Question 1

Who developed the categorical imperative?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mill 
B)  Artistotle 
C)  Aquinas 
D)  Kant 
A)  Mill 
B)  Artistotle 
C)  Aquinas 
D)  Kant

Question 2

Carol Gilligan criticized the model of stages of moral development developed by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Carol Gilligan criticized the model of stages...

Question 3

Epicurus was concerned with "sober thinking".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

John Finnis endorses ____________________ ____________________ ethics.

Accepted Answer

The answer of John Finnis endorses ____________________ ____________________ ethics....

Question 5

Bentham developed a(n)____________________ calculus.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Bentham developed a(n)____________________ calculus....

Question 6

Which of the following philosophers was a hedonist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Harry Browne 
B)  Plato 
C)  Epicurus 
D)  James Rachel 
A)  Harry Browne 
B)  Plato 
C)  Epicurus 
D)  James Rachel

Question 7

Ethics is the study of

Accepted Answer

A)  Morality 
B)  Religion 
C)  Metaphysics 
D)  Efficacy 
A)  Morality 
B)  Religion 
C)  Metaphysics 
D)  Efficacy

Question 8

____________________ consists of the standards that an individual or a group has about what is right and wrong.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ consists of the standards that an...

Question 9

Do you believe that abortion is ever morally acceptable? If so,under what circumstances? If not,why not? In both cases you must justify your views.Do your views on the morality of abortion commit you to any position on the question of whether or not it should be legal? Explain your answer here.

Accepted Answer

As a complex and sensitive issue, my vie

Question 10

Would you walk away from Omelas? If you would,do you believe that you would thereby be partially to blame for the suffering that you left behind,if you did not attempt to stop it? Or could you coherently argue that you were not so responsible,on the grounds that holding you to be responsible for it would be to endorse an aspect of an ethical view (i.e.,the lack of a distinction between acts and omissions)that you are rejecting by walking away?

Accepted Answer

The question of whether to walk away fro

Question 11

Epictetus was concerned only with appearances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The psychologist Carol Gilligan argued that

Accepted Answer

A)  all children employ the same ethical principles. 
B)  children whose parents had more education had higher levels of moral development. 
C)  women tend to approach ethics differently from men. 
D)  women tend to approach ethics by focusing on being impartial. 
A)  all children employ the same ethical principles. 
B)  children whose parents had more education had higher levels of moral development. 
C)  women tend to approach ethics differently from men. 
D)  women tend to approach ethics by focusing on being impartial.

Question 13

The ethical view that holds that humans should live according to nature is called

Accepted Answer

A)  natural law ethics. 
B)  deontological ethics. 
C)  virtue ethics. 
D)  consequentialist ethics. 
A)  natural law ethics. 
B)  deontological ethics. 
C)  virtue ethics. 
D)  consequentialist ethics.

Question 14

Nel Noddings argues that

Accepted Answer

A)  Care is superior to principles 
B)  Love is superior to rights 
C)  Duties are superior to caring 
D)  Ethics is culturally relative 
A)  Care is superior to principles 
B)  Love is superior to rights 
C)  Duties are superior to caring 
D)  Ethics is culturally relative

Question 15

In what ways are ethical egoism and utilitarianism similar,and in what ways are they different? Which do you believe is the more persuasive of the two theories?

Accepted Answer

Ethical egoism and utilitarianism are bo

Question 16

Do you believe that a theory of what makes an action right should also provide an account of why we should perform right actions? If you do not,explain what you think the purpose of moral theories is,if they are not intended to motivate persons to do the right thing.If you do think that moral theories should be prescriptive in this sense,choose either (a)Kantian deontology,or (b)utilitarianism,and asses how well their achieve this end.

