Question 1

According to Mill, which of the following are desirable ends?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pleasure 
B)  Freedom from pain 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b

Question 2

Mill maintains that, in the long run, the best proof of a good character is

Accepted Answer

A)  popularity. 
B)  self-confidence. 
C)  performing good actions. 
D)  personal happiness.

Question 3

Case Study
Imagine a small town in which there has recently been a rash of murders that all bear the marks of the same culprit. The police investigation has gone nowhere and the town's sense of order is starting to break down. Residents are demanding that the sheriff find a culprit and threatening to exact vigilante justice on perceived criminals until a culprit is found. Given that the real murderer is unknown, the sheriff sees that she can only prevent chaos and bloodshed by framing someone who likely is not the murderer.
The sheriff has someone in mind who could be easily framed-a local man, Jim, who has been in and out of jail for other violent crimes like assault and robbery. He has no family and no one in town would protest if he were to be locked up. Moreover, he is a believable culprit and so would be easy to frame. The sheriff is fairly sure that he is not actually the murderer, so she would likely be framing someone who, while not innocent overall, is innocent of these particular crimes. But she is not sure what else she can do to keep the peace.
-Does utilitarianism tell us that the sheriff is morally required to frame Jim? If so, is this a problem for utilitarianism? If not, how would the utilitarian explain this verdict?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Case Study
Imagine a small town in which...

Question 4

Most utilitarians regard the principle of utility as a

Accepted Answer

A)  standard of rightness. 
B)  decision procedure. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b

Question 5

Talk about:
-Principle of utility

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-Principle of utility...

Question 6

Talk about:
-Act utilitarianism

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-Act utilitarianism...

Question 7

Talk about:
-Rule consequentialism

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-Rule consequentialism...

Question 8

Mill maintains that the business of ethics is to

Accepted Answer

A)  tell us what our duties are. 
B)  determine the worth of agents. 
C)  identify good motives. 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

On Mill's view, whose happiness is relevant for determining right conduct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only the agent's own happiness 
B)  Only the agent's own happiness and the happiness of the agent's loved ones 
C)  Only the happiness of those who deserve to be happy 
D)  The happiness of all concerned

Question 10

The Greatest Happiness Principle holds that

Accepted Answer

A)  actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. 
B)  happiness is the only thing that is valuable, the reverse of happiness is the only thing that is not valuable. 
C)  this is the best of all possible worlds because in it is the greatest possible happiness. 
D)  the greatest happiness comes from praising God and the greatest pain comes from rejecting God.

Question 11

Talk about:
-Standard of rightness

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-Standard of rightness...

Exam 5: Consequentialism

According to Mill, which of the following are desirable ends?

Mill maintains that, in the long run, the best proof of a good character is

Most utilitarians regard the principle of utility as a

Talk about: -Principle of utility

Talk about: -Act utilitarianism

Talk about: -Rule consequentialism

Mill maintains that the business of ethics is to

On Mill's view, whose happiness is relevant for determining right conduct?

The Greatest Happiness Principle holds that

Talk about: -Standard of rightness