Question 1

What moral demands does Hursthouse believe we can place on those considering an abortion?

Accepted Answer

A)  to consider the relevant issues and treat the decision seriously 
B)  to preserve potential life whenever existent life is not in danger 
C)  to assert autonomy whenever possible 
D)  to educate others on local availability 
A)  to consider the relevant issues and treat the decision seriously 
B)  to preserve potential life whenever existent life is not in danger 
C)  to assert autonomy whenever possible 
D)  to educate others on local availability A

Question 2

Hursthouse claims which of the following about abortion?

Accepted Answer

A)  A moral theory ought to provide practical guidance on how to evaluate difficult moral situations like abortion. 
B)  Debates about abortion should focus on whether the fetus has the status of a person. 
C)  Since laws inhibiting a woman's right to choose what happens to her body are wrong,it is morally acceptable to have an abortion. 
D)  It is inappropriate to expect profound metaphysical debates to be resolved prior to doing ethics. 
A)  A moral theory ought to provide practical guidance on how to evaluate difficult moral situations like abortion. 
B)  Debates about abortion should focus on whether the fetus has the status of a person. 
C)  Since laws inhibiting a woman's right to choose what happens to her body are wrong,it is morally acceptable to have an abortion. 
D)  It is inappropriate to expect profound metaphysical debates to be resolved prior to doing ethics. D

Question 3

Care ethics and an awareness of gender essentialism encourage an examination of morality from a different perspective.Briefly discuss what sort of ethical theory can originate from these discussions.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.A sufficient response should/might include the discussion that what is sought is an acceptance of both principle-based ("rationality")aspects and awareness of care-ethics-derived sensitivity to emotional,psychological,and relational saliencies.The inclusion of these aspects should not be understood as "male" and "female" thinking;instead of different modes of thinking about morality,some of the difference may involve an awareness of the socialization of gender roles.

Question 4

What role does emotion serve in the ethics of care?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Which of the following expresses one of Aristotle's views about freedom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some people lack the appropriate deliberative skills required for freedom. 
B)  Everyone is capable of eventually attaining the level of rationality and civilization required to be free. 
C)  Non-Athenians need to be ruled benevolently for their own good,just as parents take care of their children. 
D)  The victors in war have the right to enslave those they capture. 
A)  Some people lack the appropriate deliberative skills required for freedom. 
B)  Everyone is capable of eventually attaining the level of rationality and civilization required to be free. 
C)  Non-Athenians need to be ruled benevolently for their own good,just as parents take care of their children. 
D)  The victors in war have the right to enslave those they capture.

Question 6

What potential implication can we take from the social psychology experiments discussed in the chapter?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are links between social class and virtuous action. 
B)  Aristotle's approach does not work for contemporary culture. 
C)  People do not act as virtuously as we might expect. 
D)  Anecdotal evidence suggests that Aristotle was correct. 
A)  There are links between social class and virtuous action. 
B)  Aristotle's approach does not work for contemporary culture. 
C)  People do not act as virtuously as we might expect. 
D)  Anecdotal evidence suggests that Aristotle was correct.

Question 7

For Aristotle the life of flourishing partially depends upon having financial success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Briefly describe what makes ethics of care approaches distinct from other moral theories in the Western tradition.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

How does Aristotle respond to criticisms that his theory is not sufficiently action guiding?

Accepted Answer

A)  We will make mistakes in choosing actions,regardless of theories of morality. 
B)  Those who are sufficiently virtuous will know which actions to choose. 
C)  Moral evaluation of action is based upon social norms. 
D)  Study with mentors will resolve this problem. 
A)  We will make mistakes in choosing actions,regardless of theories of morality. 
B)  Those who are sufficiently virtuous will know which actions to choose. 
C)  Moral evaluation of action is based upon social norms. 
D)  Study with mentors will resolve this problem.