Accepted Answer

I believe that a theory of what makes an

Question 17

The view that there is only one correct morality is

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethical absolutism 
B)  Ethical egoism 
C)  Ethical relativism 
D)  Ethical moralism 
A)  Ethical absolutism 
B)  Ethical egoism 
C)  Ethical relativism 
D)  Ethical moralism

Question 18

The second version of the categorical imperative says

Accepted Answer

A)  treat people as an end and never as a means only. 
B)  decide if the consequences of your action would make people happy. 
C)  ask yourself if you would want everyone to follow your example. 
D)  think about how you would feel if people knew what you did. 
A)  treat people as an end and never as a means only. 
B)  decide if the consequences of your action would make people happy. 
C)  ask yourself if you would want everyone to follow your example. 
D)  think about how you would feel if people knew what you did.

Question 19

Basic to the doctrines of Buddhism are the

Accepted Answer

A)  Five Noble Truths 
B)  Four Noble Truths 
C)  Three Noble Commands 
D)  Six Noble Commands 
A)  Five Noble Truths 
B)  Four Noble Truths 
C)  Three Noble Commands 
D)  Six Noble Commands

Question 20

What philosopher argues that killing an adult human being is wrong because it deprives one of a fundamental good: one's own future life with all its experiences,activities,projects,and enjoyments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jane English 
B)  Richard Hare 
C)  Immanual Kant 
D)  Don Marquis 
A)  Jane English 
B)  Richard Hare 
C)  Immanual Kant 
D)  Don Marquis

Who developed the categorical imperative?

Carol Gilligan criticized the model of stages of moral development developed by ____________________.

Epicurus was concerned with "sober thinking".

John Finnis endorses ethics.

Bentham developed a(n)____________________ calculus.

Which of the following philosophers was a hedonist?

Ethics is the study of

____________________ consists of the standards that an individual or a group has about what is right and wrong.

Do you believe that abortion is ever morally acceptable? If so,under what circumstances? If not,why not? In both cases you must justify your views.Do your views on the morality of abortion commit you to any position on the question of whether or not it should be legal? Explain your answer here.

Epictetus was concerned only with appearances.

The psychologist Carol Gilligan argued that

The ethical view that holds that humans should live according to nature is called

Nel Noddings argues that

In what ways are ethical egoism and utilitarianism similar,and in what ways are they different? Which do you believe is the more persuasive of the two theories?

The view that there is only one correct morality is

The second version of the categorical imperative says

Basic to the doctrines of Buddhism are the

What philosopher argues that killing an adult human being is wrong because it deprives one of a fundamental good: one's own future life with all its experiences,activities,projects,and enjoyments?

The Nature of Philosophy

Human Nature

Reality and Being

Philosophy, Religion, and God

The Sources of Knowledge

Truth

Social and Political Philosophy

Postscript: The Meaning of Life

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Exam 7: Ethics

Who developed the categorical imperative?

Carol Gilligan criticized the model of stages of moral development developed by ____________________.

Epicurus was concerned with "sober thinking".

John Finnis endorses ____________________ ____________________ ethics.

Bentham developed a(n)____________________ calculus.

Which of the following philosophers was a hedonist?

Ethics is the study of

____________________ consists of the standards that an individual or a group has about what is right and wrong.

Do you believe that abortion is ever morally acceptable? If so,under what circumstances? If not,why not? In both cases you must justify your views.Do your views on the morality of abortion commit you to any position on the question of whether or not it should be legal? Explain your answer here.

Epictetus was concerned only with appearances.

The psychologist Carol Gilligan argued that

The ethical view that holds that humans should live according to nature is called

Nel Noddings argues that

In what ways are ethical egoism and utilitarianism similar,and in what ways are they different? Which do you believe is the more persuasive of the two theories?

The view that there is only one correct morality is

The second version of the categorical imperative says

Basic to the doctrines of Buddhism are the

What philosopher argues that killing an adult human being is wrong because it deprives one of a fundamental good: one's own future life with all its experiences,activities,projects,and enjoyments?

The Nature of Philosophy

Human Nature

Reality and Being

Philosophy, Religion, and God

The Sources of Knowledge

Truth

Social and Political Philosophy

Postscript: The Meaning of Life

Filters

John Finnis endorses ethics.