Exam 3: Nonconsequentialist Deontologicaltheories of Morality

"Prima facie" duties are those duties that have no real obligation on us.

Which is a complaint often made against intuitionism?

A weakness of nonconsequentialists is that they try to avoid

The categorical imperative for Kant demands that you must follow absolute rules.

Rule nonconsequentialism is the belief that only the rules of God are moral.

On Kant's view, the ends can justify the means.

Who said that if you can't universalize your action then it is not moral?

Which of the following is an example of non-consequentialist ethical theories?

According to Kant, the only thing that is good without qualification is

The great Immanuel Kant thought that our inclinations were the best guide for morals.

Intuitionists believe that each of us has an immediate sense of right and wrong.

Nonconsequentialist theories of morality are based on a range of factors including the ends of our actions.

"If it feels good do it" is a popular slogan associated with which moral theory?

Who said that making a promise was self evidently to create a moral claim on us?

One of the most significant difficulties with prima facie duties is that it is difficult to establish which of them has priority over the others when there is conflict between two or more of them.

Which of the following is a strength of nonconsequentialist approaches?

Divine Command Theory is the view that self-interest, consequences, and motives are lower forms of ethical decision-making and therefore insufficient for ethical theory.

What is a presumed strength of Divine Command Theory?

Who believes that reasoning in moral matters is usually used to confirm our more direct sense of right and wrong?

For a Divine Command Theorist, the demands of a higher authority can be mitigated by human self-interest, concern for consequences, or human motivations.