Question 1

Karl Marx drew an analogy between a healthy mind and a healthy body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A just person, according to Plato, is one:

Accepted Answer

A)  who acts autonomously. 
B)  who obeys the laws of the state. 
C)  who knows his place in society. 
D)  who never acts selfishly. 
E)  in whom each part of the soul exercises its proper function. 
A)  who acts autonomously. 
B)  who obeys the laws of the state. 
C)  who knows his place in society. 
D)  who never acts selfishly. 
E)  in whom each part of the soul exercises its proper function.

Question 3

According to Bentham, all pleasures are equal, except that:

Accepted Answer

A)  some last longer than others. 
B)  intellectual pleasures are better than physical ones. 
C)  some are more intense than others. 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  Both A and C 
A)  some last longer than others. 
B)  intellectual pleasures are better than physical ones. 
C)  some are more intense than others. 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  Both A and C

Question 4

Jaggar believes that feminist ethics must be an extension of politics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Those who've considered the problem agree that the key to a healthy personality is:

Accepted Answer

A)  being honest with oneself. 
B)  discovering the proper internal ordering of the self. 
C)  behaving autonomously. 
D)  to seek pleasure and avoid pain. 
E)  to recognize that humans have infinite worth. 
A)  being honest with oneself. 
B)  discovering the proper internal ordering of the self. 
C)  behaving autonomously. 
D)  to seek pleasure and avoid pain. 
E)  to recognize that humans have infinite worth.

Question 6

Hume believed that "reason is, and only ought to be, the slave of the passions."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to Hursthouse, a virtue need not benefit its possessor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Bentham's primary concern as a philosopher was social reform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

For Kant, the central problem of ethics is:

Accepted Answer

A)  determining what one ought to do. 
B)  to reconcile science with the commands of God. 
C)  to do what is right even in the face of temptation 
D)  how to develop a good character. 
E)  to come to know oneself fully. 
A)  determining what one ought to do. 
B)  to reconcile science with the commands of God. 
C)  to do what is right even in the face of temptation 
D)  how to develop a good character. 
E)  to come to know oneself fully.

Question 10

According to Plato, a brave person is one whose spirited part ignores the warnings of reason.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Kant believed science posed an important challenge to the claim that we are free to choose our actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to Bentham, ethical "hard choices":

Accepted Answer

A)  can be solved by simply counting up all the pleasures and pains involved. 
B)  can only be resolved by giving up utilitarianism. 
C)  are not common enough to be important. 
D)  are caused by selfishness. 
E)  can be solved only by moral relativism. 
A)  can be solved by simply counting up all the pleasures and pains involved. 
B)  can only be resolved by giving up utilitarianism. 
C)  are not common enough to be important. 
D)  are caused by selfishness. 
E)  can be solved only by moral relativism.

Question 13

Kant believed men and women possessed different virtues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Kant held that the proper foundation of morality could be established by:

Accepted Answer

A)  consulting religious doctrine. 
B)  divine inspiration. 
C)  the use of reason alone. 
D)  careful observation of human society. 
E)  Any of the above 
A)  consulting religious doctrine. 
B)  divine inspiration. 
C)  the use of reason alone. 
D)  careful observation of human society. 
E)  Any of the above

Question 15

If Kant is right about the nature of persons, it never makes sense to ask if we have acted rationally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Who of the following was not a utilitarian?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lucretius 
B)  Epicurus 
C)  David Hume 
D)  Jeremy Bentham 
E)  John Stuart Mill 
A)  Lucretius 
B)  Epicurus 
C)  David Hume 
D)  Jeremy Bentham 
E)  John Stuart Mill

Question 17

John Stuart Mill argued that subjection of women was one of the chief hindrances to human improvement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to Bentham, an act is right if it:

Accepted Answer

A)  produces pleasure. 
B)  produces more pleasure than pain. 
C)  maximizes the pleasure of the person acting. 
D)  maximizes the pleasure of everyone affected by the act. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  produces pleasure. 
B)  produces more pleasure than pain. 
C)  maximizes the pleasure of the person acting. 
D)  maximizes the pleasure of everyone affected by the act. 
E)  None of the above

Question 19

The field of ethics includes the study of:

Accepted Answer

A)  which character traits are good and bad. 
B)  how we ought to act. 
C)  what a good person is. 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  All of the above 
A)  which character traits are good and bad. 
B)  how we ought to act. 
C)  what a good person is. 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following was one of Plato's three parts of the soul?

Accepted Answer

A)  justice 
B)  appetite 
C)  imagination 
D)  morality 
E)  None of the above 
A)  justice 
B)  appetite 
C)  imagination 
D)  morality 
E)  None of the above

Karl Marx drew an analogy between a healthy mind and a healthy body.

A just person, according to Plato, is one:

According to Bentham, all pleasures are equal, except that:

Jaggar believes that feminist ethics must be an extension of politics.

Those who've considered the problem agree that the key to a healthy personality is:

Hume believed that "reason is, and only ought to be, the slave of the passions."

According to Hursthouse, a virtue need not benefit its possessor.

Bentham's primary concern as a philosopher was social reform.

For Kant, the central problem of ethics is:

According to Plato, a brave person is one whose spirited part ignores the warnings of reason.

Kant believed science posed an important challenge to the claim that we are free to choose our actions.

According to Bentham, ethical "hard choices":

Kant believed men and women possessed different virtues.

Kant held that the proper foundation of morality could be established by:

If Kant is right about the nature of persons, it never makes sense to ask if we have acted rationally.

Who of the following was not a utilitarian?

John Stuart Mill argued that subjection of women was one of the chief hindrances to human improvement.

According to Bentham, an act is right if it:

The field of ethics includes the study of:

Which of the following was one of Plato's three parts of the soul?

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Exam 5: Ethical Theory

Karl Marx drew an analogy between a healthy mind and a healthy body.

A just person, according to Plato, is one:

According to Bentham, all pleasures are equal, except that:

Jaggar believes that feminist ethics must be an extension of politics.

Those who've considered the problem agree that the key to a healthy personality is:

Hume believed that "reason is, and only ought to be, the slave of the passions."

According to Hursthouse, a virtue need not benefit its possessor.

Bentham's primary concern as a philosopher was social reform.

For Kant, the central problem of ethics is:

According to Plato, a brave person is one whose spirited part ignores the warnings of reason.

Kant believed science posed an important challenge to the claim that we are free to choose our actions.

According to Bentham, ethical "hard choices":

Kant believed men and women possessed different virtues.

Kant held that the proper foundation of morality could be established by:

If Kant is right about the nature of persons, it never makes sense to ask if we have acted rationally.

Who of the following was not a utilitarian?

John Stuart Mill argued that subjection of women was one of the chief hindrances to human improvement.

According to Bentham, an act is right if it:

The field of ethics includes the study of:

Which of the following was one of Plato's three parts of the soul?

What Is Philosophy

Theory of Knowledge

Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind

Philosophy of Science

Social and Political Philosophy

Philosophy of Art

Philosophy of Religion

Filters