Exam 13: Considering the Consequences

The motives for the act or the nature of the act itself are not important considerations for ______.

John Stuart Mill equated pleasure and ______.

In theory,critics argue,a utilitarian would ______ in order to prevent a race riot.

Which of the following is not one of the steps in the process for resolving an ethical dilemma from a utilitarian perspective?

Name two classical utilitarian theorists.

______ emphasizes the effects of an action,and if an action produces more beneficial effects than harmful effects,it is considered an ethical action.

A/An ______ utilitarian faced with the situation of giving false testimony would likely do so because the consequences of that particular act would be good.

Which of the following would a utilitarian oppose?

Utilitarianism is also criticized because it does not take ______ into account.

Which of the following is not one of the arguments of act consequentialists?

Utilitarianism is mistaken in claiming that only consequences matter,and this can be illustrated by reference to ______.

A ______ that requires us to subordinate everything to promote the general welfare would have the effect of causing us to give no priority to our own interests.

Which famous philosopher is said to have provided a more refined version of the doctrine of consequentialism?

Utilitarianism requires that people ignore their own self-interest.

______ consequentialists believe that if more pleasure is produced,the act will be considered morally right.

In contrast to Act Consequentialism,Rule Consequentialism ______.

If a police officer with a distinguished record is found to have given false testimony about a minor fact,such as where he states he put a recovered weapon into a police vehicle after arresting an offender when his partner in fact did so,the utilitarian prosecutor considering a perjury prosecution should give great weight to the ______.

In conducting a utilitarian analysis,one must consider the rights of the ______.

What is an important and widely discussed theory of ethical action and establishes that what makes an act morally right or wrong is its consequences and nothing more?

______ consequentialists are subject to criticism for the argument that if they take rules to be absolute and without exception,then they will have abandoned consequentialism.