Exam 4: The Power of Moral Theories

If John always acts to produce the most favorable balance of good over evil for himself,he is probably:

A moral theory that would have us torturing infants for fun conflicts with:

If Erika maintains that killing the innocent is wrong because the action is contrary to God's will,she probably accepts the:

According to Kant,the principle and the maxims derived from the categorical imperative are:

A traditional natural law theorist would say that lying is immoral because it:

A moral theory that judges the rightness of abortion by the end result of the action is:

To a(n)________,breaking promises is wrong because if the implied rule were universalized (if everyone followed the rule),then no promise anywhere could be trusted and the whole convention of promise making would be obliterated.Thus no one would be willing to live in such a world.

Suppose a moral theory is inconsistent with two of your most trustworthy and important moral judgments (and other considerations do not counterbalance this fact).You should then regard the theory as:

A consequentialist theory may define the good as:

A major reason for devising a moral theory is to:

A moral theory is:

We are entitled to accept our commonsense moral experience as trustworthy evidence unless:

Evaluating the worth of a moral theory requires the application of the:

John Rawls says that ________ are those judgments rendered under conditions favorable to justice,as opposed to judgments made with hesitation or little confidence.

A moral theory that suggests that our moral judgments cannot be rationally supported is inconsistent with:

Suppose your favored moral theory says that moral rightness is relative to each individual.This would imply that each person is morally infallible,which shows the theory to be:

In addition to being consistent with our considered moral judgments,a plausible moral theory should be consistent with:

A moral theory is:

A moral theory is ________ on an issue such as euthanasia.

According to ________,right actions are those that directly produce the greatest overall good,everyone considered.