Question 1

What is Aristotle's argument against hedonism?

Accepted Answer

Aristotle argued that pleasure was not a

Question 2

Distinguish between psychological and ethical egoism.

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Psychological egoism says that

Question 3

What is ethics?

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Ethics includes moral philosophy, which

Question 4

Aristotle thought a courageous person was one who never felt fear at all.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

People who are cultural relativists believe that

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A) whatever a culture or a society holds to be right is therefore right, at least for them. 
B) different people around the world (and even in the same society)hold different values and believe in different moral codes. 
C) what's true for one is, in fact, false for another. 
D) moral absolutism must be true. 
A) whatever a culture or a society holds to be right is therefore right, at least for them. 
B) different people around the world (and even in the same society)hold different values and believe in different moral codes. 
C) what's true for one is, in fact, false for another. 
D) moral absolutism must be true.

Question 6

Some feminist philosophers argue that a care ethics, which tries to preserve good relationships among people, is a better guide to morality than abstract theorizing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

One criticism of Bentham's quantitative model of the utility principle is that it could lead to results that seem deeply unjust. For example,

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A) it could allow a sadistic dictator to get away with torturing his subjects, on the grounds that his pleasure is so great it outweighs their collective pain. 
B) it oppresses strong, creative people with its slave morality. 
C) it tells us that we always ought to act selfishly in all circumstances. 
D) it requires us to put duty before pleasure. 
A) it could allow a sadistic dictator to get away with torturing his subjects, on the grounds that his pleasure is so great it outweighs their collective pain. 
B) it oppresses strong, creative people with its slave morality. 
C) it tells us that we always ought to act selfishly in all circumstances. 
D) it requires us to put duty before pleasure.

What is Aristotle's argument against hedonism?

Distinguish between psychological and ethical egoism.

What is ethics?

Aristotle thought a courageous person was one who never felt fear at all.

People who are cultural relativists believe that

Some feminist philosophers argue that a care ethics, which tries to preserve good relationships among people, is a better guide to morality than abstract theorizing.

One criticism of Bentham's quantitative model of the utility principle is that it could lead to results that seem deeply unjust. For example,

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Exam 8: Morality and the Good Life

What is Aristotle's argument against hedonism?

Distinguish between psychological and ethical egoism.

What is ethics?

Aristotle thought a courageous person was one who never felt fear at all.

People who are cultural relativists believe that

Some feminist philosophers argue that a care ethics, which tries to preserve good relationships among people, is a better guide to morality than abstract theorizing.

One criticism of Bentham's quantitative model of the utility principle is that it could lead to results that seem deeply unjust. For example,

Philosophical Questions

The Meaning of Life

God

The Nature of Reality

The Search for the Truth

Self

Freedom

Justice and the Good Society

Beauty

Non-Western Philosophy

Filters