Question 1

The reading by Marilyn Friedman illustrates the position of

Accepted Answer

A)  Kantian feminist ethics. 
B)  care-focused feminist ethics. 
C)  power-focused feminist ethics. 
D)  first-wave feminist ethics.

Question 2

"The doctrine of the mean" refers to Aristotle's view that

Accepted Answer

A)  too many actions are mean spirited. 
B)  virtue is an intermediate position between two extremes. 
C)  we often compromise our principles by trying to satisfy everyone. 
D)  having moral virtue requires that the average of our good actions outweigh the average of our wrong actions.

Question 3

Which one of the following was not included in Bentham's hedonic calculus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intensity: How strong is the pleasure? 
B)  Duration: How long will the pleasure last? 
C)  Value: Is the pleasure a lower,physical pleasure or a higher,intellectual pleasure? 
D)  Extent: How many people will be affected?

Question 4

Utilitarianism is not a form of ethical relativism because the utilitarian believes that

Accepted Answer

A)  there are actions that are absolutely wrong,even if they produce the best consequences. 
B)  what produces pleasure or happiness will be the same for everyone. 
C)  even though moral principles are relative,people tend to arrive at the same moral judgments. 
D)  moral principles are objective even if their application is relative.

Question 5

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.

Question 6

Which of the following claims made by the utilitarians would Kant reject?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethical principles are objective. 
B)  Ethics concerns only our relations with others,for we have no moral duties to ourselves. 
C)  There can be a difference between what society thinks is moral and what really is. 
D)  all of the above

Exam 5: The Search for Ethical Values