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Which of the following, for Kant, would be morally permissible?

Give Tylenol 0 -3 months 80 mg per dose.  The child is 3 months of age.  The Tylenol is provided as 100 mg / 0.8 mL.  How much Tylenol would you give?

Answer with 2-3 sentences.  Each question is worth 5 points. Explain what it means to call something “supererogatory” by providing an example.

For Aristotle, what is a person’s function?

On what continent is Mexico? 

Mill thinks that the ultimate good is “happiness.” Interestingly, so did Aristotle. But Mill defines “happiness” very differently than Aristotle did. Which of the following best represents what Mill means by “happiness” when he talks about it?

Intrinsic value is the kind of value that something has only insofar as it’s useful or instrumental in achieving something else with more value.

___________________________________ should be available on units where immunizations are given in case of allergic response.  (Capitalize the first letter in your answer)

The following is an audio file of the questions read by Dr. Rentmeester, should you choose to consult it during the exam:

Even though the statistical evidence regarding the actual effects of having a death penalty policy is “spotty,” according to Pojman, we should still _________ such a policy because even if we’re wrong about those effects getting us what we want (i.e., less murders), all that ended up happening is that some murderers were executed. Since innocent lives are always worth more than guilty lives, then not much was actually lost here.