Deck 2: Systems of Ethics

Question 1

Normative ethics focuses on justifications for how people should behave.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Teleological ethics was influenced by Immanuel Kant.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Deontological ethics was heavily influenced by John Stuart Mill.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Teleological ethics is an example of a consequentialist system of ethics.

Question 5

Ethical egoism and Utilitarianism are examples of Kantian systems of ethics

Question 6

Critics of act utilitarianism argue that its proponents "worship rules."

Question 7

Divine Command Theory assumes that morality originates with God.

Question 8

Modified Divine Command Theory assumes that God loves us at different levels.

Question 9

According to virtue ethics, the temperate person is an individual who does what is right reluctantly

Question 10

The continent person is an individual who does what is right reluctantly

Question 11

What concept refers to the fact that virtue is the sum of its parts, which can be learned?

A) Arete
B) Phronesis
C) Eudaimonia
D) None of the Above

Question 12

Which concept refers to prudence or practical wisdom?

A) Arete
B) Phronesis
C) Eudaimonia
D) None of the Above

Question 13

Which concept refers to the argument that happiness is the ultimate good?

A) Arete
B) Phronesis
C) Eudaimonia
D) None of the Above

Question 14

Which concept refers to a habit where reason defines the mean?

A) Arete
B) Phronesis
C) Eudaimonia
D) None of the Above

Question 15

Which is not one of the formulations of the categorical imperative?

A) The Formula of Universal Law
B) The Formula of Common Law
C) The Formula of Humanity as an End in Itself
D) The Formula of the Realm of Ends

Question 16

Which is not a critique of Act Utilitarianism?

A) It offers wrong answers to questions involving the morality of behavior
B) It undermines trust between people
C) It requires impartiality and equal consideration of all people's needs and interests
D) All of the above are critiques of act utilitarianism

Question 17

Which is not a guiding principle of rule utilitarianism?

A) Maximize the overall utility of behavior
B) An act is morally wrong if and only if it is forbidden by rules that are justified by their consequences.
C) Individuals should use rules for their moral decision-making that are justified by their consequences.
D) Moral sanctions should be rules-based and justified by their consequences.

Question 18

Which is not an assumption and principle of Kantian ethics?

A) Humans are autonomous beings capable of understanding the world around them.
B) Morality cannot be solely a produce of feelings because if it were, morality would vary from individual to individual.
C) Individuals should use rules for their moral decision-making that are justified by their consequences.
D) Fundamental principle of morality is the moral law, the categorical imperative.

Question 19

Which is one of the three guiding principles of Divine Command Theory?

A) Morality originates with God
B) Morality is that which is not "willed by God"
C) Because morality is based on reason, and not on the divine, no further justifications are necessary.
D) All of the above are guiding principles of DCT.

Question 20

Which of the below are not one of the justifications of act utilitarianism?

A) Maximize the overall utility of behavior
B) Rejects rigid "rule-based moralities"
C) Shows how moral questions can have objectively true answers
D) All of the above are act utilitarianism justifications.

Question 21

Respond to the following statement: Pursuing one's interests should not be used to gauge the ethics of behavior. Utilize information from the course/textbook in your response.

Question 22

Identify and discuss the various criticisms of Divine Command theory.

Question 23

Discuss the various criticisms of Virtue Ethics.

Question 24

Discuss the various critiques of Kantian Ethics.

Question 25

Compare and contrast the strengths and criticisms of Teleological ethics.