Intro to Ethics –
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t PHIL 200 Unit 3
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Unitt3tChallenget1
Fortatutilitarian,twhichtconsiderationtistmosttimportant?
t Answer:tThetconsequencestoftantaction
Whytistutilitarianismtantobjectivisttortrelativistttheory?
Answer:tUtilitarianismtistobjectivisttbecausetittassertstthatteveryonetshouldtactttotincreasetutility.
Whichtoftthetfollowingtconsiderationstistimportanttfortatutilitariantwhentevaluatingtthetmoralitytofta
ntaction?
Answer:tHowtmanytpeopletthetactiontaffects
Elizabethtlikestdrinkingtcoffeetfromtatfirmtcompanytwhichttreatstitstfarmerstpoorlytandtpollutestthete
nvironment.
HowtwouldtatutilitariantclassifytElizabeth'staction?
t Answer:tImpermissible
Franktistconsideringtdonatingtthetextratfromtatrecenttbonusttotatlocaltsheltertinsteadtoftspend
ingtittonthimself.
Howtwouldtatutilitariantclassifytthistaction?
t Answer:tObligatory
Gerrietstealstfromthertneighbor'stfamilyttotfoodthers.tHertneighbor'sttwotkidstgothungry,tbuttherttwotki
dstgettfed.
Howtwouldtatutilitariantclassifytthistaction?
t Answer:tNeutral
Davidtistthetwealthiesttresidenttinthistneighborhood.tSometofthistpoorertneighborsthavethackedthist
wirelesstinternettsottheytcantsavetmoneytfortmoretimportanttthingstliketfoodtandthealthtinsurance.t
Manytpeopletsaytthistactiontistimmoral—tthattit’stattypetofttheft.
Howtmighttittbetevaluatedtbytatutilitarian?
, Answer:tHackingtDavid’stinternettistmorallytrighttbecausetittbringstaboutthappinesstforthistneighbors,t
whotcan’ttaffordtittotherwise,twithouttanytharmttothim.
AntethicstteachertpromisesttotbringtintcookiestifteverytstudenttgetstantAtonttheirthomeworkttoday.tBu
ttGinatforgotttotdothertethicsthomework,tsotshetpullstthetfiretalarmtrighttwhenthertethicstclasstistsuppo
sedttotstart.tBytthettimetthetschooltistevacuatedtandtanytpossibilitytoftatfiretruledtout,tit’sttimetfortthetn
exttclass.tGinatthustendstuptwithtanothertdayttotfinishthertassignmenttandtgettantA.tManytpeopletwoul
dtsaytthistactiontistimmoral.
Howtmighttittbetevaluatedtbytatutilitarian?
Answer:tPullingtthetfiretalarmtistmorallytrighttbecausetittwilltpreventtthetunhappinesstGina,thertclassm
ates,tandthertteachertwouldtotherwisethave,twithouttanytrealtnegativetconsequences.
Tabitha’stneighborstaretannoyedtbytthettypestoftplantstshetgrowstinthertyard.tAftertseveraltattemptstatt
talkingttother,tdiggingtupthertplantstintthetnight,tandteventrunningthertouttoftthetneighborhood,tTabith
a’stannoyingtbehaviorthastnottchanged.tOnetneighbortsuggeststtheytjusttkillther.tMosttpeopletwouldta
greetthattsuchtantactiontistclearlytimmoral.
Howtmighttittbetevaluatedtbytatutilitarian?
Answer:tKillingtTabithatistmorallytrighttbecausetthethappinesstittbringstallthertneighborstwilltoutweig
htthetharmttother.
Whichtoftthetfollowingtrepresentstacttutilitarianism?
Answer:tNeiltsendsthistchildrenttotbedtwithouttsuppertbecausettheytneedttotlearnttotbehavetprop
erly.
Larrytstopstsupportingtatlocaltcharitytbecausethetdoesn'ttagreetwithtsometoftitstwork.tWhi
chtoftthetfollowingtrepresentstruletutilitarianism?
Answer:tMariettakesthertsonttotthethospitaltafterthetgetstinjuredtplayingtwithtfiretbecausetshetwouldtdot
sotfortanytinjury.
Whichtoftthetfollowingtpairstoftgoodstaretprobablytdifferenttintkindtaccordingttotidealisttutilitarianism
?
Answer:tAthumantlifetandtatgoodtmovie
Ontwhichtoftthetfollowingtstatementstwouldtathedonictutilitariantandtantidealisttutilitariantdisagree?
Answer:tSometgoodstaretdifferenttintkind.
Whichtoftthetfollowingtpairstoftgoodstaretdirectlytcomparabletaccordingttothedonictutil
itarianism?
