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fagboi

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Someone who is a(n) ____ would agree with the statement, slavery is absolutely, always wrong; it can never be morally justified.
 
 

a. ethical relativist
  b. Kantian
  c. utilitarian
  d. none of these; ethical relativists, Kantians, and utilitarians all believe that slavery is sometimes morally justifiable.



Question 2

Loving v. Virginia is an important Supreme Court case dealing with
 
 

a. same-sex marriage
  b. private sexual conduct
  c. interracial marriage
  d. polygamous unions




AmberC1996

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Kantians believe that a human being should never be treated as a mere thing, so they would reject slavery as being inherently immoral. Ethical relativists would disagree, because they believe that there are no moral principles that apply everywhere and always. Utilitarians would disagree, because there might be circumstances in which slavery would be a way of producing the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people.



Answer to Question 2

C



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