Religion and Philosophy

Utilitarianism is appealing as a standard for moral decision making in business. Which of the ...

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Which of the following is true regarding Immanuel Kants beliefs? a. He defended a ...

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Imagine a shopkeeper who is honest because being honest is good for business. When the shopkeeper ...

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Kant believed that we should always act a. in such a way that we can will the maxim of our action ...

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According to W. D. Ross's theory a. a prima facie obligation is absolute and can never be ...

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Supererogatory actions are a. actions that are normally wrong to do, but can sometimes be right. ...

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Which of the following statements is true regarding human rights? a. Human rights are equal ...

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For those who are trying to make moral decisions a. it is impossible to make progress on ...

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In ethics, normative theories propose some principle or principles for distinguishing right actions ...

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Egoists only do what they feel like doing. a. True b. False[br][br][b][color=#A83E49]Question ...

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When a utilitarian like Jeremy Bentham advocates the greatest happiness for the greatest number, we ...

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According to Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, pleasure is the one thing that is intrinsically ...

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Adam Smith made the point that individual pursuit of self-interest (egoistic conduct), even when ...

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According to Immanuel Kant, moral reasoning is based on factual knowledge. a. True b. ...

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By maxim, Immanuel Kant meant the subjective principle of an action, the principle that people in ...

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Immanuel Kant believed that prostitution was immoral because, by selling their sexual services, ...

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The connection between rights and duties is that, generally speaking, if you have a right to do ...

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W. D. Ross denied that we have immediate, intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie obligations. ...

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All moral rights are legal rights a. True b. False[br][br][b][color=#7BCCB5]Question ...

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Nonconsequentialist theories of ethics never consider the consequences of an action or rule when ...

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Richard Brandt defends a form of act utilitarianism. a. True b. ...

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Aristotle's formal principle of justice states, a. from each according to his or her ability, to ...

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From John Stuart Mills viewpoint, a. philosophical concern with justice began in the 19th ...

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In association with labor and capital, Mill had contrasting views of a. freedom of speech. b. ...

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

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