Philosophy 1330 - Ethics » Fall 2022 » Final Exam

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Question #1
According to Aristotle, what is the ultimate goal of life?
A.   Eudaemonia, Happiness
B.   Love
C.   Retributivism
D.   Peace
Question #2
A _________________ approach to ethics says that we should not excarnate or take analysis away from lived experiences in the world.
A.   phenomenological
B.   logical-positivist
C.   analytical
D.   epistemological
Question #3
A virtue can be best described as what?
A.   a correct action
B.   a divine duty
C.   the opposite of a single vice
D.   the mean between two vices
Question #4
According to Kant people are intrinsically valuable, and therefore we have a moral duty treat them “always as an _________ and never as a means only.”
A.   order
B.   intro
C.   end
D.   act
Question #5
According to _________ utilitarianism, actions are moral according to whether they abide by rules that promote the greatest happiness for the greatest amount of people.
A.   intro
B.   rule
C.   order
D.   end
Question #6
According to the doctrine of ___________________ utilitarianism, the morality of an action depends on its consequences of creating greater or lesser happiness for all individuals.
A.   classic
B.   order
C.   rule
D.   end
Question #7
According to the utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham, all _______________ is mischief, or evil in itself.
A.   consequences
B.   judgement
C.   rule
D.   punishment
Question #8
According to which philosophical doctrine is the concept of “An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth," the main justification of punishment.
A.   Retributivism
B.   deontology
C.   the categorical imperative
D.   reformation
Question #9
Ethical hedonism is a ____________________ thesis regarding of the human individual's inclination toward pleasure.
A.   vocative
B.   informative
C.   normative
D.   descriptive
Question #10
The British philosopher ______________________, is considered the founder of utilitarianism.
A.   John Locke
B.   David Hume
C.   Jeremy Bentham
D.   Bertrand Russell
Question #11
Psychological hedonism is a ____________________ thesis regarding of the human individual's inclination toward pleasure.
A.   vocative
B.   informative
C.   normative
D.   descriptive
Question #12
Which of the following, according to Aristotle, is NOT a requirement for happiness?
A.   rationality
B.   external goods (or luck)
C.   activity
D.   will to power
Question #13
According to Nietzsche, all the traditions of moral thought have descended from two types of ancient moralities. _____ morality is the kind of moral theory exalted noble and proud dispositions, while _____ morality exalts meekness and humility.
A.   first, second
B.   dominant, submissive
C.   slave, ruler
D.   ruler, slave
Question #14
Pleasure is an important component of many normative ethical theories. Pleasure is not an important component of which of the following theories?
A.   Feminist Ethics of Care
B.   Aristotelian Virtue Ethics
C.   Bentham's Utilitarianism
D.   Kantian Deontology

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