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