Question 1

Annette C.Baier argues that in moral theory there is a place for:

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A) both care and justice. 
B) both justice and consequences. 
C) both virtue and egoism. 
D) Gilligan and Kant. 
A) both care and justice. 
B) both justice and consequences. 
C) both virtue and egoism. 
D) Gilligan and Kant. A

Question 2

Our considered moral judgments seem to suggest that moral disagreements among people with identical virtues are:

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A) impossible. 
B) possible. 
C) rare. 
D) uncompromising. 
A) impossible. 
B) possible. 
C) rare. 
D) uncompromising. B

Question 3

Critics have taken virtue ethics to task for alleged problems in:

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A) its focus on character and motivation. 
B) applying the theory. 
C) adapting the views of Aristotle. 
D) the requirement of coherence. 
A) its focus on character and motivation. 
B) applying the theory. 
C) adapting the views of Aristotle. 
D) the requirement of coherence. B

Question 4

For Aristotle,a person living a life of reason is living a life of:

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A) excess. 
B) virtue. 
C) struggle. 
D) nature. 
A) excess. 
B) virtue. 
C) struggle. 
D) nature.

Question 5

Virtue ethicists try to achieve the moral ideal by:

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A) looking to well-established moral rules. 
B) reading books on ethics. 
C) fulfilling duties. 
D) looking to moral exemplars. 
A) looking to well-established moral rules. 
B) reading books on ethics. 
C) fulfilling duties. 
D) looking to moral exemplars.

Question 6

Aristotle distinguishes between:

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A) intellectual virtues and moral virtues. 
B) intellectual virtues and political virtues. 
C) temporal virtues and earthly virtues. 
D) moral virtues and happiness virtues. 
A) intellectual virtues and moral virtues. 
B) intellectual virtues and political virtues. 
C) temporal virtues and earthly virtues. 
D) moral virtues and happiness virtues.

Question 7

The perspective on moral issues that emphasizes close personal relationships and moral virtues such as compassion,love,and sympathy is known as:

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A) compassionate care. 
B) love theory. 
C) virtue ethics. 
D) the ethics of care. 
A) compassionate care. 
B) love theory. 
C) virtue ethics. 
D) the ethics of care.

Question 8

It's possible that someone might have to choose between performing or not performing an action that could lead to serious harm to a friend-yet each choice could involve the same two virtues (for example,the virtues of honesty and loyalty).Such a case suggests that virtue ethics may have a problem with:

Accepted Answer

A) Criterion 1 (consistency with commonsense moral judgments). 
B) Criterion 2 (consistency with moral experience). 
C) Criterion 3 (usefulness). 
D) both Criterion 1 and 2. 
A) Criterion 1 (consistency with commonsense moral judgments). 
B) Criterion 2 (consistency with moral experience). 
C) Criterion 3 (usefulness). 
D) both Criterion 1 and 2.

Question 9

If virtues were eliminated entirely from morality,leaving only principles or rules of justice,the moral life would appear:

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A) barren. 
B) richer. 
C) complete. 
D) complicated. 
A) barren. 
B) richer. 
C) complete. 
D) complicated.

Question 10

According to ________,men and women think in radically different ways when making moral decisions.

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A) Annette Beacon 
B) Carol Gilligan 
C) Louis Pojman 
D) Carol Baier 
A) Annette Beacon 
B) Carol Gilligan 
C) Louis Pojman 
D) Carol Baier

Question 11

In ethics,a virtue ethicist asks:

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A) "What should I do?" 
B) "What should I be?" 
C) "What is the moral law?" 
D) "What is the virtuous rule?" 
A) "What should I do?" 
B) "What should I be?" 
C) "What is the moral law?" 
D) "What is the virtuous rule?"

Question 12

Many duty-based theorists believe that motivation for moral action cannot be derived entirely from considerations of duty,just as appropriate motivation cannot be based solely on:

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A) Aristotle. 
B) motivational factors. 
C) virtuous character. 
D) considerations of duty. 
A) Aristotle. 
B) motivational factors. 
C) virtuous character. 
D) considerations of duty.

Question 13

Virtue ethics claims that the right action is the one performed by the virtuous person and that the virtuous person is the one who performs the right action.But some philosophers say that this way of framing the matter amounts to:

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A) arguing with no premises. 
B) arguing from the obvious to the less than obvious. 
C) arguing in a circle. 
D) arguing too strongly. 
A) arguing with no premises. 
B) arguing from the obvious to the less than obvious. 
C) arguing in a circle. 
D) arguing too strongly.

Question 14

A theory of morality that makes virtue the central concern is known as:

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A) virtue consequentialism. 
B) virtue command theory. 
C) virtue ethics. 
D) teleological ethics. 
A) virtue consequentialism. 
B) virtue command theory. 
C) virtue ethics. 
D) teleological ethics.

Question 15

For Aristotle,motivations for moral or immoral action are:

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A) essential. 
B) signs of a good will. 
C) irrelevant. 
D) the source of true morality. 
A) essential. 
B) signs of a good will. 
C) irrelevant. 
D) the source of true morality.

Question 16

The "Golden Mean" is Aristotle's notion of:

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A) the perfect human. 
B) excellence in philosophy. 
C) flourishing in the arts. 
D) virtue as a balance between two behavioral extremes. 
A) the perfect human. 
B) excellence in philosophy. 
C) flourishing in the arts. 
D) virtue as a balance between two behavioral extremes.

