A) An action is right if it aligns with individual desire. B) An action is right if God has decreed it is right. C) An action is right if it produces the greatest good. D) An action is right if it follows human laws.
A) William of Ockham B) Jeremy Bentham C) John Stuart Mill D) W. D. Ross
A) Rightness depends on duty rather than consequences. B) It relies on scientific evidence rather than faith. C) It prioritizes the happiness of the greatest number. D) It emphasizes personal freedom over divine decree.
A) The action is considered highly virtuous. B) The action is not truly right. C) The action is irrelevant to morality. D) The action is considered right regardless of motive.
A) Kantianism focuses on consequences; divine command focuses on duty. B) Kantianism rejects universal laws; divine command accepts them. C) Kantianism sees humans as makers of the law; divine command sees God as the maker. D) Kantianism is religious; divine command is secular.
A) The reliance on a single foundational principle. B) The lack of religious influence. C) The rejection of divine commands. D) The focus on individual rights.
A) Pluralistic B) Consequentialist C) Hedonistic D) Monistic
A) Hedonism B) Fidelity C) Self-interest D) Utilitarianism
A) Promoting the aggregate good. B) Making amends for wrongful acts. C) Distributing benefits equally. D) Keeping promises and telling the truth.
A) Improving one's own condition. B) Promoting the maximum of aggregate good. C) Not hurting others. D) Returning kindnesses received.
A) Prima facie duties are based on God's command. B) Prima facie duties are only for children. C) Absolute duty is always universal. D) Absolute duty takes all considerations into account.
A) Returning kindness. B) Keeping promises. C) Not hurting others. D) Improving one's own condition.
A) Actions that produce the most happiness. B) Actions derived from the categorical imperative. C) Actions that are always correct regardless of circumstance. D) Actions required unless a greater obligation trumps them.
A) René Descartes B) Ralph Cudworth C) W. D. Ross D) Immanuel Kant
A) The absence of a supreme being. B) The lack of universal principles. C) The difficulty of measuring aggregate good. D) Moral dilemmas where duties conflict.
A) French B) Latin C) German D) Ancient Greek
A) Virtue cultivation B) Consequences of actions C) Personal happiness D) Rules and principles
A) C. D. Broad B) Benjamin Constant C) Jeremy Bentham D) Immanuel Kant
A) Religious morality B) Duty to the state C) Judgement-based ethics D) Universal law
A) Ethical naturalism B) Religious law C) Kantianism D) Utilitarianism
A) Universal law B) Respect C) Duty D) Maxim
A) Four B) One C) Two D) Three
A) Latin B) French C) German D) Greek
A) Universal kingdom B) Rechtsquelle C) Good will D) Categorical imperative
A) John Stuart Mill B) Jeremy Bentham C) Thomas Nagel D) Peter Singer
A) Absolute authority B) Deontic authority C) Coercive authority D) Epistemic authority
A) An employer assigning tasks B) A government issuing laws C) A police officer giving a command D) A teacher providing reliable knowledge
A) Jeremy Bentham B) Immanuel Kant C) Frances Kamm D) John Stuart Mill
A) To provide a purely utilitarian framework B) To minimize government intervention C) To derive a deontological constraint that coheres with considered case judgments D) To abolish all forms of harm
A) Only with consent B) Only if the doctor is an expert C) Yes D) No
A) 2007 B) 2000 C) 2010 D) 1996
A) Thomas Nagel. B) C.D. Broad. C) Iain King. D) Valluvar.
A) Consequentialist frameworks. B) Normative doctrines. C) Epistemological doctrines. D) Virtue ethics.
A) Phala. B) Dharma. C) Moksha. D) Kural.
A) Empirical success. B) Spiritual liberation (Moksha). C) Utilitarian happiness. D) The establishment of rational law. |