Morality in Animal Societies

TUT 100 - Virtue in Animal and Machine - Professor Weinman

1. Graff and Birkenstein list four "different strategies writers use to engage the view(s) that are motivating them" (p. 155). Note these are different from the chapter's section headings.
   1. Identify the sentence or short passage (no more than three sentences) from Bekoff and Pierce that you feel is the best example of "the view or views that motivate [their] thesis" for the chapter (GB, p. 155).
   2. Identify which of the four strategies (from p. 155) you believe your selection uses.
   3. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain your two choices.
2. Pages 6 and 7 give several examples of animal behavior the authors relate to morality. Which single example do you feel best supports the authors claim? Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain your selection.
3. Page 13 proposes four requirements for an animal to be considered moral. Which of these do you consider to be the most important requirement? Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain your choice.
4. Identify the sentence or short passage from the text (direct quotation is not necessary) that you feel best illustrates the behavioral flexibility requirement. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain your selection.