Question 1

Living for pleasure will not, in general, ensure that our lives will be good or satisfying.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Some who believe that morality originates from a morally good God still face the question of whether we should follow God's laws just because they are God's commands or

Accepted Answer

A) whether we believe the laws are good because they are God's laws. 
B) whether there is a moral law at all. 
C) whether we can know God exists. 
D) whether we recognize that God is good because his laws are good. 
A) whether we believe the laws are good because they are God's laws. 
B) whether there is a moral law at all. 
C) whether we can know God exists. 
D) whether we recognize that God is good because his laws are good. D

Question 3

In considering the morality of a lie, for Jeremy Bentham the key question would not be "What would be the actual consequences of my lying in this situation?" but rather "What if everyone were to lie?"

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Someone who is an ethical egoist must also believe in psychological egoism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Someone who always acts just for her own self-interest would be likely to miss out on some important benefits and lose some of the social and personal richness of human action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

List six of Aristotle's virtues.

Accepted Answer

Should include six of the foll

Question 7

One implication of Kant's moral philosophy is that the same moral principles apply to all people in all societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to Kant's moral theory, actions are to be judged by their

Accepted Answer

A) actual short-term consequences. 
B) intentions. 
C) actual long-term consequences. 
D) emotional effects on you. 
A) actual short-term consequences. 
B) intentions. 
C) actual long-term consequences. 
D) emotional effects on you.

Question 9

In order for an action to be free of selfishness, it has to be free of the desire for the approval of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Utilitarianism differs from duty-based morality because it says actions are right

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A) when they produce the most happiness for the greatest number of people. 
B) when they arise from useful intentions. 
C) when they make the actor happy. 
D) when they express a virtuous character. 
A) when they produce the most happiness for the greatest number of people. 
B) when they arise from useful intentions. 
C) when they make the actor happy. 
D) when they express a virtuous character.

Question 11

What is the good life, according to hedonists?

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Hedonists believe that the good life inv

Question 12

After Bill helped the elderly gentleman with his bags, he wondered if he wasn't simply being selfish, since he felt good afterwards about what he did. Psychological egoism would be true of Bill's actions only if

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A) Bill had the desire to help only because helping made Bill feel good. 
B) Bill felt good after helping. 
C) by not acting Bill's conscience would have bothered him later. 
D) Bill acted out of his own desire to help. 
A) Bill had the desire to help only because helping made Bill feel good. 
B) Bill felt good after helping. 
C) by not acting Bill's conscience would have bothered him later. 
D) Bill acted out of his own desire to help.

Question 13

Kant believed that

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A) an action cannot be morally right if it causes more pain than pleasure overall. 
B) an action is morally right if it is in accordance with the Ten Commandments. 
C) an action is morally right if it seems to me to be morally right. 
D) an action can be morally right even though its consequences turn out to be bad. 
A) an action cannot be morally right if it causes more pain than pleasure overall. 
B) an action is morally right if it is in accordance with the Ten Commandments. 
C) an action is morally right if it seems to me to be morally right. 
D) an action can be morally right even though its consequences turn out to be bad.

Question 14

John Stuart Mill changed Bentham's principle of utility to allow for qualitative differences in pleasures in order to make utilitarianism more consistent with our sense of fairness and justice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When Nietzsche said that "God is dead," he meant that

Accepted Answer

A) belief in God is no longer the center of peoples' lives. 
B) atheism must be true. 
C) atheism is now true, although it once was false. 
D) while it's true that God exists, we have fallen away from true belief. 
A) belief in God is no longer the center of peoples' lives. 
B) atheism must be true. 
C) atheism is now true, although it once was false. 
D) while it's true that God exists, we have fallen away from true belief.

Question 16

You are thinking of borrowing some money and are promising to pay it back, though you know you can't keep your promise. For Kant, such an action would be

Accepted Answer

A) wrong, because it wouldn't be possible for this to be a general policy, where everyone acted similarly. 
B) wrong, even though it would be possible for this to be a general policy, where everyone acted similarly. 
C) wrong, because it might backfire on you in the future. 
D) justifiable, so long as you were honest with yourself about what you are doing. 
A) wrong, because it wouldn't be possible for this to be a general policy, where everyone acted similarly. 
B) wrong, even though it would be possible for this to be a general policy, where everyone acted similarly. 
C) wrong, because it might backfire on you in the future. 
D) justifiable, so long as you were honest with yourself about what you are doing.

Question 17

The dominant tradition in Western philosophy has tended to assign a privileged role to a detached version of reason, denigrating the body and emotion while overlooking how this point of view is itself patriarchal and culturally biased. Western feminist philosophers have offered broad critiques of this tradition and its patriarchal (or masculinist)assumptions. Write an essay detailing this perspective, focusing first on the feminist critique of patriarchal assumptions about sex and gender. Then look at how feminists challenge cultural assumptions about three of the following issues: nature; the body and reason; gender, moral reasoning, and emotion; science; and language.

