Philosophy and Ethics Quiz

Who argued that the Form of the Good is the highest reality?

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Kant

• Freud

Who said, “God is that than which nothing greater can be conceived”?

• Anselm

• Aquinas

• Paley

• Irenaeus

Who argued for Natural Law and the importance of reason in moral decision-making?

• Aquinas

• Plato

• Freud

• Kant

Who claimed that morality is based on categorical imperatives?

• Kant

• Aquinas

• Plato

• Freud

Who developed the Soul-Making Theodicy?

• Irenaeus (developed by Hick)

• Aquinas

• Paley

• Freud

Would Situation Ethics approve of a doctor saving five patients by harvesting the organs of one healthy person? Explain.

• No, because it does not show agape love

• Yes, if it produces the most loving outcome

• No, because it breaks the law

• Yes, because it saves more lives

How might Virtue Ethics assess a business choosing between increasing profits by using cheap labour or maintaining ethical working conditions?

• Virtue Ethics would favor maintaining ethical working conditions

• Virtue Ethics would favor increasing profits

• Virtue Ethics would not have an opinion

• Virtue Ethics would suggest following the law

Which argument questions why evil exists if God is omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and omniscient?

• Problem of Evil

• Kalam Cosmological Argument

• Teleological Argument

• Soul-Making Theodicy

Which philosopher is associated with the idea of ‘categorical imperatives’?

• Kant

• Aquinas

• Freud

• Plato

Which scholar argued for the importance of reason in moral decision-making through Natural Law?

• Aquinas

• Plato

• Kant

• Freud