PHI 413V TOPIC 3 ASSIGNMENT; CASE
STUDY ON BIOMEDICAL ETHICS IN
THE CHRISTIAN NARRATIVE
APPLYING THE FOUR PRINCIPLES:
CASE STUDY EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
An analytic statement is ______. a. an priori statement b. an a posteriori statement c. logical
possibility whose denial is not contradictory d. a logical truth whose denial results in a
contradiction - ANS d. a logical truth whose denial results in a contradiction
A synthetic statement is ____. a. a necessary truth b. a logical judgment whose denial results in
a contradiction c. not analytic d. is analytic - ANS c. not analytic
Kant asserts, _____. a. "Because all our knowledge begins with experience, it follows that it all
arises out of experience." b. "Though not all of our knowledge begins with experience, it follows
that it all arises out of experience." c. "Though all our knowledge arises out of experience, it
does not follow that it all begins with experience." d. "Though all our knowledge begins with
experience, it does not follow that it all arises out of experience." - ANS d. "Though all our
knowledge begins with experience, it does not follow that it all arises out of experience
Kant wants to know how _____ knowledge is possible in metaphysics. a. synthetic a priori b.
synthetic a posteriori c. analytic a priori d. analytic a posteriori - ANS a. synthetic priori
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,Kant proposes that ____. a. the mind conforms to objects b. objects conform to the mind c.
objects are identical to the mind d. the mind cannot conform to objects - ANS b. objects
conform to the mind
According to Kant, nothing can be called "good" without qualification except ____. a. right
action b. good consequences c. happiness d. a good will - ANS d. a good will
Kant says that when trying to decide whether an action is morally permissible, we must ask if
we can consistently will that the maxim of our action should become _____. a. a rule for
maximizing happiness b. a contingent law c. a universal law d. a rule of thumb - ANS c. a
universal law
Kant wants us to believe that logical and mathematical concepts ____. a. depend on the innate
structure of our minds b. depend on how our minds are shaped by experience c. depend on
divine revelation d. depend on the certainty of the "I think" - ANS a. depend on the innate
structure of our minds
Kant tells us, "Our knowledge springs from two fundamental sources of the mind". These are
___. a. "the capacity of creating impressions" and "the power of creating an object through
these representations" b. "the capacity of creating impressions" and "the power of knowing an
object through these representations" c. "the capacity of receiving impressions" and "the
power of knowing an object through these representations" d. "the capacity of receiving
impressions" and "the natural light of reason" - ANS c. "the capacity of receiving
impressions" and "the power of knowing an objects through these representations."
Ethics is ____. a. the study of morality using the methods of philosophy b. a description of the
way people conduct themselves c. a sociological account of conduct d. the study of behavior -
ANS a. the study of morality using the methods of philosophy
Morality is _____. a. rules of conduct b. beliefs about right and wrong actions and good and bad
persons or character c. beliefs about rules of conduct d. social norms - ANS b. beliefs about
right and wrong actions and good and bad persons or character
Morality is called a(n) ______ enterprise. a. descriptive b. normative c. analytic d. cognitive -
ANS b. normative
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, A moral theory in which the rightness of actions depends solely on ___ is called a ____. a.
consequences; consequentialist theory b. consequences; deontological theory c. duty;
consequentialist theory d. consequences; nonconsequentialist theory - ANS a. consequences;
consequentialist theory
A consequentialist moral theory determines the rightness of an action solely by its ___. a.
adhere to duty b. consequences c. ability to promote happiness d. adherence to religious
doctrine - ANS b. consequences
A deontological moral theory is also known as a ___. a. virtue theory b. utilitarian theory c.
consequentialist theory d. nonconsequentialist theory - ANS d. nonconsequentialist theory
___ is a moral theory in which the rightness of actions is determined partly or entirely by their
intrinsic nature. a. utilitarianism b. deontology c. virtue ethics d. relativism - ANS b.
deontology
___ holds that right actions are those that result in the most beneficial balance of good over
bad consequences for everyone involved. a. Deontology b. Virtue ethics c. Utilitarianism d.
