Ethics Quiz

Maxim

• Rule

• Principal

• Command

• Important

Imperative

• Rule

• Command

• Principal

• Importance

Under utilitarianism, Batman should kill the joker

• true

• false

Categorical imperatives are

• binding commands

• moral

• unconditional

• all of these

If you want to do well, do your homework.

• categorical imperative

• command

• hypothyroid imperative

• hypothetical imperative

What question(s) foes Kant ask?

• What is the overall benefit of this action?

• Can I rationally will that everyone act as I propose to act?

• Is the outcome of this action negative?

• Does my action respect the goals of human beings rather than merely using them for my own purposes?

Act Utilitarianism

• the action that makes you smile

• choose the action that has the least amount of harm

• choose the action that has the most benefits

• choose the action that has the least amount of harm and the most benefits

Kant and Utilitarians would agree that you cannot be

Ethics aims to answer one big question:

ethics can help you "live a life _____"