec ...
Business Ethics in an International Context
... what is really right or wrong is what a culture says is right or wrong. Problems The mere fact that a culture believes a practice is correct does not make it correct. It is inconsistent with the concept of a moral reformer, someone who argues against the views of the majority based on ethical ...
... what is really right or wrong is what a culture says is right or wrong. Problems The mere fact that a culture believes a practice is correct does not make it correct. It is inconsistent with the concept of a moral reformer, someone who argues against the views of the majority based on ethical ...
Review Section Being Animal
... value for human beings, or if it does have intrinsic value, that value lies in ecological wholes such as species and ecosystems (holism). Animals (meaning non-human animals) are biological machines, resources for human use, or functional units of ecosystems. In animal studies, a binary opposition is ...
... value for human beings, or if it does have intrinsic value, that value lies in ecological wholes such as species and ecosystems (holism). Animals (meaning non-human animals) are biological machines, resources for human use, or functional units of ecosystems. In animal studies, a binary opposition is ...
Glossary algae – Plant-like organisms that live mostly in water. Can
... questions are asked about an item in order to help classify it. dorsal – Refers to the back of an organism, such as the dorsal fin of a fish. Echinoderms – Invertebrates with spiny skin, often in a star shape. ecology - The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their e ...
... questions are asked about an item in order to help classify it. dorsal – Refers to the back of an organism, such as the dorsal fin of a fish. Echinoderms – Invertebrates with spiny skin, often in a star shape. ecology - The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their e ...
Chapter 5: Environmental Ethics Student notes Chapter 5 discusses
... 3. Social ecology argues that environmental problems are social in nature, and exploitation of the environment results from the domination and exploitation of humans by other humans. Environmental ethical positions are irrelevant until human society is egalitarian. 4. Animal rights activists do not ...
... 3. Social ecology argues that environmental problems are social in nature, and exploitation of the environment results from the domination and exploitation of humans by other humans. Environmental ethical positions are irrelevant until human society is egalitarian. 4. Animal rights activists do not ...
The Future of Life
... • Walden Pond – Nature Reserve – In the same state as when Thoreau was alive • Second- growth trees – American Chestnut No longer present due to a fungus ...
... • Walden Pond – Nature Reserve – In the same state as when Thoreau was alive • Second- growth trees – American Chestnut No longer present due to a fungus ...
What is Animal Science - Riverside High School
... taking animals from nature and raising them in a controlled environment. ( taming wild animals – to be raised by humans) Animal Selection – choosing animals to achieve desired goals. Nutrition – the study of the kind food an animal eats and how it is used by the animal Ration – the animals die ...
... taking animals from nature and raising them in a controlled environment. ( taming wild animals – to be raised by humans) Animal Selection – choosing animals to achieve desired goals. Nutrition – the study of the kind food an animal eats and how it is used by the animal Ration – the animals die ...