PHIL 106 FINAL EXAM UNL (2024) ANSWERED CORRECTLY TO SCORE A+

PHIL 106 FINAL EXAM
UNL (2024)
ANSWERED
CORRECTLY TO SCORE
A+
PHIL 106
Evatee 9/29/24 PHIL 106

, PHIL 106 FINAL EXAM UNL (2024)
ANSWERED CORRECTLY TO SCORE A+


Absolute moral rule Answer - a rule that states that some action ought to be
done (or ought to never be done) with no exceptions


The Argument from Contradiction (Argument against AMR's) Answer - 1) If
there are several AMR's, then they are bound to conflict
2) When they conflict, the result is contradiction
3) If there is a contradiction, at least one of the rules is false
C) There aren't several AMR's


The Argument from Irrationality (Argument against AMR's) Answer - 1)
Obeying an AMR can sometimes frustrate the purpose of the rule
2) If obeying a rule frustrates its purpose, the rule is irrational
C) AMR's are irrational


ex. AMR--don't kill innocent people
either you kill the person next to you or the professor kills everyone in your
row


Doctrine of Doing and Allowing (DDA) Answer - committing harm vs allowing
harm to happen
DDA: the view that it is always morally worse to do harm than to allow that
same harm to occur