Question 1

Nonconsequentialist theories of ethics never consider the consequences of an action or rule when making a moral judgment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Kant believed that we should always act

Accepted Answer

A) in such a way that we can will the maxim of our action to be a local law. 
B) in a way that treats success as an end in itself, never merely as means. 
C) in a way that would be universally unacceptable to all rational beings. 
D) in a way that moral beings give the moral law. 
A) in such a way that we can will the maxim of our action to be a local law. 
B) in a way that treats success as an end in itself, never merely as means. 
C) in a way that would be universally unacceptable to all rational beings. 
D) in a way that moral beings give the moral law.

Question 3

Which of the following represents a utilitarian belief?

Accepted Answer

A) We must always support what most people want, i.e., by majority rule. 
B) We should bring about the most happiness for everyone affected by our actions. 
C) We should concern ourselves only with the immediate results of our actions. 
D) We must always disregard our own happiness when deciding what to do. 
A) We must always support what most people want, i.e., by majority rule. 
B) We should bring about the most happiness for everyone affected by our actions. 
C) We should concern ourselves only with the immediate results of our actions. 
D) We must always disregard our own happiness when deciding what to do.

Question 4

The case of the "death-bed promise" shows that

Accepted Answer

A) utilitarianism may lead to conclusions that conflict with our ordinary ideas of right and wrong. 
B) keeping your promises never maximizes happiness. 
C) it was wrong to have made the promise in the first place. 
D) utilitarianism reduces effectively to egoism in practice. 
A) utilitarianism may lead to conclusions that conflict with our ordinary ideas of right and wrong. 
B) keeping your promises never maximizes happiness. 
C) it was wrong to have made the promise in the first place. 
D) utilitarianism reduces effectively to egoism in practice.

Question 5

According to act utilitarianism, an action is morally right if and only if

Accepted Answer

A) it makes the person who does it happy. 
B) everyone prefers that action to any other action. 
C) it maximizes total, net happiness. 
D) it brings only happiness and causes no pain. 
A) it makes the person who does it happy. 
B) everyone prefers that action to any other action. 
C) it maximizes total, net happiness. 
D) it brings only happiness and causes no pain.

Nonconsequentialist theories of ethics never consider the consequences of an action or rule when making a moral judgment.

Kant believed that we should always act

Which of the following represents a utilitarian belief?

The case of the "death-bed promise" shows that

According to act utilitarianism, an action is morally right if and only if

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Exam 2: Normative Theories of Ethics

Nonconsequentialist theories of ethics never consider the consequences of an action or rule when making a moral judgment.

Kant believed that we should always act

Which of the following represents a utilitarian belief?

The case of the "death-bed promise" shows that

According to act utilitarianism, an action is morally right if and only if

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