Question 17

The fact that we regularly judge the moral permissibility of actions as well as assess the goodness of character suggests that:

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A) moral principles and virtuous behavior are in conflict. 
B) principle-based moral theories should be discarded. 
C) virtue ethics is false. 
D) virtue and character are important elements of the moral life. 
A) moral principles and virtuous behavior are in conflict. 
B) principle-based moral theories should be discarded. 
C) virtue ethics is false. 
D) virtue and character are important elements of the moral life.

Question 18

The ethics of care is a reminder that caring is:

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A) not as important as the consequences of actions. 
B) a critical part of Kantian ethics. 
C) a vital and inescapable part of the moral life. 
D) an important element in Aristotle's virtue ethics. 
A) not as important as the consequences of actions. 
B) a critical part of Kantian ethics. 
C) a vital and inescapable part of the moral life. 
D) an important element in Aristotle's virtue ethics.

Question 19

It seems that a person can be benevolent,honest,and loyal but still treat a stranger unjustly.This shows that:

Accepted Answer

A) the rightness of actions necessarily (or invariably)depends on the content of one's character. 
B) the rightness of actions does not necessarily (or invariably)depend on the content of one's character. 
C) most people are without virtues. 
D) having the right virtues can prevent moral error. 
A) the rightness of actions necessarily (or invariably)depends on the content of one's character. 
B) the rightness of actions does not necessarily (or invariably)depend on the content of one's character. 
C) most people are without virtues. 
D) having the right virtues can prevent moral error.

Question 20

By the lights of virtue ethics,if you rescue someone from disaster solely out of a sense of duty,then your action is:

Accepted Answer

A) a morally deficient response. 
B) wrong. 
C) a morally appropriate response. 
D) selfless. 
A) a morally deficient response. 
B) wrong. 
C) a morally appropriate response. 
D) selfless.

Annette C.Baier argues that in moral theory there is a place for:

Our considered moral judgments seem to suggest that moral disagreements among people with identical virtues are:

Critics have taken virtue ethics to task for alleged problems in:

For Aristotle,a person living a life of reason is living a life of:

Virtue ethicists try to achieve the moral ideal by:

Aristotle distinguishes between:

The perspective on moral issues that emphasizes close personal relationships and moral virtues such as compassion,love,and sympathy is known as:

If virtues were eliminated entirely from morality,leaving only principles or rules of justice,the moral life would appear:

According to ________,men and women think in radically different ways when making moral decisions.

In ethics,a virtue ethicist asks:

Many duty-based theorists believe that motivation for moral action cannot be derived entirely from considerations of duty,just as appropriate motivation cannot be based solely on:

Virtue ethics claims that the right action is the one performed by the virtuous person and that the virtuous person is the one who performs the right action.But some philosophers say that this way of framing the matter amounts to:

A theory of morality that makes virtue the central concern is known as:

For Aristotle,motivations for moral or immoral action are:

The "Golden Mean" is Aristotle's notion of:

The fact that we regularly judge the moral permissibility of actions as well as assess the goodness of character suggests that:

The ethics of care is a reminder that caring is:

It seems that a person can be benevolent,honest,and loyal but still treat a stranger unjustly.This shows that:

By the lights of virtue ethics,if you rescue someone from disaster solely out of a sense of duty,then your action is:

Ethics and the Examined Life

Subjectivism, Relativism, and Emotivism

Evaluating Moral Arguments

The Power of Moral Theories

Consequentialist Theories: Maximize the Good

Nonconsequentialist Theories: Do Your Duty

Abortion

Altering Genes and Cloning Humans

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

Capital Punishment

Drug Use, Harm, and Personal Liberty

Sexual Morality

Same-Sex Marriage

Environmental Ethics

Animal Rights

Political Violence: War, Terrorism, and Torture

Equality and Affirmative Action

Global Economic Justice

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Exam 7: Virtue Ethics: Be A Good Person

Annette C.Baier argues that in moral theory there is a place for:

Our considered moral judgments seem to suggest that moral disagreements among people with identical virtues are:

Critics have taken virtue ethics to task for alleged problems in:

For Aristotle,a person living a life of reason is living a life of:

Virtue ethicists try to achieve the moral ideal by:

Aristotle distinguishes between:

The perspective on moral issues that emphasizes close personal relationships and moral virtues such as compassion,love,and sympathy is known as:

If virtues were eliminated entirely from morality,leaving only principles or rules of justice,the moral life would appear:

According to ________,men and women think in radically different ways when making moral decisions.

In ethics,a virtue ethicist asks:

Many duty-based theorists believe that motivation for moral action cannot be derived entirely from considerations of duty,just as appropriate motivation cannot be based solely on:

Virtue ethics claims that the right action is the one performed by the virtuous person and that the virtuous person is the one who performs the right action.But some philosophers say that this way of framing the matter amounts to:

A theory of morality that makes virtue the central concern is known as:

For Aristotle,motivations for moral or immoral action are:

The "Golden Mean" is Aristotle's notion of:

The fact that we regularly judge the moral permissibility of actions as well as assess the goodness of character suggests that:

The ethics of care is a reminder that caring is:

It seems that a person can be benevolent,honest,and loyal but still treat a stranger unjustly.This shows that:

By the lights of virtue ethics,if you rescue someone from disaster solely out of a sense of duty,then your action is:

Ethics and the Examined Life

Subjectivism, Relativism, and Emotivism

Evaluating Moral Arguments

The Power of Moral Theories

Consequentialist Theories: Maximize the Good

Nonconsequentialist Theories: Do Your Duty

Abortion

Altering Genes and Cloning Humans

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

Capital Punishment

Drug Use, Harm, and Personal Liberty

Sexual Morality

Same-Sex Marriage

Environmental Ethics

Animal Rights

Political Violence: War, Terrorism, and Torture

Equality and Affirmative Action

Global Economic Justice

Filters