Question 1

Kant argues that the only thing that is intrinsically valuable is

Accepted Answer

A)  a good will. 
B)  justice. 
C)  freedom. 
D)  money. 
E)  happiness. 
A)  a good will. 
B)  justice. 
C)  freedom. 
D)  money. 
E)  happiness.

Question 2

Is capital punishment immoral? Why or why not?

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The question of whether capital punishme

Question 3

Which IS NOT a criticism of act utilitarianism?

Accepted Answer

A)  act utilitarianism allows one to treat others unjustly if doing so will maximize happiness. 
B)  it is difficult to measure happiness. 
C)  act utilitarianism allows one to ignore one's duties if doing so will maximize happiness. 
D)  act utilitarianism counts everybody's happiness equally. 
A)  act utilitarianism allows one to treat others unjustly if doing so will maximize happiness. 
B)  it is difficult to measure happiness. 
C)  act utilitarianism allows one to ignore one's duties if doing so will maximize happiness. 
D)  act utilitarianism counts everybody's happiness equally.

Question 4

According to Kant, the only thing that has intrinsic value is pleasure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Cultural relativism claims that all cultures share the same core values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to ethical subjectivism, ethical values are based on each person's individual beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Feinberg's Single-Minded Hedonist thought experiment shows that

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A)  we can only be happy if we desire something other than our own happiness. 
B)  happiness is impossible. 
C)  being selfish is better than being altruistic. 
D)  happiness is the cause of our desires. 
E)  none of these 
A)  we can only be happy if we desire something other than our own happiness. 
B)  happiness is impossible. 
C)  being selfish is better than being altruistic. 
D)  happiness is the cause of our desires. 
E)  none of these

Question 8

If you have a negative right to something, others have a right to take it away from you.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A cultural relativist does not have to accept universal human rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Something that is valuable for its own sake is said to have

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A)  intrinsic value. 
B)  extrinsic value. 
C)  instrumental value. 
D)  material value. 
E)  none of these 
A)  intrinsic value. 
B)  extrinsic value. 
C)  instrumental value. 
D)  material value. 
E)  none of these

Question 11

Kant believes that animals are intrinsically valuable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Formalist ethical theories claim that the rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by

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A)  the amount of happiness it produces 
B)  the kind of action it is 
C)  social approval 
D)  each person for herself 
E)  the suffering it diminishes 
A)  the amount of happiness it produces 
B)  the kind of action it is 
C)  social approval 
D)  each person for herself 
E)  the suffering it diminishes

Question 13

According to the divine command theory of ethics, God can make an action right simply by willing it to be done.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Whereas utilitarianism and Kant's ethics of duty concentrate largely on the rightness or wrongness of actions, virtue ethics focuses on the goodness or badness of people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What makes an action right is that it promotes one's own best interest.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethical egoism 
B)  categorical imperative 
C)  subjective relativism 
D)  virtue theory 
E)  subjective absolutism 
A)  ethical egoism 
B)  categorical imperative 
C)  subjective relativism 
D)  virtue theory 
E)  subjective absolutism

Question 16

In Nozick's minimal state, the function of the government is to ensure that nobody's rights are violated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Ethical egoism says what makes an action right is doing what

Accepted Answer

A)  you want to do 
B)  is selfish 
C)  is in your best self-interest 
D)  is altruistic 
E)  none of these 
A)  you want to do 
B)  is selfish 
C)  is in your best self-interest 
D)  is altruistic 
E)  none of these

Question 18

Is physician assisted suicide immoral? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The question of whether physician-assist

Question 19

Nozick's Basketball Player thought experiment is intended to show that a society based on Rawls' principles would eventually become a utopia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Blanshard's Rabbit thought experiment is intended to show that the view that the words "good" and "bad" do not stand for real properties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Kant argues that the only thing that is intrinsically valuable is

Is capital punishment immoral? Why or why not?

Which IS NOT a criticism of act utilitarianism?

According to Kant, the only thing that has intrinsic value is pleasure.

Cultural relativism claims that all cultures share the same core values.

According to ethical subjectivism, ethical values are based on each person's individual beliefs.

Feinberg's Single-Minded Hedonist thought experiment shows that

If you have a negative right to something, others have a right to take it away from you.

A cultural relativist does not have to accept universal human rights.

Something that is valuable for its own sake is said to have

Kant believes that animals are intrinsically valuable.

Formalist ethical theories claim that the rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by

According to the divine command theory of ethics, God can make an action right simply by willing it to be done.

Whereas utilitarianism and Kant's ethics of duty concentrate largely on the rightness or wrongness of actions, virtue ethics focuses on the goodness or badness of people.

What makes an action right is that it promotes one's own best interest.

In Nozick's minimal state, the function of the government is to ensure that nobody's rights are violated.

Ethical egoism says what makes an action right is doing what

Is physician assisted suicide immoral? Why or why not?

Nozick's Basketball Player thought experiment is intended to show that a society based on Rawls' principles would eventually become a utopia.

Blanshard's Rabbit thought experiment is intended to show that the view that the words "good" and "bad" do not stand for real properties.

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Kant argues that the only thing that is intrinsically valuable is

Is capital punishment immoral? Why or why not?

Which IS NOT a criticism of act utilitarianism?

According to Kant, the only thing that has intrinsic value is pleasure.

Cultural relativism claims that all cultures share the same core values.

According to ethical subjectivism, ethical values are based on each person's individual beliefs.

Feinberg's Single-Minded Hedonist thought experiment shows that

If you have a negative right to something, others have a right to take it away from you.

A cultural relativist does not have to accept universal human rights.

Something that is valuable for its own sake is said to have

Kant believes that animals are intrinsically valuable.

Formalist ethical theories claim that the rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by

According to the divine command theory of ethics, God can make an action right simply by willing it to be done.

Whereas utilitarianism and Kant's ethics of duty concentrate largely on the rightness or wrongness of actions, virtue ethics focuses on the goodness or badness of people.

What makes an action right is that it promotes one's own best interest.

In Nozick's minimal state, the function of the government is to ensure that nobody's rights are violated.

Ethical egoism says what makes an action right is doing what

Is physician assisted suicide immoral? Why or why not?

Nozick's Basketball Player thought experiment is intended to show that a society based on Rawls' principles would eventually become a utopia.

Blanshard's Rabbit thought experiment is intended to show that the view that the words "good" and "bad" do not stand for real properties.

The Philosophical Enterprise

The Mind-Body Problem

Free Will and Determinism

The Problem of Personal Identity

The Problem of Evil and the Existence of God

The Problem of Skepticism and Knowledge

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