Accepted Answer

This is an expository essay on feminist

Question 18

Aristotle believes that virtuous action

Accepted Answer

A) seeks pleasure as a reward rather than success. 
B) requires abstention from the pleasures of food, drink, and sex. 
C) passes the "Goldilocks test": it is not too much, nor too little, but just right. 
D) is action done in accordance with duty. 
A) seeks pleasure as a reward rather than success. 
B) requires abstention from the pleasures of food, drink, and sex. 
C) passes the "Goldilocks test": it is not too much, nor too little, but just right. 
D) is action done in accordance with duty.

Question 19

We use moral theories to help us justify and interpret moral principles and rules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

One problem with Ayn Rand's ethical egoism is that it assumes that

Accepted Answer

A) one can act in one's self-interest. 
B) one ought to act in one's own self-interest. 
C) if an act is for the benefit of others, then it cannot be to one's own benefit as well. 
D) if an act is for the benefit of others, then it can be to one's own benefit as well. 
A) one can act in one's self-interest. 
B) one ought to act in one's own self-interest. 
C) if an act is for the benefit of others, then it cannot be to one's own benefit as well. 
D) if an act is for the benefit of others, then it can be to one's own benefit as well.

Living for pleasure will not, in general, ensure that our lives will be good or satisfying.

Some who believe that morality originates from a morally good God still face the question of whether we should follow God's laws just because they are God's commands or

In considering the morality of a lie, for Jeremy Bentham the key question would not be "What would be the actual consequences of my lying in this situation?" but rather "What if everyone were to lie?"

Someone who is an ethical egoist must also believe in psychological egoism.

Someone who always acts just for her own self-interest would be likely to miss out on some important benefits and lose some of the social and personal richness of human action.

List six of Aristotle's virtues.

One implication of Kant's moral philosophy is that the same moral principles apply to all people in all societies.

According to Kant's moral theory, actions are to be judged by their

In order for an action to be free of selfishness, it has to be free of the desire for the approval of others.

Utilitarianism differs from duty-based morality because it says actions are right

What is the good life, according to hedonists?

After Bill helped the elderly gentleman with his bags, he wondered if he wasn't simply being selfish, since he felt good afterwards about what he did. Psychological egoism would be true of Bill's actions only if

Kant believed that

John Stuart Mill changed Bentham's principle of utility to allow for qualitative differences in pleasures in order to make utilitarianism more consistent with our sense of fairness and justice.

When Nietzsche said that "God is dead," he meant that

You are thinking of borrowing some money and are promising to pay it back, though you know you can't keep your promise. For Kant, such an action would be

Aristotle believes that virtuous action

We use moral theories to help us justify and interpret moral principles and rules.

One problem with Ayn Rand's ethical egoism is that it assumes that

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Exam 8: Morality and the Good Life

Living for pleasure will not, in general, ensure that our lives will be good or satisfying.

Some who believe that morality originates from a morally good God still face the question of whether we should follow God's laws just because they are God's commands or

In considering the morality of a lie, for Jeremy Bentham the key question would not be "What would be the actual consequences of my lying in this situation?" but rather "What if everyone were to lie?"

Someone who is an ethical egoist must also believe in psychological egoism.

Someone who always acts just for her own self-interest would be likely to miss out on some important benefits and lose some of the social and personal richness of human action.

List six of Aristotle's virtues.

One implication of Kant's moral philosophy is that the same moral principles apply to all people in all societies.

According to Kant's moral theory, actions are to be judged by their

In order for an action to be free of selfishness, it has to be free of the desire for the approval of others.

Utilitarianism differs from duty-based morality because it says actions are right

What is the good life, according to hedonists?

After Bill helped the elderly gentleman with his bags, he wondered if he wasn't simply being selfish, since he felt good afterwards about what he did. Psychological egoism would be true of Bill's actions only if

Kant believed that

John Stuart Mill changed Bentham's principle of utility to allow for qualitative differences in pleasures in order to make utilitarianism more consistent with our sense of fairness and justice.

When Nietzsche said that "God is dead," he meant that

You are thinking of borrowing some money and are promising to pay it back, though you know you can't keep your promise. For Kant, such an action would be

Aristotle believes that virtuous action

We use moral theories to help us justify and interpret moral principles and rules.

One problem with Ayn Rand's ethical egoism is that it assumes that

Philosophical Questions

The Meaning of Life

God

The Nature of Reality

The Search for the Truth

Self

Freedom

Justice and the Good Society

Beauty

Non-Western Philosophy

Filters