Question 1

Ethical egoism says that human beings are, as a matter of fact, so constructed that they must behave selfishly.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Immanuel Kant believed that prostitution was immoral because, by selling their sexual services, prostitutes allow themselves to be treated as only a means to an end.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Consequentialism

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A)  is best represented by Ross's theory of ethics.
B)  states that sometimes the consequences of our actions can be morally relevant.
C)  states that the moral rightness of an action is determined solely by its results.
D)  differs from nonconsequentialism because nonconsequentialism denies that consequences have any moral significance.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Give a real life example of how obligations, ideals, and effects can be in conflict.  Explain how to give resolution to this conflict.

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One real-life example of how obligations...

Question 5

All moral rights are legal rights.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, pleasure is the one thing that is intrinsically good or worthwhile.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to Kant, when does an action have moral worth?

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According to Immanuel Kant, an 18th-cent...

Question 8

By "maxim," Immanuel Kant meant the subjective principle of an action, the principle that people in effect formulate in determining their conduct.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How would the six points of utilitarianism be applied to "The Ford Pinto" case to come to a proper resolution?

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Utilitarianism is a moral theory that fo...

Question 10

In ethics normative theories propose some principle or principles for distinguishing right actions from wrong actions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A prima facie obligation is an obligation that can be overridden by a more important obligation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to W. D. Ross, we have immediate intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie moral obligations/principles.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The only accurate statement about consequentalism is:

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A)  Utilitarianism is a nonconsequentialist ethical theory.
B)  Utilitarianism is an egoistic normative theory.
C)  Consequentialism says that the moral rightness of an action is determined solely by its results.
D)  Nonconsequentialists deny that consequences have any moral significance.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 14

State two alternative formulations of Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative. What are these two formulations?

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The first alternative formulation of Imm...

Question 15

Rule utilitarianism applies the utilitarian standard, not to individual actions, but to moral codes as a whole.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to Immanuel Kant, moral reasoning is based on factual knowledge.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

W. D. Ross denied that we have immediate, intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie obligations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Identify two forms of ethical egoism. What are these two forms and how do they differ from one another?

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Ethical egoism is the belief that indivi...

Question 19

The view that associates morality with self-interest is egoism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The connection between rights and duties is that, generally speaking, if you have a right to do something, then someone else has a correlative duty to act in a certain way.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Normative Theories of Ethics

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The connection between rights and duties is that, generally speaking, if you have a right to do something, then someone else has a correlative duty to act in a certain way.

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The view that associates morality with self-interest is egoism.

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According to W. D. Ross, we have immediate intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie moral obligations/principles.

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How would the six points of utilitarianism be applied to "The Ford Pinto" case to come to a proper resolution?

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By "maxim," Immanuel Kant meant the subjective principle of an action, the principle that people in effect formulate in determining their conduct.

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The only accurate statement about consequentalism is:

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According to Immanuel Kant, moral reasoning is based on factual knowledge.

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All moral rights are legal rights.

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In ethics normative theories propose some principle or principles for distinguishing right actions from wrong actions.

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Consequentialism

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Immanuel Kant believed that prostitution was immoral because, by selling their sexual services, prostitutes allow themselves to be treated as only a means to an end.

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State two alternative formulations of Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative. What are these two formulations?

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According to Kant, when does an action have moral worth?

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Ethical egoism says that human beings are, as a matter of fact, so constructed that they must behave selfishly.

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W. D. Ross denied that we have immediate, intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie obligations.

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A prima facie obligation is an obligation that can be overridden by a more important obligation.

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Give a real life example of how obligations, ideals, and effects can be in conflict. Explain how to give resolution to this conflict.

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