Relativism - ANS c. Utilitarianism
___ is the view that standards are not objective but are relative to what individuals or cultures
believe. a. Deontology b. Utilitarianism c. Moral relativism d. Virtue ethics - ANS c. Moral
relativism
According to ____, an action is right if an individual believes it is right. a. deontology b. virtue
ethics c. utilitarianism d. moral relativism - ANS d. moral relativism
Defenders of ____ assert it promotes tolerance. a. deontology b. virtue ethics c. utilitarianism
d. moral relativism - ANS d. moral relativism
One formulation of Kant's fundamental moral principles expresses respecting humanity ___. a.
as a means to a divine end b. as an end in itself, and never merely a means c. as a means to a
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STUDY ON BIOMEDICAL ETHICS IN
THE CHRISTIAN NARRATIVE
APPLYING THE FOUR PRINCIPLES:
CASE STUDY EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
An analytic statement is ______. a. an priori statement b. an a posteriori statement c. logical
possibility whose denial is not contradictory d. a logical truth whose denial results in a
contradiction - ANS d. a logical truth whose denial results in a contradiction
A synthetic statement is ____. a. a necessary truth b. a logical judgment whose denial results in
a contradiction c. not analytic d. is analytic - ANS c. not analytic
Kant asserts, _____. a. "Because all our knowledge begins with experience, it follows that it all
arises out of experience." b. "Though not all of our knowledge begins with experience, it follows
that it all arises out of experience." c. "Though all our knowledge arises out of experience, it
does not follow that it all begins with experience." d. "Though all our knowledge begins with
experience, it does not follow that it all arises out of experience." - ANS d. "Though all our
knowledge begins with experience, it does not follow that it all arises out of experience
Kant wants to know how _____ knowledge is possible in metaphysics. a. synthetic a priori b.
synthetic a posteriori c. analytic a priori d. analytic a posteriori - ANS a. synthetic priori
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,Kant proposes that ____. a. the mind conforms to objects b. objects conform to the mind c.
objects are identical to the mind d. the mind cannot conform to objects - ANS b. objects
conform to the mind
According to Kant, nothing can be called "good" without qualification except ____. a. right
action b. good consequences c. happiness d. a good will - ANS d. a good will
Kant says that when trying to decide whether an action is morally permissible, we must ask if
we can consistently will that the maxim of our action should become _____. a. a rule for
maximizing happiness b. a contingent law c. a universal law d. a rule of thumb - ANS c. a
universal law
Kant wants us to believe that logical and mathematical concepts ____. a. depend on the innate
structure of our minds b. depend on how our minds are shaped by experience c. depend on
divine revelation d. depend on the certainty of the "I think" - ANS a. depend on the innate
structure of our minds
Kant tells us, "Our knowledge springs from two fundamental sources of the mind". These are
___. a. "the capacity of creating impressions" and "the power of creating an object through
these representations" b. "the capacity of creating impressions" and "the power of knowing an
object through these representations" c. "the capacity of receiving impressions" and "the
power of knowing an object through these representations" d. "the capacity of receiving
impressions" and "the natural light of reason" - ANS c. "the capacity of receiving
impressions" and "the power of knowing an objects through these representations."
Ethics is ____. a. the study of morality using the methods of philosophy b. a description of the
way people conduct themselves c. a sociological account of conduct d. the study of behavior -
ANS a. the study of morality using the methods of philosophy
Morality is _____. a. rules of conduct b. beliefs about right and wrong actions and good and bad
persons or character c. beliefs about rules of conduct d. social norms - ANS b. beliefs about
right and wrong actions and good and bad persons or character
Morality is called a(n) ______ enterprise. a. descriptive b. normative c. analytic d. cognitive -
ANS b. normative
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, A moral theory in which the rightness of actions depends solely on ___ is called a ____. a.
consequences; consequentialist theory b. consequences; deontological theory c. duty;
consequentialist theory d. consequences; nonconsequentialist theory - ANS a. consequences;
consequentialist theory
A consequentialist moral theory determines the rightness of an action solely by its ___. a.
adhere to duty b. consequences c. ability to promote happiness d. adherence to religious
doctrine - ANS b. consequences
A deontological moral theory is also known as a ___. a. virtue theory b. utilitarian theory c.
consequentialist theory d. nonconsequentialist theory - ANS d. nonconsequentialist theory
___ is a moral theory in which the rightness of actions is determined partly or entirely by their
intrinsic nature. a. utilitarianism b. deontology c. virtue ethics d. relativism - ANS b.
deontology
___ holds that right actions are those that result in the most beneficial balance of good over
bad consequences for everyone involved. a. Deontology b. Virtue ethics c. Utilitarianism d.
Relativism - ANS c. Utilitarianism
___ is the view that standards are not objective but are relative to what individuals or cultures
believe. a. Deontology b. Utilitarianism c. Moral relativism d. Virtue ethics - ANS c. Moral
relativism
According to ____, an action is right if an individual believes it is right. a. deontology b. virtue
ethics c. utilitarianism d. moral relativism - ANS d. moral relativism
Defenders of ____ assert it promotes tolerance. a. deontology b. virtue ethics c. utilitarianism
d. moral relativism - ANS d. moral relativism
One formulation of Kant's fundamental moral principles expresses respecting humanity ___. a.
as a means to a divine end b. as an end in itself, and never merely a means c. as a means to a
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