Exam 2: Normative Theories of Ethics

Jeremy Bentham thought that a community is no more than the individuals who compose it and that the interests of the community are simply the sum of the interests of its members.

The statement that best defines rights is

Egoism as a psychological theory

The connection between rights and duties is that, generally speaking, if you have a right to do something, then someone else has a correlative duty to act in a certain way.

Which of the following represents a utilitarian belief?

Which of the following is true regarding Immanuel Kant's beliefs?

According to W. D. Ross's theory

Nonconsequentialists like Ross believe that

Consequentialism

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

A practical basis for discussing moral issues involves taking account of

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

The rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights are positive rights, not negative rights.

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

Which of the following is true regarding utilitarian beliefs?

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 Immanuel Kant, moral reasoning is based on observation.

A supererogatory act is an act that would be good to do, but not doing it is not wrong.

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

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