Question 1

Societies ruled by the wealthy are

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A) aristocracies. 
B) oligarchies. 
C) plutocracies. 
D) monarchies. 
A) aristocracies. 
B) oligarchies. 
C) plutocracies. 
D) monarchies.

Question 2

In most societies, legitimate power is equated with rule by tyranny.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to John Rawls's first "principle of justice," all persons have an equal right to the most extensive liberty compatible with a like liberty for all.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Philosophy itself has been accused of collaborating with racist society in downgrading people of color.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Why does Kwame Anthony Appiah say that philosophy must consider race?

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Racism, like sexism, has cloud

Question 6

In his Republic, Plato may have embraced a viewpoint sympathetic to feminism when he argued that any two people who do the same job, whatever their sex, ought to be educated, brought up, and treated in the same way.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Explain the differences between Martin Luther King's and Malcolm X's visions of the means to achieving racial justice.

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Martin Luther King, Jr., was committed t

Question 8

A system of government in which the ruler is a religious figure or is backed by a religion is a ​

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A) tyranny. 
B) oligarchy. 
C) aristocracy. 
D) theocracy. 
A) tyranny. 
B) oligarchy. 
C) aristocracy. 
D) theocracy.

Question 9

Thinking of your own country and constitution, write an essay focusing on the following question: As a social-contract theorist, under what conditions could citizens justifiably break the social contract? That is, when would your government no longer be legitimate, and acts of political rebellion (such as civil disobedience)and even revolution be permissible?   Your essay should discuss the social-contract theories of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. It can focus on issues of justice, equality, and individual rights.

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This essay requires students t

Question 10

Equality of opportunity is relatively easy to achieve because inequality in advantages does not usually imply inequality in opportunity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Because of their strong commitment to "negative rights," libertarians are likely to think of individuals primarily as negatively free.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Libertarians differ from liberals in that they favor ​

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A)  "positive rights" to the benefits of society over "negative rights" to be left alone. 
B) "negative rights" to be left alone over "positive rights" to the benefits of society. 
C) having duties and obligations to the community over having rights. 
D) having duties and obligations to speak responsibly over having rights to speak freely. 
A)  "positive rights" to the benefits of society over "negative rights" to be left alone. 
B) "negative rights" to be left alone over "positive rights" to the benefits of society. 
C) having duties and obligations to the community over having rights. 
D) having duties and obligations to speak responsibly over having rights to speak freely.

Question 13

"From each according to his abilities; to each according to his needs" was the principle of justice developed by ​

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A) Rousseau. 
B) Marx. 
C) Locke. 
D) Hobbes. 
A) Rousseau. 
B) Marx. 
C) Locke. 
D) Hobbes.

Question 14

Communitarians tend to be critical of the concept of a social contract because ​

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A) they are doubtful that individual selves, prior to the origins of society, really existed. 
B) they believe that society was formed on a religious and not a contractual basis. 
C) they don't believe in human rights. 
D) they don't believe in contractual rights. 
A) they are doubtful that individual selves, prior to the origins of society, really existed. 
B) they believe that society was formed on a religious and not a contractual basis. 
C) they don't believe in human rights. 
D) they don't believe in contractual rights.

Question 15

Punishing someone too harshly would be a failure of distributive justice.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Distinguish distributive from retributive justice.

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While retributive justice is about makin

Question 17

What makes for a good society? Your essay should address the following questions: What sorts of government (or rulership)are possible? Of these, which are preferable, and why?   In light of the fact that all societies have individuals who have different talents and abilities, and will eventually develop disparities in social position, wealth, and so forth, how should a good society justly manage inequality? More broadly, what sorts of rights should the good society promote and protect?

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Students will have to defend o

Question 18

Free markets are the best way to efficiently decrease inequality, without the assistance of government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A society that imposed no order but allowed people to do whatever they want would be an ​

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A) anarchy. 
B) democracy. 
C) aristocracy. 
D) oligarchy. 
A) anarchy. 
B) democracy. 
C) aristocracy. 
D) oligarchy.

Question 20

If our society were ruled by people who had proven their competence and ability to govern, it would be a ​

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A) democracy. 
B) meritocracy. 
C) plutocracy. 
D) aristocracy. 
A) democracy. 
B) meritocracy. 
C) plutocracy. 
D) aristocracy.

Societies ruled by the wealthy are

In most societies, legitimate power is equated with rule by tyranny.

According to John Rawls's first "principle of justice," all persons have an equal right to the most extensive liberty compatible with a like liberty for all.

Philosophy itself has been accused of collaborating with racist society in downgrading people of color.

Why does Kwame Anthony Appiah say that philosophy must consider race?

In his Republic, Plato may have embraced a viewpoint sympathetic to feminism when he argued that any two people who do the same job, whatever their sex, ought to be educated, brought up, and treated in the same way.

Explain the differences between Martin Luther King's and Malcolm X's visions of the means to achieving racial justice.

A system of government in which the ruler is a religious figure or is backed by a religion is a

Equality of opportunity is relatively easy to achieve because inequality in advantages does not usually imply inequality in opportunity.

Because of their strong commitment to "negative rights," libertarians are likely to think of individuals primarily as negatively free.

Libertarians differ from liberals in that they favor

"From each according to his abilities; to each according to his needs" was the principle of justice developed by

Communitarians tend to be critical of the concept of a social contract because

Punishing someone too harshly would be a failure of distributive justice.

Distinguish distributive from retributive justice.

Free markets are the best way to efficiently decrease inequality, without the assistance of government.

A society that imposed no order but allowed people to do whatever they want would be an

If our society were ruled by people who had proven their competence and ability to govern, it would be a

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Exam 9: Justice and the Good Society

Societies ruled by the wealthy are

In most societies, legitimate power is equated with rule by tyranny.

According to John Rawls's first "principle of justice," all persons have an equal right to the most extensive liberty compatible with a like liberty for all.

Philosophy itself has been accused of collaborating with racist society in downgrading people of color.

Why does Kwame Anthony Appiah say that philosophy must consider race?

In his Republic, Plato may have embraced a viewpoint sympathetic to feminism when he argued that any two people who do the same job, whatever their sex, ought to be educated, brought up, and treated in the same way.

Explain the differences between Martin Luther King's and Malcolm X's visions of the means to achieving racial justice.

A system of government in which the ruler is a religious figure or is backed by a religion is a ​

Equality of opportunity is relatively easy to achieve because inequality in advantages does not usually imply inequality in opportunity.

Because of their strong commitment to "negative rights," libertarians are likely to think of individuals primarily as negatively free.

Libertarians differ from liberals in that they favor ​

"From each according to his abilities; to each according to his needs" was the principle of justice developed by ​

Communitarians tend to be critical of the concept of a social contract because ​

Punishing someone too harshly would be a failure of distributive justice.

Distinguish distributive from retributive justice.

Free markets are the best way to efficiently decrease inequality, without the assistance of government.

A society that imposed no order but allowed people to do whatever they want would be an ​

If our society were ruled by people who had proven their competence and ability to govern, it would be a ​

Philosophical Questions

The Meaning of Life

God

The Nature of Reality

The Search for the Truth

Self

Freedom

Morality and the Good Life

Beauty

Non-Western Philosophy

Filters

A system of government in which the ruler is a religious figure or is backed by a religion is a

Libertarians differ from liberals in that they favor

"From each according to his abilities; to each according to his needs" was the principle of justice developed by

Communitarians tend to be critical of the concept of a social contract because

A society that imposed no order but allowed people to do whatever they want would be an

If our society were ruled by people who had proven their competence and ability to govern, it would be a