Question 1

Ethical egoism says that human beings are, as a matter of fact, so constructed that they must behave selfishly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

For those who are trying to make moral decisions

Accepted Answer

A)  it is impossible to make progress on controversial ethical issues unless everyone shares the same moral theory. 
B)  endorsing a moral principle doesn't require you to apply it in all similar situations. 
C)  moral judgments don't have to be related to some general moral principles. 
D)  in a moral discussion, clarifying the facts and spelling out the principles to which people are appealing can help us to reach a solution. 
A)  it is impossible to make progress on controversial ethical issues unless everyone shares the same moral theory. 
B)  endorsing a moral principle doesn't require you to apply it in all similar situations. 
C)  moral judgments don't have to be related to some general moral principles. 
D)  in a moral discussion, clarifying the facts and spelling out the principles to which people are appealing can help us to reach a solution. D

Question 3

One feature about utilitarianism that makes it appealing as a standard for moral decisions in business and nonbusiness organizations is that it provides a clear and straightforward basis for formulating and testing policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

According to act utilitarianism, an action is morally right if and only if

Accepted Answer

A)  it makes the person who does it happy. 
B)  everyone prefers that action to any other action. 
C)  it maximizes total, net happiness. 
D)  it brings only happiness and causes no pain. 
A)  it makes the person who does it happy. 
B)  everyone prefers that action to any other action. 
C)  it maximizes total, net happiness. 
D)  it brings only happiness and causes no pain.

Question 5

Which of the following is true regarding utilitarian beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Utilitarians wish to maximize happiness not simply immediately, but in the long run as well. 
B)  Utilitarians contend that we can determine with certainty what the future consequences of our present actions will be. 
C)  When choosing among possible actions, utilitarianism requires us to disregard our own happiness. 
D)  For the hedonistic utilitarian, knowledge, friendship, and aesthetic satisfaction are inherently good. 
A)  Utilitarians wish to maximize happiness not simply immediately, but in the long run as well. 
B)  Utilitarians contend that we can determine with certainty what the future consequences of our present actions will be. 
C)  When choosing among possible actions, utilitarianism requires us to disregard our own happiness. 
D)  For the hedonistic utilitarian, knowledge, friendship, and aesthetic satisfaction are inherently good.

Question 6

If you adopt egoism as your moral code, then

Accepted Answer

A)  you can never act honestly or be gracious or helpful to others. 
B)  you must endorse hedonism. 
C)  you must always avoid any unpleasant or painful experiences. 
D)  you believe that it is morally right to do whatever promotes your best interest. 
A)  you can never act honestly or be gracious or helpful to others. 
B)  you must endorse hedonism. 
C)  you must always avoid any unpleasant or painful experiences. 
D)  you believe that it is morally right to do whatever promotes your best interest.

Question 7

State two alternative formulations of Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative. What are these two formulations?

Accepted Answer

The first alternative formulation of Imm

Question 8

Richard Brandt defends a form of act utilitarianism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Nonconsequentialist theories of ethics never consider the consequences of an action or rule when making a moral judgment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Immanuel Kant, moral reasoning is based on factual knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to Immanuel Kant, lying is never morally permissible. Why does he believe this?

Accepted Answer

Immanuel Kant believed that lying is nev

Question 12

Immanuel Kant believed that it is only when we act out of feeling or sentiment that our actions have moral worth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the difference between legal rights and moral rights and between negative rights and positive rights?

Accepted Answer

Legal rights and moral rights are two di

Question 14

The case of the "death-bed promise" shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  utilitarianism may lead to conclusions that conflict with our ordinary ideas of right and wrong. 
B)  keeping your promises never maximizes happiness. 
C)  it was wrong to have made the promise in the first place. 
D)  utilitarianism reduces effectively to egoism in practice. 
A)  utilitarianism may lead to conclusions that conflict with our ordinary ideas of right and wrong. 
B)  keeping your promises never maximizes happiness. 
C)  it was wrong to have made the promise in the first place. 
D)  utilitarianism reduces effectively to egoism in practice.

Question 15

When a utilitarian like Jeremy Bentham advocates "the greatest happiness for the greatest number," we must consider unhappiness or pain as well as happiness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Rule utilitarianism applies the utilitarian standard, not to individual actions, but to moral codes as a whole.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Based on the reading, "When is "Everybody's Doing It" a moral justification?, " is ever an occasion when it is morally acceptable to follow others though some would say it is wrong? Justify your answer either way.