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t PHIL 200 Unit 3
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Unitt3tChallenget1
Fortatutilitarian,twhichtconsiderationtistmosttimportant?
t Answer:tThetconsequencestoftantaction
Whytistutilitarianismtantobjectivisttortrelativistttheory?
Answer:tUtilitarianismtistobjectivisttbecausetittassertstthatteveryonetshouldtactttotincreasetutility.
Whichtoftthetfollowingtconsiderationstistimportanttfortatutilitariantwhentevaluatingtthetmoralitytofta
ntaction?
Answer:tHowtmanytpeopletthetactiontaffects
Elizabethtlikestdrinkingtcoffeetfromtatfirmtcompanytwhichttreatstitstfarmerstpoorlytandtpollutestthete
nvironment.
HowtwouldtatutilitariantclassifytElizabeth'staction?
t Answer:tImpermissible
Franktistconsideringtdonatingtthetextratfromtatrecenttbonusttotatlocaltsheltertinsteadtoftspend
ingtittonthimself.
Howtwouldtatutilitariantclassifytthistaction?
t Answer:tObligatory
Gerrietstealstfromthertneighbor'stfamilyttotfoodthers.tHertneighbor'sttwotkidstgothungry,tbuttherttwotki
dstgettfed.
Howtwouldtatutilitariantclassifytthistaction?
t Answer:tNeutral
Davidtistthetwealthiesttresidenttinthistneighborhood.tSometofthistpoorertneighborsthavethackedthist
wirelesstinternettsottheytcantsavetmoneytfortmoretimportanttthingstliketfoodtandthealthtinsurance.t
Manytpeopletsaytthistactiontistimmoral—tthattit’stattypetofttheft.
Howtmighttittbetevaluatedtbytatutilitarian?
, Answer:tHackingtDavid’stinternettistmorallytrighttbecausetittbringstaboutthappinesstforthistneighbors,t
whotcan’ttaffordtittotherwise,twithouttanytharmttothim.
AntethicstteachertpromisesttotbringtintcookiestifteverytstudenttgetstantAtonttheirthomeworkttoday.tBu
ttGinatforgotttotdothertethicsthomework,tsotshetpullstthetfiretalarmtrighttwhenthertethicstclasstistsuppo
sedttotstart.tBytthettimetthetschooltistevacuatedtandtanytpossibilitytoftatfiretruledtout,tit’sttimetfortthetn
exttclass.tGinatthustendstuptwithtanothertdayttotfinishthertassignmenttandtgettantA.tManytpeopletwoul
dtsaytthistactiontistimmoral.
Howtmighttittbetevaluatedtbytatutilitarian?
Answer:tPullingtthetfiretalarmtistmorallytrighttbecausetittwilltpreventtthetunhappinesstGina,thertclassm
ates,tandthertteachertwouldtotherwisethave,twithouttanytrealtnegativetconsequences.
Tabitha’stneighborstaretannoyedtbytthettypestoftplantstshetgrowstinthertyard.tAftertseveraltattemptstatt
talkingttother,tdiggingtupthertplantstintthetnight,tandteventrunningthertouttoftthetneighborhood,tTabith
a’stannoyingtbehaviorthastnottchanged.tOnetneighbortsuggeststtheytjusttkillther.tMosttpeopletwouldta
greetthattsuchtantactiontistclearlytimmoral.
Howtmighttittbetevaluatedtbytatutilitarian?
Answer:tKillingtTabithatistmorallytrighttbecausetthethappinesstittbringstallthertneighborstwilltoutweig
htthetharmttother.
Whichtoftthetfollowingtrepresentstacttutilitarianism?
Answer:tNeiltsendsthistchildrenttotbedtwithouttsuppertbecausettheytneedttotlearnttotbehavetprop
erly.
Larrytstopstsupportingtatlocaltcharitytbecausethetdoesn'ttagreetwithtsometoftitstwork.tWhi
chtoftthetfollowingtrepresentstruletutilitarianism?
Answer:tMariettakesthertsonttotthethospitaltafterthetgetstinjuredtplayingtwithtfiretbecausetshetwouldtdot
sotfortanytinjury.
Whichtoftthetfollowingtpairstoftgoodstaretprobablytdifferenttintkindtaccordingttotidealisttutilitarianism
?
Answer:tAthumantlifetandtatgoodtmovie
Ontwhichtoftthetfollowingtstatementstwouldtathedonictutilitariantandtantidealisttutilitariantdisagree?
Answer:tSometgoodstaretdifferenttintkind.
Whichtoftthetfollowingtpairstoftgoodstaretdirectlytcomparabletaccordingttothedonictutil
itarianism?
