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I am autonomous in the realm of morality in the sense that A. I am a legislator of the moral law for myself B. my morality may not be the morality of others C. what I want may not be what you want D. I cannot be in error about what is right for me

I am a legislator of the moral law for myself

Mill argues for A. counting the pleasures of all equally B. believing that the quality of pleasure for humans is not simply bodily C. believing that other things besides pleasure are relevant to the moral evaluation of an act D. thinking that utility applies to individual actions, but not to social or political decisions

believing that the quality of pleasure for humans is not simply bodily

The Categorical Imperative A. is true in the same way that "Bachelors are unmarried" is true B. tells us that if we want to be happy, we should respect the rights of others C. bids us universalize all synthetic a priori principles D. forbids manipulation of others for our own purposes

forbids manipulation of others for our own purpose

The supreme principle of morality, according to Kant, would have to be one that a. Everyone agrees to b. Practical anthropology could discover c. Depends on the will of god d. Has its foundation in pure reason

has its foundation in pure reason

Utilitarianism is a teleological ethics because A. like Kant, it emphasizes motives B. it counts each person's happiness equally C. unlike Kant, it puts duty in the center of ethics D. it evaluates actions in terms of their outcomes

it evaluates actions in terms of their outcomes

Regarding freedom of the will, Kant says that A. we have no good reason to believe in it B. though all our actions, noumenally conceived, have causes, yet we may be phenomenally free C. morality would not be possible without it D. we are free whenever we are not hindered in doing something we want to do

morality would not be possible without it

In calculating pleasures, Mill does not consider A. intensity B. personal sacrifice C. fecundity D. extent

personal sacrifice

A maxim is A. a proverb B. the subjective principle of reasoning behind an action C. a law applied according to circumstances it fits D. an option

the subjective principle of reasoning behind an action

The calculus of utility a-was designed to measure the exact cost-benefit of an action or choice b- relies on Newton's calculus for its structure c- regards the intensity of a pain as more important than the duration of pleasure d- includes considerations of the quality of pleasures, as determined by the majority of those who have experienced them

was designed to measure the exact cost-benefit of an action or choice

The basic idea of utilitarianism is that A. all the consequences of a given act are equally important in trying to decide whether to do that act or not B. we should look to the consequences for as many as possible when judging the moral rightness of an act C we all have our own ideas about the consequences of our acts, so morality will be different for everyone D. happiness doesn't count as much as consequences

we should look to all consequences for as many as possible when judging the moral rightness of an act

According to Kant a good will is one that a. wills according to the dictates of ones society b. wills to do its duty c. obeys only hypothetical imperatives d. is heteronomous

wills to its duty