BUSINESS 309 Week 4 Quiz Complete Questions with Answers

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 Question 1

2 out of 2 points

Mill justified utilitarianism from rival perspectives when he argued

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that without utilitarianism to provide a determinate standard of justice, one is always
left with a plethora of competing principles of justice, all of which seem to have
plausibility but are mutually incompatible.

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Answer:
that without utilitarianism to provide a determinate standard of justice, one is always
left with a plethora of competing principles of justice, all of which seem to have
plausibility but are mutually incompatible.

 Question 2

2 out of 2 points

According to John Rawls,

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people in the original position choose the principles on the basis of self-interest.

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people in the original position choose the principles on the basis of self-interest.

 Question 3

2 out of 2 points

The difference principle of Rawls states

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inequalities are only justified if they benefit the least advantaged.

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inequalities are only justified if they benefit the least advantaged.

 Question 4

, 2 out of 2 points

Who is more likely to be sympathetic with the idea of reducing the disparities of income in society?

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Utilitarians

Correct Answer:

Utilitarians

 Question 5

2 out of 2 points

In Nozick’s example of Wilt Chamberlain, he argues that other theories of economic justice inevitably
fail to respect people’s

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liberty.

Correct Answer:

liberty.

 Question 6

2 out of 2 points

In Anarchy, State and Utopia, Robert Nozick advocates

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Libertarianism.

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Libertarianism.

 Question 7

2 out of 2 points

According to John Rawls, people in "the original position" choose the principles of justice on the
basis of

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