Question 1

Audi proposed that we expand Ross's list of prima facie duties to include

Accepted Answer

A)  veracity. 
B)  enhancement and preservation of freedom. 
C)  respectfulness. 
D)  all of the above

Question 2

Principles of value specify conditions under which an action is right (or wrong).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Kant's Universal Law formulation does not refer to an agent's wants; rather, it represents

Accepted Answer

A)  an ethical dilemma. 
B)  a criterion for social acceptability. 
C)  a way to measure the value of an action's consequences. 
D)  a kind of consistency test.

Question 4

In ethics, the terms "right" and "wrong" are used primarily to evaluate the morality of

Accepted Answer

A)  persons. 
B)  actions. 
C)  consequences. 
D)  concrete objects.

Question 5

John Rawls intends his theory to be a complete social contract account of morality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Corresponding to the theoretical aim of moral theory is the principle of

Accepted Answer

A)  explanatory power. 
B)  parsimony. 
C)  practical guidance. 
D)  none of the above

Question 7

According to value hedonism, only states of _________ have intrinsic negative value.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to value hedonism, only states of...

Question 8

A vice is a character trait that contributes to making someone a morally bad person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to the _________ principle, which is a fundamental principle of justice proposed by John Rawls, social and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are both (i) reasonably expected to be to everyone's advantage and (ii) attached to positions and offices open to all.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the _________ principle, which is...

Question 10

According to the basic principle of natural law theory, an action is right if and only if (and because)

Accepted Answer

A)  the action only indirectly violates some of the basic values. 
B)  the action is of a type that the laws of natural selection have favored. 
C)  in performing the action one does not directly violate any of the basic values. 
D)  none of the above

Question 11

According to the ethics of prima facie duty, there is a single moral principle from which all other moral principles can be derived.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In contrast to virtue ethics, which focuses on states of character, care ethics is particularly interested in caring _________ between persons.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In contrast to virtue ethics, which focuses...

Question 13

Which of the following is a basic intrinsic good, according to Aquinas's version of natural law theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  human life 
B)  human procreation 
C)  human sociability 
D)  all of the above

Question 14

Care ethics stresses that your identity involves relations of dependence on others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A rights-based theory is a moral theory according to which rights are more basic than right _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A rights-based theory is a moral theory...

Question 16

A positive right of A against B would involve A's claim that

Accepted Answer

A)  nobody interfere with B's pursuit of certain goods. 
B)  B do or provide something to A. 
C)  everybody must assist B in his pursuit of certain goods. 
D)  none of the above

Question 17

Virtue ethics entails that there are only good and bad people; there are no good or bad actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Central to Kant's theory is the idea that there are several basic moral principles, none of which can be derived from any other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A negative right, held by someone A to perform some action X, would be

Accepted Answer

A)  a claim by A that others refrain from interfering with A's performing X. 
B)  a claim by A that others assist A in performing X. 
C)  a claim against A to the effect that A should not perform X. 
D)  none of the above

Question 20

Care ethics stress the importance of exercising our capacities for _________ and other emotions in moral deliberation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Care ethics stress the importance of exercising...

Exam 1: A Moral Theory Primer

Audi proposed that we expand Ross's list of prima facie duties to include

Principles of value specify conditions under which an action is right (or wrong).

Kant's Universal Law formulation does not refer to an agent's wants; rather, it represents

In ethics, the terms "right" and "wrong" are used primarily to evaluate the morality of

John Rawls intends his theory to be a complete social contract account of morality.

Corresponding to the theoretical aim of moral theory is the principle of

According to value hedonism, only states of _________ have intrinsic negative value.

A vice is a character trait that contributes to making someone a morally bad person.

According to the _________ principle, which is a fundamental principle of justice proposed by John Rawls, social and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are both (i) reasonably expected to be to everyone's advantage and (ii) attached to positions and offices open to all.

According to the basic principle of natural law theory, an action is right if and only if (and because)

According to the ethics of prima facie duty, there is a single moral principle from which all other moral principles can be derived.

In contrast to virtue ethics, which focuses on states of character, care ethics is particularly interested in caring _________ between persons.

Which of the following is a basic intrinsic good, according to Aquinas's version of natural law theory?

Care ethics stresses that your identity involves relations of dependence on others.

A rights-based theory is a moral theory according to which rights are more basic than right _________.

A positive right of A against B would involve A's claim that

Virtue ethics entails that there are only good and bad people; there are no good or bad actions.

Central to Kant's theory is the idea that there are several basic moral principles, none of which can be derived from any other.

A negative right, held by someone A to perform some action X, would be

Care ethics stress the importance of exercising our capacities for _________ and other emotions in moral deliberation.