Deck 4: Hedonism and Kantian Ethics: Exploring Theories of Pleasure and Morality

Question 1

The hedonism which, focuses the quantity of the pleasure, rather than the quality is called:

A)quantitative hedonism.
B)qualitative hedonism
C)universal hedonism
D)none of these

Answer 1

quantitative hedonism.

Question 2

Bentham's version of hedonism is known as:

A)quantitative hedonism.
B)qualitative hedonism
C)universal hedonism
D)none of these

Answer 2

quantitative hedonism.

Question 3

J. S. Mill's version of hedonism is known as:

A)quantitative hedonism.
B)qualitative hedonism
C)universal hedonism
D)none of these

Answer 3

qualitative hedonism

Question 4

Mill argues that -------------------- are superior to physical forms of pleasure.

A)moral pleasures
B)emotional pleasure
C)material pleasure
D)none of these

Question 5

Mill made ---------------- separation of pleasures.

A)quantitative
B)qualitative
C)psychological
D)none of these

Question 6

Mill argued that pleasures could vary in:

A)duration
B)quantity
C)intensity
D)quality

Question 7

According to J.S. Mill Lower pleasures are those associated with the:

A)body
B)mind
C)soul
D)intellect

Question 8

According to J.S. Mill higher pleasures are those associated with the:

A)body
B)mind
C)soul
D)intellect

Question 9

According to J.S. Mill --------------pleasures are those associated with the mind

A)higher
B)lower
C)quantitative
D)none of these

Question 10

According to J.S. Mill ---------------- pleasures are those associated with the body.

A)higher
B)lower
C)quantitative
D)none of these

Question 11

Mill justified ----------------------- pleasures are more valuable than bodily pleasures.

A)emotional
B)instinctive
C)intellectual
D)none of these

Question 12

Mill's theory of Hedonism focuses on the quality of the pleasure, rather than the quantity, so it is called:

A)egoistic hedonism
B)ethical hedonism
C)qualitative hedonism.
D)quantitative hedonism

Question 13

Laws of ------------ can be violated but cannot be changed

A)nature
B)constitution
C)ethics
D)none of these

Question 14

The laws of ethics can be violated but cannot be ----------------

A)changed
B)obliged
C)explained
D)described

Question 15

According to Immanuel Kant the moral law is known ---------------.

A)empirically
B)practically
C)intuitively
D)intellectually

Question 16

According to Immanuel Kant moral law is:

A)a priori
B)a posteriori
C)empirical
D)none of these

Question 17

According to Immanuel Kant moral law is:

A)empirical
B)self evident
C)intellectual
D)none of these

Question 18

According to Kant the moral law is a:

A)assertorial imperative
B)conditional imperative
C)categorical imperative
D)none of these

Question 19

According to Kant a natural law is:

A)unconditional
B)categorical
C)assertorial
D)none of these

Question 20

Kant argues that Categorical Imperative is the ------------------- it applies to all persons.

A)universal moral law
B)universal natural law
C)conditional moral law
D)none of these

Question 21

According to Kant ----------------- is the fundamental postulate of morality.

A)freedom of the will
B)freedom of the judgment
C)freedom of the intellect
D)none of these

Question 22

'Freewill is implied by morality' Who argues this?

A)sidgwick
B)john stuart mill
C)bentham
D)kant

Question 23

Kant's ethical doctrine is called:

A)hedonism
B)utilitarianism
C)intuitionalism
D)formalism

Question 24

Kant's ethical theory is called:

A)teleology
B)deontology
C)axiology
D)none of these

Question 25

Kant assumes that --------------------- are the only two motives of actions.

A)freedom and duty
B)duty and self-interest
C)duty and good will
D)none of these