Exam 2: Moral Theory Selections

The view that there is a plurality of irreducible moral rules that are basic in moral thought is known as moral _________.

Kant maintains that the value of a good will is determined entirely by its effects on others.

According to Aristotle, if something has a function, then its good depends on

If moral relativism is true, then any time someone disagrees with the moral norms of her culture, she must be making a_________.

According to Kant, breaking a promise is not wrong so long as no one is harmed by breaking that promise.

According to Aquinas's moral theory, morality is ultimately grounded in

Locke maintains that "in the state of nature everyone has the _________ power of the law of nature."

Ross's moral theory is a version of

Ross argues that the existing body of moral convictions of the best people is the cumulative product of

According to Mill, the only evidence it is possible to produce that anything is desirable is that

Aquinas's moral theory is a version of

Ross claims that the essential defect of utilitarianism is that it ignores

According to Kant, an imperative that represents an action as a necessary means to something that is willed is what kind of imperative?

According to Mill, if happiness were not acknowledged to be an end, then nothing could ever convince any person that it was so.

Kant's moral theory is a version of

According to Locke, all men are subject to the _________ of nature.

Aristotle claims that the good for human beings is friendship.

Timmons claims that moral relativism is often confused with the _________, the idea that the rightness or wrongness of an action partially depends on non-moral facts about a specific context.

Rawls proposes a consequentialist theory of justice.

Collins argues that only some caring attitudes are not morally valuable.