Metaethics

Metaethics studies the foundations of what?

• Theology

• Philosophy

• Deontology

• Morality

Who are the most famous utilitarian philosophers?

• Immanuel Kant

• John Stuart Mills

• John Paul Sartre

• Jeremy Bentham

Jeremy Bentham's philosophy was concerned with introducing the most _____ into the world.

Which ethical problem best illustrates inconsistencies in utilitarian thought?

• The Pleasure Machine

• The Allegory of the Cave

• The Trolley Problem

• Case Studies

This ethical framework is solely concerned with the consequences of one's actions.

• utilitarianism

• deontology

• virtue ethics

• metaethics

Classical Utilitarianism (also known as Act Utilitarianism) was proposed by which philosopher?

• Jeremy Bentham

• John Stuart Mill

• David Hume

• St Thomas Aquinas

Bentham wanted to make ethical calculations as scientific as possible; what did he develop to achieve this?

• Relativistic Calculus

• Hendonic Calculus

• Altruistic Calculus

• Monarchistic Calculus

How many criteria did Bentham have in his hedonic calculus?

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 12

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven criteria of the hedonic calculus?

• Duration

• Richness

• Purity

• Hedone

• Remoteness

What's moral realism?

• The belief that morals are expressions of emotion.

• The belief that moral terms refer to something mind independent and objective

• The belief that morals are contrary to nature.

• The belief that morals aren't "natural".