Global Ethics and Human Rights: Thematic Questions

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What does the term 'Pacifist' refer to?

Someone who advocates for the use of violence in conflicts

Someone who believes in the necessity of military intervention

Someone who follows the tradition of peacefully turning the other cheek (correct)

Someone who responds to violence with counterviolence

How does this chapter examine morality's influence on human behavior?

Primarily through insights from psychology and philosophy

By focusing on the ancient humanities-soaked domain of ethics (correct)

Solely through the evolution of a body of international law

Only through insights from political science and sociology

In what way does gender represent a controversial matter concerning human rights?

Gender represents a controversial matter due to societal biases and discrimination (correct)

Gender is a controversial matter due to its association with biological differences

It doesn't, gender is not relevant to human rights

Gender is controversial because it has no impact on human rights

Why are insights from philosophy, political science, and sociology included in this chapter?

Because no single discipline monopolizes insights pertinent to matters of right and wrong Signup and view all the answers

How is the GI of human rights viewed in relation to ethics?

Human rights are seen as ancient while ethics are considered recent Signup and view all the answers

What does a pacifist refuse to do in response to violence?

Meet violence with counterviolence Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a role model for morality mentioned in the text?

Nelson Mandela Signup and view all the answers

Which activity did Gandhi exemplify as the path to spiritual transcendence?

Minimalism Signup and view all the answers

What do many Western observers marvel at after visiting India, according to the text?

The spiritual transcendence of the people Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'Malodorous' mean in the context of the text?

Unpleasant smelling Signup and view all the answers

Who directed the film Gandhi (1982) that won an Oscar for best picture?

Richard Attenborough Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the most obvious realities about Madras according to John Macionis?

Presence of homeless people sleeping all over the city’s sidewalks Signup and view all the answers

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What does the term 'Pacifist' refer to?

How does this chapter examine morality's influence on human behavior?

In what way does gender represent a controversial matter concerning human rights?

Why are insights from philosophy, political science, and sociology included in this chapter?

How is the GI of human rights viewed in relation to ethics?

What does a pacifist refuse to do in response to violence?

What is an example of a role model for morality mentioned in the text?

Which activity did Gandhi exemplify as the path to spiritual transcendence?

What do many Western observers marvel at after visiting India, according to the text?

What does the term 'Malodorous' mean in the context of the text?

Who directed the film Gandhi (1982) that won an Oscar for best picture?

What was one of the most obvious realities about Madras according to John Macionis?

'Malodorous' is used in the text to describe which aspect of Chennai?

'Great soul' is the meaning of which term in Hindi?

'Gandhi (1982)' was a film biography featuring which actor in the title role?

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