A) 1785 B) 1788 C) 1797 D) 1780
A) Maximizing personal happiness B) Following empirical observations C) Acting according to maxims that could be universal laws D) Adhering to social customs
A) Grounding of the Metaphysics of Morals B) Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals C) The Critique of Morality D) Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals
A) Rational agents B) Religious leaders C) Legislators D) Only philosophers
A) Because the Groundwork was famously difficult B) To refute his own previous arguments C) To summarize the Groundwork for students D) Because the Groundwork was rejected by critics
A) Reason, experience, and logic B) Physics, biology, and ethics C) Logic, physics, and ethics D) Metaphysics, logic, and aesthetics
A) Logic B) Physics C) Metaphysics D) Ethics
A) The laws of logic B) The laws of nature C) The laws of aesthetics D) The laws of freedom
A) The laws of freedom B) The laws of physics C) The laws of logic D) The laws of nature
A) Empirical ethics B) Metaphysics of nature C) Pure logic D) Metaphysics of morals
A) Promoting human welfare B) Space, time, and matter C) The fundamental laws of freedom D) The form of thought
A) Political reform B) Future research in moral theory C) Religious theology D) Empirical physics
A) The outcome of the action B) The happiness it creates C) The principle a person chooses to act upon D) The laws of the state
A) Theoretical physics B) Metaphysics of nature C) Metaphysics of morals D) Logic of nature
A) Cultural variation B) Empirical evidence C) Absolute necessity D) Personal preference
A) Four B) Three C) Two D) One
A) Intelligence B) Wealth C) The good will D) Happiness
A) They are only good for the wealthy B) They are universally useless C) They derive their goodness from something else D) They are inherently evil
A) Divine revelation B) The categorical imperative C) Pure reason D) Inclination
A) It assumes faculties have distinct natural purposes B) It fails to mention the good will C) It is too short D) It contradicts the categorical imperative
A) The good will B) The principle of inclination C) The principle of happiness D) The categorical imperative
A) It is not a natural faculty B) It is a form of inclination C) It cannot be measured D) An evil genius can use it for bad purposes
A) Self-interest B) Inclination C) Reason D) Emotion
A) When motivated by pleasure B) When motivated by duty C) When motivated by reputation D) When motivated by social pressure
A) Fear of death B) Love of life C) Duty D) Hope for the future
A) Empirical data B) Imperatives C) Contingent desires D) Natural laws
A) An absolute necessity B) A categorical command C) A universal duty D) A contingent end
A) The agent must be seeking happiness B) The agent must be a rational being C) The agent must desire or intend a specific end D) The agent must follow the moral law
A) Happiness B) Rationality C) Virtue D) Justice
A) Through experience B) Through logic C) Through innate knowledge D) Through categorical imperatives
A) One B) Three C) Two D) Four
A) Only if they are poor B) Yes C) No D) Only if they are rich
A) Helping others B) Personal fulfillment C) Charity D) Theft
A) The introduction B) Section II C) Section I D) Section III |