Question 1

In Lord of the Flies, the defects of society are traced back to defects in

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A)  laws. 
B)  human nature. 
C)  religion. 
D)  education. 
A)  laws. 
B)  human nature. 
C)  religion. 
D)  education.

Question 2

According to Pojman, Lord of the Flies portrays a

Accepted Answer

A)  Victorian utopia. 
B)  dystopia. 
C)  Christian Eden. 
D)  microcosm of civilization. 
A)  Victorian utopia. 
B)  dystopia. 
C)  Christian Eden. 
D)  microcosm of civilization.

Question 3

Hobbes thought that only an absolute sovereign could establish or ensure peace and civil society. Is he correct? What would his estimation of democracy be? Could democratic society make use of his analysis? How would democrats modify Hobbes's theory?

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Hobbes believed that only an absolute so

Question 4

The Lord of the Flies recounts an actual event.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How does Pojman relate Golding's novel to Hobbes's account of morality?

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Louis Pojman, a philosopher known for hi

Question 6

Hobbes writes that in a state of nature, life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Hobbes uses the term Leviathan to refer to democratic government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Hobbes wrote, "The utility of morality and civil philosophy is to be estimated, not so much by the commodities we have by knowing these sciences, as by the calamities we receive from not knowing them." What does he mean by this, and does the selection illustrate it?

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Hobbes is suggesting that the value of m

In Lord of the Flies, the defects of society are traced back to defects in

According to Pojman, Lord of the Flies portrays a

Hobbes thought that only an absolute sovereign could establish or ensure peace and civil society. Is he correct? What would his estimation of democracy be? Could democratic society make use of his analysis? How would democrats modify Hobbes's theory?

The Lord of the Flies recounts an actual event.

How does Pojman relate Golding's novel to Hobbes's account of morality?

Hobbes writes that in a state of nature, life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

Hobbes uses the term Leviathan to refer to democratic government.

Hobbes wrote, "The utility of morality and civil philosophy is to be estimated, not so much by the commodities we have by knowing these sciences, as by the calamities we receive from not knowing them." What does he mean by this, and does the selection illustrate it?

The Ethics of Climate Change

Good and Evil

Is Everything Relative

Utilitarianism

Deontological Ethics

Virtue Ethics

Feminist Ethics and the Ethics of Care

Ethics and Egoism: Why Should We Be Moral

Does Life Have Meaning

Sexism and Misogyny

Racism, Equity, and Privilege

Free Speech and Hate Speech

Pandemic Ethics

Food Ethics

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Exam 1: What Is the Purpose of Morality

In Lord of the Flies, the defects of society are traced back to defects in

According to Pojman, Lord of the Flies portrays a

Hobbes thought that only an absolute sovereign could establish or ensure peace and civil society. Is he correct? What would his estimation of democracy be? Could democratic society make use of his analysis? How would democrats modify Hobbes's theory?

The Lord of the Flies recounts an actual event.

How does Pojman relate Golding's novel to Hobbes's account of morality?

Hobbes writes that in a state of nature, life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

Hobbes uses the term Leviathan to refer to democratic government.

Hobbes wrote, "The utility of morality and civil philosophy is to be estimated, not so much by the commodities we have by knowing these sciences, as by the calamities we receive from not knowing them." What does he mean by this, and does the selection illustrate it?

The Ethics of Climate Change

Good and Evil

Is Everything Relative

Utilitarianism

Deontological Ethics

Virtue Ethics

Feminist Ethics and the Ethics of Care

Ethics and Egoism: Why Should We Be Moral

Does Life Have Meaning

Sexism and Misogyny

Racism, Equity, and Privilege

Free Speech and Hate Speech

Pandemic Ethics

Food Ethics

Filters