PHI 240 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What are the 4 domains of Ethical Assessment? - Answer- Action
Character
Consequence
Motive
List the purposes of morality. - Answer- 1. Keep society from falling apart
2. Reduce human sacrifice
3. Promote human flourishing
4. Resolve conflicts of interest in just and orderly ways
5. Assign praise/blame, reward/punishment, and guilt
What is Ayn Rand's theory of the Virtue of Selfishness? - Answer- Selfishness is a
virtue, altruism is a vice
What is the Genovese Syndrome? - Answer- No one wants to be the first to respond if
there are a lot of people around
What is Melville Herskovits' proposition on ethical relativism and intercultural tolerance?
- Answer- Everyone has to be tolerant
Explain the difference between an intrinsic value and an instrumental value? - Answer-
Intrinsic value is when something is good because of nature.
Instrumental value is when something is used to achieve something.
Jeremy Bentham's 7 aspects of pleasure. - Answer- Intensity
Duration
Certainty
Nearness
Fruitfulness
Purity
Extent
ANSWERS
What are the 4 domains of Ethical Assessment? - Answer- Action
Character
Consequence
Motive
List the purposes of morality. - Answer- 1. Keep society from falling apart
2. Reduce human sacrifice
3. Promote human flourishing
4. Resolve conflicts of interest in just and orderly ways
5. Assign praise/blame, reward/punishment, and guilt
What is Ayn Rand's theory of the Virtue of Selfishness? - Answer- Selfishness is a
virtue, altruism is a vice
What is the Genovese Syndrome? - Answer- No one wants to be the first to respond if
there are a lot of people around
What is Melville Herskovits' proposition on ethical relativism and intercultural tolerance?
- Answer- Everyone has to be tolerant
Explain the difference between an intrinsic value and an instrumental value? - Answer-
Intrinsic value is when something is good because of nature.
Instrumental value is when something is used to achieve something.
Jeremy Bentham's 7 aspects of pleasure. - Answer- Intensity
Duration
Certainty
Nearness
Fruitfulness
Purity
Extent
