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The main form of the objection to both Consequentialism and…
The main form of the objection to both Consequentialism and Deontology is that they both recommend going against common sense morality in at least some cases.
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One of Baier’s critiques of ‘male’ moral theorizing is that it wrongly assumes that we have absolute freedom in determining our relationships.
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Unlike consequentialists, deontologists like Kant and the Stoics think that the only thing with intrinsic value is one’s own will.
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According to the Stoics, one reason for doing your duty is because it will help you be happy (you’ll never be disappointed!)
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Nietzsche believed in an Ubermensch who will ultimately surpass all forms of humanity that we have known to date.
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Ross thinks ‘the right’ is a different concept than ‘the good’ — i.e. they sometimes come apart.
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According to Kant, his ethical theory is a direct response to Mill.
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The practical imperative says to treat others as ends, never solely as means.
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Nietzsche thinks ‘slave morality’ is motivated by and born out of ‘ressentiment’
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Normative ethics is the study of the nature and origins of morality.
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Aristippus thought the best pleasure is intellectual pleasure.
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Aristotle thinks our best bet for happiness is to cultivate virtue.
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Rule-Consequentialism ultimately reduces to Act-Consequentialism.
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Aristotle thinks you cannot be happy without being virtuous in your character.
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Eudaimonia is best translated as “bad demon.”
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Aristotle says you need a little luck to be happy.
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Aristotle thinks happiness is a state of being.
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According to Kant, a good will:
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A. Is the only thing that can be called ‘good’ without qualification
B. Chooses an action from a sense of duty
C. Determines its duty according to reason, i.e. the categorical imperative
D. Chooses an action out of compassion or benevolence
E. Everything except for ‘d’ (choose this if you think a-c are correct)
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What does Aristotle think happiness is?
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A. Eudaimonia
B. Ataraxia
C. An activity that accords with virtue
D. Both A & C
E. Both B & C
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Aristotle thinks the following about moral virtue:
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A. Virtue is a mean between two behavioral extremes
B. Virtue accords with a rational principle and also has an affective dimension
C. Virtue is a state, not an action
D. Both A & B
E. All of the above
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According to Kant, the categorical imperative implies:
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A. You have a duty to keep your promises
B. You have a duty not to eat meat
C. You have a duty not to commit suicide
D. Both A & C
E. All of the above
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According to Kant, morality:
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A. Is universal and necessary
B. Is the relation of every action to that legislation through which alone a realm of ends is possible
C. Is about duty
D. Both A & C
E. All of the above
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Which of the following is not a way that the Stoics used to determine their duties:
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A. Do what conforms to the Logos
B. Do what the categorical imperative says
C. Pay the proper price for values
D. Do what the relationship demands
E. Do what is best for the universal city
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The idea that all people seek pleasure in all they do is the doctrine of:
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A. Pleasure-seeking
B. Ethical hedonism
C. Psychological hedonism
D. Stupidity
E. Humans
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According to Ross, we determine our actual duty:
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A. By determining the maximally good (optimific) action
B. By referring to the duties implied by the categorical imperative
C. By weighing our prima facie duties against one another through ‘considered reflection’
D. By considering how our actions conform to nature
E. All of the above
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What is Aristotle’s reason for thinking the way he does about the ‘good’ of humankind?
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A. It’s what common sense says
B. It’s what Zeus says
C. It’s what Plato says
D. It’s what the Bible says
E. It’s what your grandpa used to say
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According to Nietzsche, noble virtues:
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A. Are embodied and exemplified by the ubermensch
B. Show honor and glory
C. Exemplify humility
D. Both A & B
E. All of the above
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According to Baier:
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A. Morality should only be based on the caring relation
B. Rawls is wrong to care about justice
C. Men typically care about justice, women typically care about the caring relation
D. Both A & B
E. All of the above
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6. Select which of the following is not true of Epicurus and/or his philosophy:
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A. He was radically egalitarian.
B. He believed that although people have lots of different desires, not all things are desirable.
C. A major objection is that his philosophy is a ‘doctrine of swine’ and/or, it’s also logically inconsistent
D. Though he does not distinguish between ‘types’ of pleasure, he believed the best pleasure was ataraxia
E. None of the above
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4. Select which of the following is not true of Aristippus and/or his philosophy:
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A. Was the founder of Cyrenaic Hedonism (dude was from Cyrene, after all…)
B. Believed the best pleasure was ataraxia
C. Thought pleasure ought to be pursued (“let’s get high!”)
D. Implies that, right now (in this very moment), we should pursue any pleasure that is most intense
E. Because he thinks that ‘D’ is true, his philosophy goes against common-sense morality and is unstainable, assuming that we want to live a long life.
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Which of the following is not true of Mill’s method for distinguishing types/qualities of pleasure (for this question, assume pleasure A is ‘higher’ than pleasure B):
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A. The majority says that it prefers pleasure A over pleasure B.
B. The majority says that pleasure A is ‘higher’ (or more desirable) than pleasure B, even if pleasure A brings pain and the majority-being-asked can have as much of pleasure B as it wants.
C. This is a trick question; Mill makes no distinction because he is a type of hedonist
D. We begin by asking a majority of people which pleasure they prefer more (assuming they have, in fact, experienced both).
E. The majority doesn’t think that pleasure A is preferable to pleasure B solely because pleasure A is the moral (or right) pleasure to pursue.
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The Stoic dichotomy of control:
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A. Divides the world into things you can and cannot control
B. At bottom, says the only thing you can control is your will
C. Is meant to be a practical way to get you to duty
D. Both A & C
E. All of the abovee
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The Greatest Happiness Principle:
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A. Says we always choose what will bring us the most pleasure
B. Say we ought to count each as one no more
C. Says utility is and ought to be what guides our decision-making
D. Says you ought to do what brings you the most pleasure
E. Says we ought to act always to promote the greatest happiness for the greatest number
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What’s the problem with Rule-Consequentialism?
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A. There are too many rules
B. It’s impossible to apply all the rules
C. If we are trying to maximize the total intrinsic value, it actually collapses into Act-Consequentialism
D. Both A & B
E. All of the above
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Deontological moral theories:
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A. Claim that morality is primarily about intentionally doing one’s duty according to some rational criterion
B. Are about intentions, not consequences
C. Seem to have problems when one’s duty conflicts with the choice that would seem to maximize intrinsic value (as in the case of the crazed axe-murderer)
D. Both A & B
E. All of the above
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Virtue Theories:
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A. Claim that morality is primarily about becoming a certain type of person
B. Claim that an action is right if and only if (and because) it is what a virtuous agent (acting in character) would not avoid doing in the circumstances under consideration
C. Have the problem of explaining how we know who the virtuous agent is
D. Both B & C
E. All of the above
