PHI 220 FINAL EXAM 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED AND GRADED
A+
Why isn't it easy to tell which ethical theory is best?
Some theories meet some criteria for being a good theory better than others
but no theory meets all the criteria better than the others
What kind of theory holds that rightness or wrongness of an act depends
exclusively on its consequences?
Teleological
What kind of theory is Utilitarianism?
Teleological
Utilitarianism holds that the right act is the one that produces the greatest
amount of good for me.
false
Which ethical theory has as its basic moral principle the following: "seek the
greatest good for the greatest number."
Utilitarianism
,How many ultimate moral principles does the utilitarian hold?
1
Both Rule Utilitarianism and Act Utilitarianism try to seek the greatest good
for the greatest number.
true
All objections to AU apply to RU as well.
false
What does it mean for a theory to be inadequate?
It conflicts with common moral intuitions
Which ethical theory did John Stuart Mill hold?
Utilitarianism
Which theory is likely to reject human rights?
Utilitarianism
,What is an act of supererogation?
An act above and beyond the call of duty
Which theory violates the distinction between duties and acts of
supererogation?
Rule Utilitarianism
Which theory fails to recognize special duties?
Act Utilitarianism
Which theory violates the publicity condition?
Act Utilitarianism
Which of the following is the Principle of Utility?
Seek the greatest good for the greatest number
Properly speaking, Act Utilitarianism is Situation Ethics.
true
John Stuart Mill thinks it is better to be a satisfied pig than an unhappy
dissatisfied human.
, false
What was the point of the examples of the McDuffy case and the
scapegoating sheriff
Justice and utility can conflict
What was the point of the examples of Jim in the jungle, George the
biochemist, and the made-up story about Martin Luther King.
Utilitarianism fails to account for our sense of integrity and how we view our
own actions.
In the example, given in class, of the nurse who led an elderly woman to
believe that she was present at the moment of her husband's death, which
Utilitarian strategy is least likely to approve of what the nurse did?
Rule Utilitarianism
The root "deon" is Greek for:
duty
Which of these theories is most absolutist with respect to rules?
Kantian Formalism
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED AND GRADED
A+
Why isn't it easy to tell which ethical theory is best?
Some theories meet some criteria for being a good theory better than others
but no theory meets all the criteria better than the others
What kind of theory holds that rightness or wrongness of an act depends
exclusively on its consequences?
Teleological
What kind of theory is Utilitarianism?
Teleological
Utilitarianism holds that the right act is the one that produces the greatest
amount of good for me.
false
Which ethical theory has as its basic moral principle the following: "seek the
greatest good for the greatest number."
Utilitarianism
,How many ultimate moral principles does the utilitarian hold?
1
Both Rule Utilitarianism and Act Utilitarianism try to seek the greatest good
for the greatest number.
true
All objections to AU apply to RU as well.
false
What does it mean for a theory to be inadequate?
It conflicts with common moral intuitions
Which ethical theory did John Stuart Mill hold?
Utilitarianism
Which theory is likely to reject human rights?
Utilitarianism
,What is an act of supererogation?
An act above and beyond the call of duty
Which theory violates the distinction between duties and acts of
supererogation?
Rule Utilitarianism
Which theory fails to recognize special duties?
Act Utilitarianism
Which theory violates the publicity condition?
Act Utilitarianism
Which of the following is the Principle of Utility?
Seek the greatest good for the greatest number
Properly speaking, Act Utilitarianism is Situation Ethics.
true
John Stuart Mill thinks it is better to be a satisfied pig than an unhappy
dissatisfied human.
, false
What was the point of the examples of the McDuffy case and the
scapegoating sheriff
Justice and utility can conflict
What was the point of the examples of Jim in the jungle, George the
biochemist, and the made-up story about Martin Luther King.
Utilitarianism fails to account for our sense of integrity and how we view our
own actions.
In the example, given in class, of the nurse who led an elderly woman to
believe that she was present at the moment of her husband's death, which
Utilitarian strategy is least likely to approve of what the nurse did?
Rule Utilitarianism
The root "deon" is Greek for:
duty
Which of these theories is most absolutist with respect to rules?
Kantian Formalism
