Exam 8: Moral Theory

Intellectual virtue can be taught.

When anthropologists study isolated societies, neither the anthropologists nor the subjects being studied are capable of making moral judgments about each other's culture.

Aristotle claims that the function of human beings is

Kant provides multiple formulations of the categorical imperative.

Aristotle claims that virtue cannot be taught in a classroom. Do you agree? Explain.

According to Held, universal and abstract moral rules are

The ethics of care is a version of Kantian ethics.

Virtuous actions aim at the most excessive quality possible.

Aristotle states that people of good character would not feel conflict between their emotions and their sense of what is right. Do you agree? Provide examples.

Current virtue ethicists take their inspiration mainly from the writings of Plato.

According to Midgley, moral isolationism is a respectful attitude to take toward other cultures.

If "bravery" is the virtue, then

Pojman claims that utilitarianism, despite facing several problems, has two positive features: it is easy to apply and is not overly demanding.

Utilitarianism claims that justice

Since it is to the advantage of an egoist that others not be egoists,

Can the utilitarian allow that virtue is desirable in itself? Explain.

According to Aristotle, a virtuous person experiences conflict between reason and passion.

Kant claims that we assess the moral status of an action on the basis of the maxim it expresses.

What is the importance of the mean for Aristotle's characterization of virtue? What does he mean by a mean relative to us, as opposed to a mean in the object?

Midgley argues that a consistent moral isolationism would lead to a general ban on moral reasoning.