Deck 12: Ethical Theories and Concepts

Question 1

'Character' refers to the complete system constituted by the acts of _________ of a particular kind.

A)wish
B)desire
C)intention
D)will

Answer 1

will

Question 2

__________ exactly corresponds to character.

A)Wish
B)conduct
C)Will
D)Desire

Answer 2

conduct

Question 3

Find out the items in the List B that match those in the List A.

A)3, 4, 1, 2
B)2, 3, 1, 4
C)1, 4, 3, 2
D)3, 4, 2, 1

Answer 3

3, 4, 1, 2

Question 4

Universalistic hedonism is also called ___________.

A)ethical
B)psychological
C)utilitarianism
D)altruism

Question 5

It is wrong to break a promise because as a moral law it cannot be universalized. This illustrates the ethical position of _____________.

A)Kant
B)J. S. Mill
C)Bentham
D)Spencer

Question 6

All conduct either promotes or hinders the organism's adaptation to the environment. This implies the ___________ theory of morality.

A)hedonist
B)evolutionary
C)intuitionist
D)none of these

Question 7

Adjustment of internal relations to external relations is the basic postulate of the ethical theory of ____________.

A)Bentham
B)J. S. Mill
C)Kant
D)Herbert Spencer

Question 8

According to ____________, moral life makes the inherent rational/spiritual principle more and more explicit.

A)J. S. Mill
B)T. H. Green
C)Herbert Spencer
D)Bentham

Question 9

________ is the author of Methods of Ethics.

A)Kant
B)T. H. Green
C)Butler
D)Sidgwick

Question 10

Desire and _________ are frequently used as synonymous.

A)pleasure
B)intention
C)wish
D)will

Question 11

Find out the mismatching pair.

A)Kant/hedonism
B)Ethics/normative science
C)Intuitionism/conscience
D)Evolutionism/adaptation

Question 12

According to __________, conscience is superior to self-love.

A)Bentham
B)J. S. Mill
C)Butler
D)Spencer

Question 13

Actions are right/wrong according to their intrinsic nature. This is the position of _________.

A)Intuitionists
B)Hedonists
C)Utilitarians
D)None of these

Question 14

According to Kant, an action is good/bad ____________.

A)with reference to some external standard
B)according to the pleasure/pain it produces
C)in itself
D)extrinsically

Question 15

'The moral principle that guides your action should become a universal law'. This is the view of _____________.

A)J. S. Mill
B)Bentham
C)both (a) and (b)
D)neither (a) nor (b)

Question 16

The ethical theory of ___________ shows a close affinity with Darwin's theory of evolution.

A)J. S. Mill
B)Herbert Spencer
C)Immanuel Kant
D)None of these

Question 17

"The greatest happiness of the greatest number" is the dictum of _________ hedonism.

A)egoistic
B)psychological
C)universalistic
D)all these

Question 18

Sidgwick argued that _________ keeps us impartial in the choice of pleasure.

A)ego
B)reason
C)passion
D)society

Question 19

Psychological hedonism recognizes _________ as the object of desire.

A)pleasure
B)reason
C)pain
D)law

Question 20

According to J. S. Mill, some pleasures are more desirable on account of ___________.

A)quantity
B)quality
C)appetite
D)beauty

Question 21

Sidgwick tried a synthesis between __________, J. S. Mill and Kant.

A)Bentham
B)Spencer
C)Butler
D)None of these

Question 22

The author of The Data of Ethics is ___________.

A)Kant
B)Spencer
C)Bentham
D)J. S. Mill

Question 23

Perfection or self-realization is the ________ of moral evolution.

A)beginning
B)content
C)law
D)ideal

Question 24

The view that moral development is directed towards a specific goal is __________.

A)universalistic
B)teleological
C)legal
D)all these

Question 25

__________ is the author of Prolegomena to Ethics.

A)Bentham
B)Aristotle
C)T. H. Green
D)J. S. Mill