Question 1

Rawls claims that individual liberties ought to take precedence over the general welfare of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Hobbes, in the state of nature, notions of right and wrong or justice and injustice

Accepted Answer

A)  still apply to the actions of men. 
B)  refer to objective standards. 
C)  serve as guiding ideals. 
D)  have no place. 
A)  still apply to the actions of men. 
B)  refer to objective standards. 
C)  serve as guiding ideals. 
D)  have no place.

Question 3

The proletariat own the means of production and the bourgeoise do not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

_______ says traditional theories assume that there is a wall of separation between private and public life and that only public life is the proper concern of political theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  David Miller 
B)  Susan Moller Okin 
C)  John Rawls 
D)  Wendy McElroy 
A)  David Miller 
B)  Susan Moller Okin 
C)  John Rawls 
D)  Wendy McElroy

Question 5

Locke says that even if the legislators try to take away and destroy the property of the people, the people still have an obligation to obey.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Rawls thinks that the principle of utility is incompatible with the conception of social cooperation among equals for mutual advantage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Plato maintains that equals should be treated equally, but

Accepted Answer

A)  sometimes the greater good requires not doing so. 
B)  individual rights can supersede equality. 
C)  not everyone is created equal. 
D)  it is impossible to determine whether people are equal. 
A)  sometimes the greater good requires not doing so. 
B)  individual rights can supersede equality. 
C)  not everyone is created equal. 
D)  it is impossible to determine whether people are equal.

Question 8

According to Locke, every man, by consenting with others to make one body politic under one government, puts himself under an obligation to everyone of that society to submit to the determination of

Accepted Answer

A)  his own will. 
B)  the king. 
C)  the judges. 
D)  the majority. 
A)  his own will. 
B)  the king. 
C)  the judges. 
D)  the majority.

Rawls claims that individual liberties ought to take precedence over the general welfare of society.

According to Hobbes, in the state of nature, notions of right and wrong or justice and injustice

The proletariat own the means of production and the bourgeoise do not.

_______ says traditional theories assume that there is a wall of separation between private and public life and that only public life is the proper concern of political theory.

Locke says that even if the legislators try to take away and destroy the property of the people, the people still have an obligation to obey.

Rawls thinks that the principle of utility is incompatible with the conception of social cooperation among equals for mutual advantage.

Plato maintains that equals should be treated equally, but

According to Locke, every man, by consenting with others to make one body politic under one government, puts himself under an obligation to everyone of that society to submit to the determination of

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Exam 8: The Just Society

Rawls claims that individual liberties ought to take precedence over the general welfare of society.

According to Hobbes, in the state of nature, notions of right and wrong or justice and injustice

The proletariat own the means of production and the bourgeoise do not.

_______ says traditional theories assume that there is a wall of separation between private and public life and that only public life is the proper concern of political theory.

Locke says that even if the legislators try to take away and destroy the property of the people, the people still have an obligation to obey.

Rawls thinks that the principle of utility is incompatible with the conception of social cooperation among equals for mutual advantage.

Plato maintains that equals should be treated equally, but

According to Locke, every man, by consenting with others to make one body politic under one government, puts himself under an obligation to everyone of that society to submit to the determination of

Philosophy and You

God and Religion

Morality and the Moral Life

Mind and Body

Free Will and Determinism

Knowledge and Skepticism

Aesthetics

The Meaning of Life

Filters