Accepted Answer

There may be occasions when it is morall

Question 18

According to Kant, when does an action have moral worth?

Accepted Answer

According to Immanuel Kant, an 18th-cent

Question 19

Utilitarianism is appealing as a standard for moral decision making in business. Which of the following provides a reason for this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Utilitarianism provides an objective way of resolving conflicts of self-interest. 
B)  Utilitarianism provides a rigid approach to moral decision making. 
C)  Utilitarianism provides a fuzzy standard for formulating and testing policies. 
D)  Utilitarianism gives us firm rules to follow, rules that don't permit exceptions. 
A)  Utilitarianism provides an objective way of resolving conflicts of self-interest. 
B)  Utilitarianism provides a rigid approach to moral decision making. 
C)  Utilitarianism provides a fuzzy standard for formulating and testing policies. 
D)  Utilitarianism gives us firm rules to follow, rules that don't permit exceptions.

Question 20

W. D. Ross denied that we have immediate, intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie obligations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Ethical egoism says that human beings are, as a matter of fact, so constructed that they must behave selfishly.

For those who are trying to make moral decisions

One feature about utilitarianism that makes it appealing as a standard for moral decisions in business and nonbusiness organizations is that it provides a clear and straightforward basis for formulating and testing policies.

According to act utilitarianism, an action is morally right if and only if

Which of the following is true regarding utilitarian beliefs?

If you adopt egoism as your moral code, then

State two alternative formulations of Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative. What are these two formulations?

Richard Brandt defends a form of act utilitarianism.

Nonconsequentialist theories of ethics never consider the consequences of an action or rule when making a moral judgment.

According to Immanuel Kant, moral reasoning is based on factual knowledge.

According to Immanuel Kant, lying is never morally permissible. Why does he believe this?

Immanuel Kant believed that it is only when we act out of feeling or sentiment that our actions have moral worth.

What is the difference between legal rights and moral rights and between negative rights and positive rights?

The case of the "death-bed promise" shows that

When a utilitarian like Jeremy Bentham advocates "the greatest happiness for the greatest number," we must consider unhappiness or pain as well as happiness.

Rule utilitarianism applies the utilitarian standard, not to individual actions, but to moral codes as a whole.

Based on the reading, "When is "Everybody's Doing It" a moral justification?, " is ever an occasion when it is morally acceptable to follow others though some would say it is wrong? Justify your answer either way.

According to Kant, when does an action have moral worth?

Utilitarianism is appealing as a standard for moral decision making in business. Which of the following provides a reason for this?

W. D. Ross denied that we have immediate, intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie obligations.

The Nature of Morality

Justice and Economic Distribution

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Exam 2: Normative Theories of Ethics

Ethical egoism says that human beings are, as a matter of fact, so constructed that they must behave selfishly.

For those who are trying to make moral decisions

One feature about utilitarianism that makes it appealing as a standard for moral decisions in business and nonbusiness organizations is that it provides a clear and straightforward basis for formulating and testing policies.

According to act utilitarianism, an action is morally right if and only if

Which of the following is true regarding utilitarian beliefs?

If you adopt egoism as your moral code, then

State two alternative formulations of Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative. What are these two formulations?

Richard Brandt defends a form of act utilitarianism.

Nonconsequentialist theories of ethics never consider the consequences of an action or rule when making a moral judgment.

According to Immanuel Kant, moral reasoning is based on factual knowledge.

According to Immanuel Kant, lying is never morally permissible. Why does he believe this?

Immanuel Kant believed that it is only when we act out of feeling or sentiment that our actions have moral worth.

What is the difference between legal rights and moral rights and between negative rights and positive rights?

The case of the "death-bed promise" shows that

When a utilitarian like Jeremy Bentham advocates "the greatest happiness for the greatest number," we must consider unhappiness or pain as well as happiness.

Rule utilitarianism applies the utilitarian standard, not to individual actions, but to moral codes as a whole.

Based on the reading, "When is "Everybody's Doing It" a moral justification?, " is ever an occasion when it is morally acceptable to follow others though some would say it is wrong? Justify your answer either way.

According to Kant, when does an action have moral worth?

Utilitarianism is appealing as a standard for moral decision making in business. Which of the following provides a reason for this?

W. D. Ross denied that we have immediate, intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie obligations.

The Nature of Morality

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

The Environment

The Workplace Basic Issues

The Workplace Todays Challenges

Moral Choices Facing Employees

Job Discrimination

Filters