Question 1

Give a real life example of how obligations, ideals, and effects can be in conflict.  Explain how to give resolution to this conflict.

Accepted Answer

One real-life example of how obligations

Question 2

According to Kant, when does an action have moral worth?

Accepted Answer

According to Immanuel Kant, an 18th-cent

Question 3

State two alternative formulations of Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative. What are these two formulations?

Accepted Answer

The first alternative formulation of Imm

Question 4

W. D. Ross denied that we have immediate, intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie obligations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Identify two forms of ethical egoism. What are these two forms and how do they differ from one another?

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Ethical egoism is the belief that indivi

Question 6

In ethics normative theories propose some principle or principles for distinguishing right actions from wrong actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, pleasure is the one thing that is intrinsically good or worthwhile.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The connection between rights and duties is that, generally speaking, if you have a right to do something, then someone else has a correlative duty to act in a certain way.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All moral rights are legal rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

By "maxim," Immanuel Kant meant the subjective principle of an action, the principle that people in effect formulate in determining their conduct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Immanuel Kant believed that prostitution was immoral because, by selling their sexual services, prostitutes allow themselves to be treated as only a means to an end.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The only accurate statement about consequentalism is:

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A) Utilitarianism is a nonconsequentialist ethical theory. 
B) Utilitarianism is an egoistic normative theory. 
C) Consequentialism says that the moral rightness of an action is determined solely by its results. 
D) Nonconsequentialists deny that consequences have any moral significance. 
A) Utilitarianism is a nonconsequentialist ethical theory. 
B) Utilitarianism is an egoistic normative theory. 
C) Consequentialism says that the moral rightness of an action is determined solely by its results. 
D) Nonconsequentialists deny that consequences have any moral significance.

Question 13

According to W. D. Ross, we have immediate intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie moral obligations/principles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to Immanuel Kant, moral reasoning is based on factual knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A prima facie obligation is an obligation that can be overridden by a more important obligation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How would the six points of utilitarianism be applied to "The Ford Pinto" case to come to a proper resolution?

Accepted Answer

Utilitarianism is a moral theory that fo

Question 17

The view that associates morality with self-interest is egoism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Rule utilitarianism applies the utilitarian standard, not to individual actions, but to moral codes as a whole.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Ethical egoism says that human beings are, as a matter of fact, so constructed that they must behave selfishly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Consequentialism

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A) is best represented by Ross's theory of ethics. 
B) states that sometimes the consequences of our actions can be morally relevant. 
C) states that the moral rightness of an action is determined solely by its results. 
D) differs from nonconsequentialism because nonconsequentialism denies that consequences have any moral significance. 
A) is best represented by Ross's theory of ethics. 
B) states that sometimes the consequences of our actions can be morally relevant. 
C) states that the moral rightness of an action is determined solely by its results. 
D) differs from nonconsequentialism because nonconsequentialism denies that consequences have any moral significance.

Give a real life example of how obligations, ideals, and effects can be in conflict. Explain how to give resolution to this conflict.

According to Kant, when does an action have moral worth?

State two alternative formulations of Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative. What are these two formulations?

W. D. Ross denied that we have immediate, intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie obligations.

Identify two forms of ethical egoism. What are these two forms and how do they differ from one another?

In ethics normative theories propose some principle or principles for distinguishing right actions from wrong actions.

According to Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, pleasure is the one thing that is intrinsically good or worthwhile.

The connection between rights and duties is that, generally speaking, if you have a right to do something, then someone else has a correlative duty to act in a certain way.

All moral rights are legal rights.

By "maxim," Immanuel Kant meant the subjective principle of an action, the principle that people in effect formulate in determining their conduct.

Immanuel Kant believed that prostitution was immoral because, by selling their sexual services, prostitutes allow themselves to be treated as only a means to an end.

The only accurate statement about consequentalism is:

According to W. D. Ross, we have immediate intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie moral obligations/principles.

According to Immanuel Kant, moral reasoning is based on factual knowledge.

A prima facie obligation is an obligation that can be overridden by a more important obligation.

How would the six points of utilitarianism be applied to "The Ford Pinto" case to come to a proper resolution?

The view that associates morality with self-interest is egoism.

Rule utilitarianism applies the utilitarian standard, not to individual actions, but to moral codes as a whole.

Ethical egoism says that human beings are, as a matter of fact, so constructed that they must behave selfishly.

Consequentialism

The Nature of Morality

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

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Exam 2: Normative Theories of Ethics

Give a real life example of how obligations, ideals, and effects can be in conflict. Explain how to give resolution to this conflict.

According to Kant, when does an action have moral worth?

State two alternative formulations of Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative. What are these two formulations?

W. D. Ross denied that we have immediate, intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie obligations.

Identify two forms of ethical egoism. What are these two forms and how do they differ from one another?

In ethics normative theories propose some principle or principles for distinguishing right actions from wrong actions.

According to Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, pleasure is the one thing that is intrinsically good or worthwhile.

The connection between rights and duties is that, generally speaking, if you have a right to do something, then someone else has a correlative duty to act in a certain way.

All moral rights are legal rights.

By "maxim," Immanuel Kant meant the subjective principle of an action, the principle that people in effect formulate in determining their conduct.

Immanuel Kant believed that prostitution was immoral because, by selling their sexual services, prostitutes allow themselves to be treated as only a means to an end.

The only accurate statement about consequentalism is:

According to W. D. Ross, we have immediate intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie moral obligations/principles.

According to Immanuel Kant, moral reasoning is based on factual knowledge.

A prima facie obligation is an obligation that can be overridden by a more important obligation.

How would the six points of utilitarianism be applied to "The Ford Pinto" case to come to a proper resolution?

The view that associates morality with self-interest is egoism.

Rule utilitarianism applies the utilitarian standard, not to individual actions, but to moral codes as a whole.

Ethical egoism says that human beings are, as a matter of fact, so constructed that they must behave selfishly.

Consequentialism

The Nature of Morality

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

The Environment

The Workplace Basic Issues

The Workplace Today Apos S Challenges

Moral Choices Facing Employees

Job Discrimination

Filters