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A heroic action that goes above and beyond the call of duty is
supererogatory
morally obligatory
morally prohibited
a perfect duty
Deontological ethical theories
claim that right acts are right due to the consequences
claim that right acts are right because of something related to the nature of the act
claim that there is nothing that makes an act either right or wrong
are more concerned with character than with acts
A moral duty that we are supposed to do (at some time or another) but can choose when and where is
an imperfect duty
a perfect duty
supererogatory
morally prohibited
The view that what makes right acts right is based on consequences is
consequetialism
deontology
descriptive
normative ethics
Which of the following is an example of consequentialism?
Utilitarianism
Kantian ethics
descriptive ethics
none of the above
We can classify actions as
morally prohibited
morally obligatory
morally permissible
all of the above
Normative ethics is
a descriptive account of what some society/group of people think about ethics
a prescriptive account of how people ought to behave
a command theory involving both ethics and morality
both a and c
Consequentialist ethical theories
claim that what makes acts right or wrong depends on the consequences or the act
claim that what makes an act right or wrong is related to the nature of the act
claim that there are no objective moral rules
claim that we can never know whether an act is moral or not
What is ethics?
the study of morality
the study of knowledge
the study of art
the study of reality
Which of the following is an example of deontological ethics?
Kantian ethics
utilitarianism
descriptive ethics
none of the above
To be consistent, a moral relativist must say that slavery is moral in any society that believes it's moral.
True
False
According to relativism, societies are morally infallible.
True
False
Moral relativism would mean that we would have no right to criticize Nazi Germany.
True
False
Accepting moral relativism provides a way to criticize the moral standards of our own country.
True
False
Which of the following is an argument against ethical relativism?
There is less disagreement among societies than it seems.
Some values are shared by all cultures.
Even if a culture believes something is moral/immoral, it doesn't mean they are correct.
all of the above
Which of the following is a claim of commonsense morality according to Wolff?
Some things are morally wrong, such as harming an innocent child simply for the pleasure of doing so.
It is possible to know that some things are morally right and some things are morally wrong.
Statements such as "It is wrong to harm an innocent child simply for the pleasure of doing so" are straightforwardly either true or false.
All of the above
Moral objectivism is basically the same view as moral relativism.
True
False
Wolff says that the argument from cultural relativism has logical problems.
True
False
According to Wolff, moral relativism has difficulties coping with the complexity of the modern world.
True
False
Which of the following philosophers may be regarded as nihilists?
Nietzsche
Plato
Thrasymachus
both a and c
Ethical subjectivism is most similar to
ethical relativism
consequentialism
ethical egoism
utilitarianism
Nihilism is the view that values are not real.
True
False
Metaphysics is
the study of what there is in the world
the study of morality
the study of knowledge
the study of art
An emotivist might say that, when I assert that murder is inmoral, I'm really just saying "I don't like murder!"
True
False
The view that moral statement are merely expression of personal preferences is
individual subjectivism
objectivism
emotivism
complex subjectivism
Emotivism is a type of individual subjectivism according to Wolff.
True
False
Error theory is a type of nihilism.
True
False
Kant would agree that it is morally permissible to lie in order to save an innocent life.
True
False
Consider the following scenario. You accidentally discover that your best friend's wife is having an affair. He invites you to dinner and confides that he senses problems in his marriage. He asks you if you think his wife is having an affair. You are a Kantian. Which of the following are you most likely to do?
Lie and say you don't know. Telling the truth in this case would cause more unhappiness than happiness.
Lie and say you don't know. As a rule, that's what would bring about the greatest happiness.
Tell the truth. Even if it hurts your friend and ends his marriage, you believe you have a duty to tell him the truth.
None of the above.
Kant believes that ethics should be governed by reason.
True
False
Kant believes that moral rules apply absolutely with no exceptions.
True
False
For Kant, the supreme prescription of morality is to act always in such a way that you could rationally will the principle on which you act to be a universal law.
True
False
Kantian ethics is an example of
deontology
consequentialism
utilitarianism
Marxism
Kant says that the universal moral law must take the form of
a categorical imperative
a well-formed argument
a hypothetical imperative
a happiness-to-pain-ratio
Kant claims that the only thing good without exception is the good will.
True
False
Kant believed that humans are rational, self-governing, free agents.
True
False
According to Kant, a good will is a will motivated by
the idea of duty
self-interest
the desire for happiness
none of the above
