Question 1

According to ethical egoism, no one should consider anyone else's interests in any way when deciding what to do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Euthyphro dilemma makes no assumptions about whether God has commanded us to do what is right.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Euthyphro dilemma is supposed to create a problem for divine command theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to Santideva's NON-SELF argument, as presented in Chapter 10, why should you be just as concerned for others' suffering as you are for your own?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since suffering requires a self and Buddhism teaches that there is no self, there is no such thing as suffering and thus no reason to be concerned about it. 
B)  Because the Buddhist doctrine that there is no self implies that no suffering is "your" suffering, and so all suffering should be of equal concern to you. 
C)  According to the law of karma, the quality of your next life depends on your behavior in this life, and so the most effective way to reduce your suffering in the long run is to concern yourself with others' suffering. 
D)  Because attaching greater importance to your own suffering amounts to ethical egoism. 
A)  Since suffering requires a self and Buddhism teaches that there is no self, there is no such thing as suffering and thus no reason to be concerned about it. 
B)  Because the Buddhist doctrine that there is no self implies that no suffering is "your" suffering, and so all suffering should be of equal concern to you. 
C)  According to the law of karma, the quality of your next life depends on your behavior in this life, and so the most effective way to reduce your suffering in the long run is to concern yourself with others' suffering. 
D)  Because attaching greater importance to your own suffering amounts to ethical egoism.

Question 5

The Euthyphro dilemma begins with what question?

Accepted Answer

A)  Is it more effective to promote your self-interest by focusing on your own well-being or on the well-being of others? 
B)  Are right acts right because God commands them or does God command them because they are right? 
C)  Would one be obligated to obey God's commands if God were not perfectly good? 
D)  What should you do when your religion tells you to do one thing but your conscience tells you to do something else? 
A)  Is it more effective to promote your self-interest by focusing on your own well-being or on the well-being of others? 
B)  Are right acts right because God commands them or does God command them because they are right? 
C)  Would one be obligated to obey God's commands if God were not perfectly good? 
D)  What should you do when your religion tells you to do one thing but your conscience tells you to do something else?

According to ethical egoism, no one should consider anyone else's interests in any way when deciding what to do.

The Euthyphro dilemma makes no assumptions about whether God has commanded us to do what is right.

The Euthyphro dilemma is supposed to create a problem for divine command theory.

According to Santideva's NON-SELF argument, as presented in Chapter 10, why should you be just as concerned for others' suffering as you are for your own?

The Euthyphro dilemma begins with what question?

An Introduction to Arguments

Moral Arguments

Reasoning With Obligations

Reasoning About Consequences

Reasoning With Virtues and Vices

Reasoning With Principles and Counterexamples

Reasoning With Analogies

Answering Moral Questions

Skepticism, Subjectivism, and Relativism

Normative Theories, Part 1

Normative Theories, Part 2

Aristotle's Ethics: Exploring Virtue and Justice

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Exam 10: Religion and Moral Reasoning

According to ethical egoism, no one should consider anyone else's interests in any way when deciding what to do.

The Euthyphro dilemma makes no assumptions about whether God has commanded us to do what is right.

The Euthyphro dilemma is supposed to create a problem for divine command theory.

According to Santideva's NON-SELF argument, as presented in Chapter 10, why should you be just as concerned for others' suffering as you are for your own?

The Euthyphro dilemma begins with what question?

An Introduction to Arguments

Moral Arguments

Reasoning With Obligations

Reasoning About Consequences

Reasoning With Virtues and Vices

Reasoning With Principles and Counterexamples

Reasoning With Analogies

Answering Moral Questions

Skepticism, Subjectivism, and Relativism

Normative Theories, Part 1

Normative Theories, Part 2

Aristotle's Ethics: Exploring Virtue and Justice

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