Question 1
All Mary wants is to climb Mt. Everest. Suppose there is an experience
machine that can convincingly produce the exact experience she would
have were she to climb Mt. Everest (she will never know that she was in a
simulation, etc.). According to the hedonist, is it better, worse or the
same for Mary to actually climb Mt. Everest than to get into the
experience machine?
Question 1 options:
Better
Worse
The same
Question 2
According to the preference satisfaction theory, is it better, worse or
the same for Mary to actually climb Mt. Everest than to get into the
experience machine?
Question 2 options:
Better
Worse
The same
Question 3
All Nancy wants is the pleasure of the experience of climbing Mt. Everest.
Suppose there is an experience machine that can convincingly produce
the exact experience she would have were she to climb Mt. Everest (she
will never know that she was in a simulation, etc.). According to
the hedonist, is it better, worse or the same for Nancy to actually
climb Mt. Everest than to get into the experience machine?
Question 3 options:
Better
Worse
The same
Question 4
According to the preference satisfaction theory, is it better, worse or
the same for Nancy to actually climb Mt. Everest than to get into the
experience machine?
Question 4 options:
Better
Worse
The same
Question 5
Recall Doug from lecture (the one who runs a dog fighting operation).
Suppose someone says “Nothing I say will move Doug to stop
fighting the dogs. Even when he thinks about the matter rationally,
the pain of the dogs doesn’t motivate him to stop – nothing I might
point out about the case would move him to stop! But still: he has
reason to stop fighting the dogs – he should stop.” Which principle
are they rejecting?
Question 5 options:
The Categoricity of Morality
Reasons–Motivation Internalism
Neither
Question 6
Recall Doug from lecture (the one who runs a dog fighting operation).
Suppose someone says “Nothing I say to Doug will convince him to
stop fighting the dogs. He just doesn’t care about the pain of those
poor dogs. It’s because he’s being irrational: if he were rational, he
would care about the dogs and would stop using them in fights.”
Which principle are they rejecting?
Question 6 options:
The Categoricity of Morality
Reasons–Motivation Internalism
Neither
Question 7
Which of the following principles does Philippa Foot reject?
Question 9 options:
The Categoricity of Morality
Reason–Motivation Internalism
Neithe
