Question 1

Kant claims that there is no one moral principle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Midgley thinks that moral isolationism "would lay down a general ban on moral reasoning" because if we cannot judge other cultures, then

Accepted Answer

A)  We cannot really understand morality in general. 
B)  We cannot judge the morality of actions. 
C)  We cannot judge individual humans. 
D)  We cannot judge our own culture by comparison. 
A)  We cannot really understand morality in general. 
B)  We cannot judge the morality of actions. 
C)  We cannot judge individual humans. 
D)  We cannot judge our own culture by comparison.

Question 3

According to Midgley, if an individual were to criticize the custom of another culture-for example, the Samurai "crossroads-cut"-a moral isolationist would likely respond by

Accepted Answer

A)  Protesting that the individual has no right to criticize another culture. 
B)  Filling in the background to help the individual understand the custom. 
C)  Trying to change the individual's judgment of the custom. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Protesting that the individual has no right to criticize another culture. 
B)  Filling in the background to help the individual understand the custom. 
C)  Trying to change the individual's judgment of the custom. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 4

Can people from other cultures criticize our culture according to Midgley?

Accepted Answer

A)  No, you cannot reasonably criticize a culture you do not belong to. 
B)  Maybe; some cultures are more enlightened than others. 
C)  Yes, but their opinion is more informed as they become more familiar with it. 
D)  Yes, their opinion is immediately just as good as ours. 
A)  No, you cannot reasonably criticize a culture you do not belong to. 
B)  Maybe; some cultures are more enlightened than others. 
C)  Yes, but their opinion is more informed as they become more familiar with it. 
D)  Yes, their opinion is immediately just as good as ours.

Question 5

How does Aristotle's virtue ethics differ from Kant's duty ethics and Mill's utilitarianism? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Aristotle's virtue ethics differs from K

Question 6

Aristotle claims that the chief good of human life is pleasure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are three criticisms of virtue theory? How do you evaluate them?

Accepted Answer

good essay will:
Present each

Question 8

What is the function of a human being, according to Aristotle, and what role does this play in his account of good action?

Accepted Answer

According to Aristotle, the function of

Question 9

What is wrong, according to Kant, with coercing someone into doing something? Do you agree? Explain.

Accepted Answer

According to Kant, coercing someone into

Question 10

According to Kant's second formulation of the categorical imperative, we must always act in such that we treat humanity

Accepted Answer

A)  In a way that can be universalized. 
B)  As a means and never merely as an end. 
C)  In a way that contributes to human happiness. 
D)  As an end and never merely as a means. 
A)  In a way that can be universalized. 
B)  As a means and never merely as an end. 
C)  In a way that contributes to human happiness. 
D)  As an end and never merely as a means.

Question 11

Virtue makes the person good but not his actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to Rachels, selfishness and self-interest are interchangeable terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Held, __________ is a central feature of the ethics of care.

Accepted Answer

A)  A focus on emotions such as sympathy, empathy, sensitivity, and responsiveness. 
B)  A focus on the moral salience of relations of human dependence. 
C)  A rejection of the emphasis on abstract reasoning found in most major moral theories. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  A focus on emotions such as sympathy, empathy, sensitivity, and responsiveness. 
B)  A focus on the moral salience of relations of human dependence. 
C)  A rejection of the emphasis on abstract reasoning found in most major moral theories. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 14

In what ways does Held address actual, as opposed to abstract and universal, aspects of ethics?

Accepted Answer

Held addresses actual aspects of ethics

Question 15

According to Kant, we use a person as a mere means when

Accepted Answer

A)  We manipulate the person. 
B)  We involve the person in an action to which he or she cannot in principle consent. 
C)  We deceive or coerce the person. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  We manipulate the person. 
B)  We involve the person in an action to which he or she cannot in principle consent. 
C)  We deceive or coerce the person. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 16

Explain how Kant thinks he can derive one of the four duties he discusses from one of the formulations of the categorical imperative.

Accepted Answer

Kant believes that he can derive one of

Question 17

According to Kant, human beings

Accepted Answer

A)  Should only be treated as means to an end. 
B)  May be viewed as a means under certain circumstances. 
C)  Must always be viewed as ends-in-themselves. 
D)  Both b and c 
A)  Should only be treated as means to an end. 
B)  May be viewed as a means under certain circumstances. 
C)  Must always be viewed as ends-in-themselves. 
D)  Both b and c

Question 18

According to Mill, the estimation of a pleasure depends on its quality alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Does utilitarianism entail that it is better to kill an innocent person to save the lives of twenty others? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that

Question 20

Psychological egoism is a normative view.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Kant claims that there is no one moral principle.

Midgley thinks that moral isolationism "would lay down a general ban on moral reasoning" because if we cannot judge other cultures, then

According to Midgley, if an individual were to criticize the custom of another culture-for example, the Samurai "crossroads-cut"-a moral isolationist would likely respond by

Can people from other cultures criticize our culture according to Midgley?

How does Aristotle's virtue ethics differ from Kant's duty ethics and Mill's utilitarianism? Explain.

Aristotle claims that the chief good of human life is pleasure.

What are three criticisms of virtue theory? How do you evaluate them?

What is the function of a human being, according to Aristotle, and what role does this play in his account of good action?

What is wrong, according to Kant, with coercing someone into doing something? Do you agree? Explain.

According to Kant's second formulation of the categorical imperative, we must always act in such that we treat humanity

Virtue makes the person good but not his actions.

According to Rachels, selfishness and self-interest are interchangeable terms.

According to Held, __________ is a central feature of the ethics of care.

In what ways does Held address actual, as opposed to abstract and universal, aspects of ethics?

According to Kant, we use a person as a mere means when

Explain how Kant thinks he can derive one of the four duties he discusses from one of the formulations of the categorical imperative.

According to Kant, human beings

According to Mill, the estimation of a pleasure depends on its quality alone.

Does utilitarianism entail that it is better to kill an innocent person to save the lives of twenty others? Explain.

Psychological egoism is a normative view.

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Exam 8: Moral Theory

Kant claims that there is no one moral principle.

Midgley thinks that moral isolationism "would lay down a general ban on moral reasoning" because if we cannot judge other cultures, then

According to Midgley, if an individual were to criticize the custom of another culture-for example, the Samurai "crossroads-cut"-a moral isolationist would likely respond by

Can people from other cultures criticize our culture according to Midgley?

How does Aristotle's virtue ethics differ from Kant's duty ethics and Mill's utilitarianism? Explain.

Aristotle claims that the chief good of human life is pleasure.

What are three criticisms of virtue theory? How do you evaluate them?

What is the function of a human being, according to Aristotle, and what role does this play in his account of good action?

What is wrong, according to Kant, with coercing someone into doing something? Do you agree? Explain.

According to Kant's second formulation of the categorical imperative, we must always act in such that we treat humanity

Virtue makes the person good but not his actions.

According to Rachels, selfishness and self-interest are interchangeable terms.

According to Held, __________ is a central feature of the ethics of care.

In what ways does Held address actual, as opposed to abstract and universal, aspects of ethics?

According to Kant, we use a person as a mere means when

Explain how Kant thinks he can derive one of the four duties he discusses from one of the formulations of the categorical imperative.

According to Kant, human beings

According to Mill, the estimation of a pleasure depends on its quality alone.

Does utilitarianism entail that it is better to kill an innocent person to save the lives of twenty others? Explain.

Psychological egoism is a normative view.

What Is Philosophy

The Elements of Argument

Knowing Vs Thinking

Mind

Free Will

Identity

God

Moral Problems

Society

Social Justice

Art

The Meaning of Life

Asian Outlooks

Filters