FSHD PHIL 347 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024

FSHD PHIL 347 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024 Suppose a person's behavior suggest that they are morally responsible for some act, but a brain scan suggests that they aren't. How does Morse think the law should handle such as case? - answerRely on behavior: assign responsibility According to Greene and Cohen, the current legal system officially assumes which kind of account of free will: - answerCompatibilist What is the fundamental psycho-legal error? - answerThe error made when people take neurological causes to be excuses Which of the following changes to the current legal system do Greene and Cohen think will take place? - answerThe legal system will become fully consequentialist Neuroscientific evidence concerning the differences between adolescent and adult brains was cited in the Supreme Court's written opinion in Roper v. Simmons. - answerFalse Suppose that Paul has an underdeveloped pre-frontal cortex. Which of the following claims would Morse most likely reject? - answerPaul is probably less responsible for his actions According to Greene and Cohen, the current legal system endorses a retributivist justification for punishment. In doing so, it assumes which kind of account of free will: - answerLibertarian Which type of critique focuses on the questions of whether a defendant is conscious, intentional, or rational when committing a crime? - answerInternal critique According to Greene and Cohen, what is the origin of the problem of free will and determinism? - answerThe conflict between "folk psychology" and "folk physics" Which of the following is most clearly a consequentialist justification for punishment? - answerPunishing criminals deters future crime from being committed Carl leaves work early to pick up his son from school. Through no fault of his own, Carl's car breaks down on the highway, and he misses the pick-up. Which of the following best describes Carl's responsibility in this case? - answerCarl is role responsible for picking up his son from school Lila has trouble sleeping and was prescribed Ambien. After taking the drug, she began sleepwalking, and one time she got into the car and ran over her neighbor's dog. Lila's "sleep driving" seems to violate which condition on morally responsible behavior? - answerControl condition Which of the following is NOT an excuse from legal responsibility mentioned by the President's Council for Bioethics? - answerAn inability to do anything other than the wrong act commited Which of the following best captures the doctrine of mens rea? - answerTo be found guilty, defendants must have a culpable mental state, which includes understanding that the act they committed is wrong Which of the following best summarizes the connection between free will and moral responsibility? - answerFreely performing an action is a necessary condition for being morally responsible for it In order to be found legally responsible for breaking any law, the prosecution must prove mens rea - answerFalse Suppose that a 3-year-old child is running around the house and knocks over an expensive vase. The child is responsible for breaking the vase in which sense of the word? - answerThe child is casually responsible for breaking the vase During sentencing, defense attorneys regularly argue for leniency on the basis of harsh conditions of a client's upbringing - answerTrue Which of the following is the best example of legal responsibility without moral responsibility? - answerSelling alcohol to a minor, even though you thought they were over 21 and checked their ID Kevan was arrested after swindling an elderly couple out of their life savings. When caught, Kevan understood that he had broken one of society's rules, but he thought it was an arbitrary rule, like that you must drive on the right-hand side of the road, or that you can't wear white after labor day. Kevan seems to violate which condition on morally responsibility behavior? - answerEpistemic condition Which of the following premises of the Extended Argument Schema link claims about free will to claims about moral responsibility? - answerQuiz 8: science is showing that X is the case OR if someone is morally responsible for performing an action, then they must have freely performed it The main problem with the Argument from Determinism and the Argument from Naturalism is that each is invalid - answerFalse Which of the following best summarizes Nahmias' stance on free will: - answerWe have free will, albeit with some limitations