Question 10

Some critics of care ethics have claimed that by emphasizing care's close ties to femininity that there is a danger of establishing a gendered hierarchy in ethics.Explain this more fully and provide your thoughts about this objection.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Briefly describe how Frye's metaphor of a birdcage can be used to discuss oppression surrounding sexuality.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Which of the following does the author point to in the discussion of Aristotle's opinion of women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotle's experiences in Alexander's court 
B)  the rocky relationship that Aristotle had with his wife,Pythias 
C)  an underlying elitism 
D)  Aristotle's status as a non-Athenian 
A)  Aristotle's experiences in Alexander's court 
B)  the rocky relationship that Aristotle had with his wife,Pythias 
C)  an underlying elitism 
D)  Aristotle's status as a non-Athenian

Question 13

Darley and Batson's experiment on moral practice found which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those who had just experienced good luck were more likely to act morally correct. 
B)  People in a hurry were less likely to act morally correct. 
C)  Women were more apt to act morally correct than men. 
D)  Men were more apt to act morally correct than women. 
A)  Those who had just experienced good luck were more likely to act morally correct. 
B)  People in a hurry were less likely to act morally correct. 
C)  Women were more apt to act morally correct than men. 
D)  Men were more apt to act morally correct than women.

What moral demands does Hursthouse believe we can place on those considering an abortion?

Hursthouse claims which of the following about abortion?

Care ethics and an awareness of gender essentialism encourage an examination of morality from a different perspective.Briefly discuss what sort of ethical theory can originate from these discussions.

What role does emotion serve in the ethics of care?

Which of the following expresses one of Aristotle's views about freedom?

What potential implication can we take from the social psychology experiments discussed in the chapter?

For Aristotle the life of flourishing partially depends upon having financial success.

Briefly describe what makes ethics of care approaches distinct from other moral theories in the Western tradition.

How does Aristotle respond to criticisms that his theory is not sufficiently action guiding?

Some critics of care ethics have claimed that by emphasizing care's close ties to femininity that there is a danger of establishing a gendered hierarchy in ethics.Explain this more fully and provide your thoughts about this objection.

Briefly describe how Frye's metaphor of a birdcage can be used to discuss oppression surrounding sexuality.

Which of the following does the author point to in the discussion of Aristotle's opinion of women?

Darley and Batson's experiment on moral practice found which of the following?

Moral Philosophy and Moral Reasoning

Cultural Relativism

Skepticism and Subjectivism

Free Will and Moral Responsibility

Religion and Natural Law

Egoism

The Social Contract

Utilitarianism: Bentham and Mill

Challenges for Utilitarianism

Deontology: Kant

Challenges for Kantian Ethics

Virtue Ethics: Aristotle

The Ethics of Gender and Race

Developing a Moral Outlook

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Exam 13: Challenges for Virtue Ethics

What moral demands does Hursthouse believe we can place on those considering an abortion?

Hursthouse claims which of the following about abortion?

Care ethics and an awareness of gender essentialism encourage an examination of morality from a different perspective.Briefly discuss what sort of ethical theory can originate from these discussions.

What role does emotion serve in the ethics of care?

Which of the following expresses one of Aristotle's views about freedom?

What potential implication can we take from the social psychology experiments discussed in the chapter?

For Aristotle the life of flourishing partially depends upon having financial success.

Briefly describe what makes ethics of care approaches distinct from other moral theories in the Western tradition.

How does Aristotle respond to criticisms that his theory is not sufficiently action guiding?

Some critics of care ethics have claimed that by emphasizing care's close ties to femininity that there is a danger of establishing a gendered hierarchy in ethics.Explain this more fully and provide your thoughts about this objection.

Briefly describe how Frye's metaphor of a birdcage can be used to discuss oppression surrounding sexuality.

Which of the following does the author point to in the discussion of Aristotle's opinion of women?

Darley and Batson's experiment on moral practice found which of the following?

Moral Philosophy and Moral Reasoning

Cultural Relativism

Skepticism and Subjectivism

Free Will and Moral Responsibility

Religion and Natural Law

Egoism

The Social Contract

Utilitarianism: Bentham and Mill

Challenges for Utilitarianism

Deontology: Kant

Challenges for Kantian Ethics

Virtue Ethics: Aristotle

The Ethics of Gender and Race

Developing a Moral Outlook

Filters