Ethics and the Law (Consequentialism)

Divine Command Theory and Natural Law both imply that morality is something outside human beings.  

• True

• False

Whose theory is the following: ‘’It is the business of the benevolent man to seek to promote what is beneficial to the world and to eliminate what is harmful, and to provide a model for the world.’’  

• Mozi’s

• Bentham’s

• Mill’s

According to Mozi, what is beneficial to the world?  

• Social order

• Material wealth

• Population growth

• All the above

Whose theory is the following: ‘’According to Utilitarianism (the greatest happiness principle/ the utility principle), the right thing to do produces the greatest good for the greatest number of people. The principle is ethical and legal.’’  

• Mozi’s

• Bentham’s

• Mill’s

In the utilitarian theory, ‘’utility’’ means... 

• Usefulness

• Happiness

According to Bentham, rights come from... 

• Human laws

• Nature

• Both

Whose theory is the following: ‘’It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.’’  

• Mozi’s

• Bentham’s

• Mill’s