Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
40 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
(True or False) Ethics is that branch of philosophy that seeks to discover what different moral beliefs different people do in fact have.
|
False
|
|
(True of False) Ethics is that branch of philosophy that is concerned with how we ought to live, with the idea of good, and with the meaning of such concepts as right and wrong.
|
True
|
|
(True or False) According to the MacKinnon text, one reason why we study ethics is to see whether we can justify the beliefs we already hold.
|
True
|
|
(True or False) A moral theory is a systematic presentation of some view of the basis of good and bad.
|
True
|
|
(True or False) Ethics is primarily a descriptive discipline.
|
False
|
|
(True or False) While emotions or feelings may play some role in moral considerations, one is also expected to give reasons for one's moral judgments.
|
True
|
|
(True or False) In doing metaethics, one analyzes the meaning and function of ethical language.
|
True
|
|
(True or False) A teleological moral theory is one in which ends or goals play a key role.
|
True
|
|
Which type of ethics analyzes and asks the meaning and function of ethical terms such as 'good' or 'right' and ethical statements such as 'this is good'?
|
Metaethics
|
|
Identify the form of reasoning: What you did was bad because it caused more harm than good
|
Consequentialist
|
|
Identify the form of normative judgment: What he did was praiseworthy because it was so selfless
|
Ethical
|
|
The type of ethics which holds that an act is not justified by its consequences is
|
Deontological
|
|
The difference between teleological and deontological is that:
|
Deontological is focused on intention and teleological is focused on consequence.
|
|
(True or False) According to act utilitarianism, If it produces more net utility or pleasure to give money that I had promised to return to a friend to famine relief instead, that I ought to give it to the relief fund.
|
True
|
|
(True or False) According to utilitarianism, an act that makes some people happy and others unhappy can never be morally right.
|
False
|
|
(True or False) According to Mill, sensual pleasures are better than intellectual ones.
|
False
|
|
(True or False) Utilitarianism is a relativistic moral theory, for it recognizes that what is good in some circumstances is not always good in others.
|
False
|
|
(True or False) Both Bentham and Mill hold that some pleasures are better in kind than others.
|
False
|
|
Identify the form of utilitarianism: If the practice of lying is bad, then one ought not to lie, even if to be would actually bring about better consequences.
|
Rule Utilitarianism
|
|
Identify the form of utilitarianism: I ought to get more sleep because, if I don't, I will be no good to myself or others.
|
Act Utilitarianism
|
|
According to Mill, it is better to:
|
Be a dissatisfied human being than a satisfied pig
|
|
From MacKinnon's discussion of utilitarian theory concerning intrinsic good and instrumental good:
|
Happiness and pleasure are the only intrinsic goods
|
|
Rule Utilitarianism asks that we consider the consequences of each act
|
as a general practice
|
|
Act Utilitarianism asks that we consider the consequences of each act
|
separately
|
|
(True or False) Mill, in his utilitarian theory, emphasized quality as well as quantity.
|
True
|
|
(True or False) According to MacKinnon, civil law is prescriptive.
|
True
|
|
(True or False) According to MacKinnon, moral laws are descriptive generalizations.
|
False
|
|
(True or False) In Aquinas' natural law view, it is always wrong to kill another in self defense.
|
False
|
|
(True or False) The natural law is one of the scientific laws of nature
|
False
|
|
(True or False) According to natural law theory, the good for human beings lies in the development of their natural human tendencies or inclinations.
|
True
|
|
(True or False) According to natural law theory, it would be wrong to deliberately kill oneself because this goes against our innate drive or inclination to life.
|
True
|
|
(True or False) From a Thomistic natural law perspective, the reason why censorship would generally be considered wrong is because it frustrates or goes against our innate inclination to know the truth.
|
True
|
|
(True or False) John Locke's theory of basic rights stems from his belief that governments generally do recognize certain rights as basic.
|
True
|
|
(True or False) According to Locke, one of the reasons it is unreasonable for men to be judges in their own cases is because they will tend to be partial to themselves and their friends.
|
True
|
|
In natural law, what is thought to distinguish natural law from the laws of a particular society or country?
|
Natural laws are thought to be universal and stable
|
|
According to Aquinas, killing oneself
|
Is always wrong
|
|
What does Locke consider to be the solution to living in the state of nature?
|
Civil government
|
|
Natural rights theory holds the view that human rights are those things we can validly claim because:
|
They are essential for functioning well as human beings
|
|
Whose theory of human nature did Jefferson use when he wrote the Declaration of Independence?
|
John Locke's
|
|
According to Aristotle, our rational element has two different functions, which are
|
to know and to guide choice and action
|