Question

What does a thought experiment do?

Select one:

A. it tells us to cut down redwood trees

B. it is an example of a REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM

C. it illuminates a philosophical problem and helps us figure out how to act in light of it

D. it only helps philosophers

E. it uses the science of thought

When something is valuable apart from any usefulness it may have as a means to further ends, it is what kind of value?

Select one:

A. instrumental

B. intrinsic

C. sentient

D. useful

E. created

Are intrinsic values always more important than instrumental values?

Select one:

A. Yes, intrinsic values are always more important because they refer to goodness in and of itself

B. No, because both intrinsic and instrumental values are about the same thing

C. Yes, intrinsic values are always more important because they are more precise than instrumental values

D. No, sometimes instrumental values may be more important, for example, a bodily organ

E. Yes, intrinsic values are always more important because they beyond mere usefulness

In "The Last Man and the Search for Objective Value," instrumental value and intrinsic value:

Select one:

A. command a different amount of respect, but not a different type

B. can both be scientifically proven (objectively true)

C. are both subjective

D. instrumental value is subjective and intrinsic value is objective

E. command a different type of respect, but not the amount

If a culture is anthropocentric, then _______________________

Select one:

A. it values all humans and animals equally

B. it holds that animals and nature have intrinsic value

C. it holds that humankind is considered the central, or most important element of existence

D. it holds animals and nature have objective value

E. it holds that nature and animals are more important than humans

Answer 1

• 1. C. It illuminates a philosophical problem and help us how to act in light of it.
• Thought experiments are devices of imagination used to investigate the nature of a phenomena by thinking about it in a different perspective and analysing it's possible consequences and outcomes.
• 2. B. intrinsic
• 3. D. No, sometimes instrumental values may be more important example,a bodily organ
• 4. E. Command a different type of especially,but not the amount.
• 5. C. It holds that humankind is considered the central,or most important element of existence.