Question 11 pts
Anthropocentrists value nature for its own sake.
Group of answe
Question 11 pts
Anthropocentrists value nature for its own sake.
Group of answer choicesTrueFalse
Flag question: Question 2Question 21 pts
Cost benefit analyses involve both assessments and evaluations.
Group of answer choicesTrueFalse
Flag question: Question 3Question 31 pts
The essence of the view known as deep ecology is that organisms depend on their environment in many ways.
Group of answer choicesTrueFalse
Flag question: Question 4Question 41 pts
The word environment comes from an Old French word meaning
Group of answer choicesNature.Earth.
Turning around in.
A small boat.
Flag question: Question 5Question 51 pts
Some ecofeminists believe that the source of our environmental problems lies in our being governed in our relation to nature by the male type of dominance over it.
Group of answer choicesTrueFalse
Flag question: Question 6Question 61 pts
The article by William Baxter utilized primarily ________ reasoning.
Group of answer choicesNatural lawEcocentric
Relativism
Anthropocentric
Flag question: Question 7Question 71 pts
Ecocentrism relies on what form of moral reasoning?
Group of answer choicesUtilitarianismKantian
Relativism
Natural law
Flag question: Question 8Question 81 pts
Deep ecologists and ecofeminists share common views about the proper way to regard nature and the source of our environmental problems.
Group of answer choicesTrueFalse
Flag question: Question 9Question 91 pts
Label as Anthropocentric (A) or Ecocentric (E):
I’m going to work for that anti-pollution measure because if it doesn’t pass even my own local rivers will be damaged, and then my health might be endangered and my sports and aesthetic interests in the rivers threatened.
Question 101 pts
According to anthropocentrism, what has intrinsic value?
Group of answer choicesHumans only.Humans and the resources necessary to sustain human life.
All intelligent life.
The entire ecosystem.
Flag question: Question 11Question 111 pts
Contrast the basic view of nature of ecocentrists such as Leopold with the mystic idealist views of the transcendentalists.
Question 121 pts
How, in Aldo Leopold’s ethics, are right actions to be distinguished from wrong ones?
Group of answer choicesRight actions ensure the continuity of the natural world for future generations; wrong actions rob them of that inheritance.Right actions act in such a way that all members of the biotic community could will them simultaneously; wrong actions use some members as means.
Right actions tend to preserve the stability and beauty of nature; wrong actions tend to do otherwise.
Right actions preserve nature as a productive resource for valuable ends; wrong actions destroy it.
Flag question: Question 13Question 131 pts
Contrast an anthropocentric and an ecocentric view on deforestation.
Question 141 pts
Ecocentrists are distinguished by their rejection of the anthropocentric idea that _________.
Group of answer choicesOnly humans have intrinsic value.The environment does not matter.
Endangered species are of no concern.
Global warming is not a true concept.
Flag question: Question 15Question 151 pts
The old Native American saying, “before you act, consider the consequences on the next seven generations,” represents what kind of thinking?
Group of answer choicesEcocentrismUtilitarianism
Anthropocentric
Relativistic
Flag question: Question 16Question 161 pts
What does a biocentrist/ecocentrist believe?
Group of answer choicesA biocentrist believes that biology, not nurture, is the major determining factor in human development.A biocentrist believes that only biology can supply answers to fundamental problems facing the environment.
A biocentrist believes that intrinsic value is not limited to humans
A biocentrist believes that biological organisms may have a higher moral status than cyborgs, but they are not as physiologically advanced.
Flag question: Question 17Question 171 pts
Label as Anthropocentric (A) or Ecocentric (E):
We ought to preserve the tropical rain forests because they are the sole source of lifesaving medicines like quinine, our most potent weapon against malaria.
Question 181 pts
Label as Anthropocentric (A) or Ecocentric (E):
We ought to preserve wildernesses because they provide a place for personal rejuvenation, and aesthetic and mystic experiences.
Question 191 pts
Label as Anthropocentric (A) or Ecocentric (E):
A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community.
Question 201 pts
Label as Anthropocentric (A) or Ecocentric (E):
We ought to be concerned with the “greenhouse effect” and the resulting climate changes that may make life unfit for human beings.
Question 211 pts
Label as Anthropocentric (A) or Ecocentric (E):
If there is no overriding reason to pluck the flower then I ought to let it be for its own good is to continue existing
Question 221 pts
In Deep Ecology, through what means is happiness gained?
Group of answer choicesThrough the performance of quiet, real work.Through meditation and deep thought.
Through the use of relaxation techniques such as Tai Chi.
Through the performance of real work, such as wood chopping.
Flag question: Question 23Question 231 pts
What does it mean for ecocentrists to regard a tree or a fish as a moral patient?
Group of answer choicesIt means that we must care for these life forms as a medical doctor cares for patients.It means that we must care for these life forms for their own sake, and not just for the sake of how it might ultimately impact us.
It means that we can have indirect, rather than direct duties to these life forms.
It means that we must, like physicians, “do no harm” when it comes to these life forms.
Flag question: Question 24Question 241 pts
To say that a wilderness has prima facie value means that it must be preserved no matter what the cost to do so.
Group of answer choicesTrueFalse
Flag question: Question 25Question 251 pts
Because human interests in a livable environment often compete with other human economic interests, many find cost-benefit analyses useful for judging, weighing, and comparing benefits and costs.
Group of answer choicesTrueFalse