Lecture 8

Question 1

Which practices are speciesist according to Singer?

Answer 1

1. Agriculture (slaughter)
2. Science (cosmetics, etc.)
3. Recreation and entertainment
4. Wildlife (hunting)

Question 2

What are Singer’s 4 commitments?

Answer 2

1. Equality
2. Equal consideration of interests
3. Speciesism
4. Sentience is necessary for having interests

Question 3

What are the strengths of utalitarianism?

Answer 3

• Intuitively true (pain bad)
• Guides actions
• Impartial

Question 4

Marginal case

Answer 4

Individuals that cannot communicate their thoughts (ie. infants, animals, etc).

Question 5

Consequentialism

Answer 5

Morals are defined by the consequences of an action