Question 1

Utilitarians believe that

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge, friendship, and aesthetic satisfaction are intrinsically valuable (or inherently good). 
B)  we can predict with certainty the future consequences of our actions. 
C)  an action that leads to unhappiness is morally right if any other action that you could have performed instead would have brought about even more unhappiness. 
D)  an action can't be right if the people who are made happy by it are outnumbered by the people who are made unhappy by it. 
A)  knowledge, friendship, and aesthetic satisfaction are intrinsically valuable (or inherently good). 
B)  we can predict with certainty the future consequences of our actions. 
C)  an action that leads to unhappiness is morally right if any other action that you could have performed instead would have brought about even more unhappiness. 
D)  an action can't be right if the people who are made happy by it are outnumbered by the people who are made unhappy by it.

Question 2

"If you want to go to law school, then you must take the LSAT exam." This statement is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  the transcendental imperative. 
B)  the categorical imperative. 
C)  a hypothetical imperative. 
D)  irrational behavior. 
A)  the transcendental imperative. 
B)  the categorical imperative. 
C)  a hypothetical imperative. 
D)  irrational behavior.

Question 3

Human rights have at least four important characteristics. What are these characteristics of human rights?

Accepted Answer

The four important characteristics of hu

Question 4

A key idea of Immanuel Kant's ethical theory is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  all duties are prima facie duties. 
B)  the moral permissibility of our actions depends entirely upon their consequences. 
C)  we should treat people as ends in themselves, never merely as means. 
D)  only pleasure has intrinsic value. 
A)  all duties are prima facie duties. 
B)  the moral permissibility of our actions depends entirely upon their consequences. 
C)  we should treat people as ends in themselves, never merely as means. 
D)  only pleasure has intrinsic value.

Question 5

According to W. D. Ross, we have immediate intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie moral obligations/principles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Utilitarians believe that

"If you want to go to law school, then you must take the LSAT exam." This statement is an example of

Human rights have at least four important characteristics. What are these characteristics of human rights?

A key idea of Immanuel Kant's ethical theory is that:

According to W. D. Ross, we have immediate intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie moral obligations/principles.

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

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Exam 2: Normative Theories of Ethics

Utilitarians believe that

"If you want to go to law school, then you must take the LSAT exam." This statement is an example of

Human rights have at least four important characteristics. What are these characteristics of human rights?

A key idea of Immanuel Kant's ethical theory is that:

According to W. D. Ross, we have immediate intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie moral obligations/principles.

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