Ethics Quiz #2

Which of the following considerations about utilitarism is correct?

Bentham was concerned with the quantity of pleasure that an action produces, not with distinctions based on the type of the pleasure.

According to Kant

good will is the only thing that is good in itself

Which of the following accurately describes Ross' prima facie duties?

intuitively compelling moral demands that are binding unless they conflict with equal or stronger moral claims.

According to act utilitarianism, an action is morally right if and only if

it maximizes total, net happiness

The only accurate statement about consequentalism is:

Consequentialism says that the moral rightness of an action is determined solely by its results.

According to Adam Smith, if business is left to pursue its self-interest, the good of society will be compromised and harmed.

F

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

F

Immanuel Kant believed that it is only when we act out of feeling or sentiment that our actions have moral worth.

F

Which of the following is true regarding Immanuel Kant's beliefs?

He believed that reason by itself can reveal the basic principles of morality

Which of the following statements is true regarding human rights?

Human rights are equal rights; if X is a human right, then everyone has this right.

Utilitarianism is appealing as a standard for moral decision making in business. Which of the following provides a reason for this?

Utilitarianism provides an objective way of resolving conflicts of self-interest.

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

T

According to W. D. Ross, we have immediate intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie moral obligations/principles.

T

Jeremy Bentham thought that a community is no more than the individuals who compose it and that the interests of the community are simply the sum of the interests of its members.

T

One feature about utilitarianism that makes it appealing as a standard for moral decisions in business and nonbusiness organizations is that it provides a clear and straightforward basis for formulating and testing policies.

T

The connection between rights and duties is that, generally speaking, if you have a right to do something, then someone else has a correlative duty to act in a certain way.

T

If you want to go to law school, then you must take the LSAT exam." This statement is an example of

a hypothetical imperative

Consequentialism

states that the moral rightness of an action is determined solely by its results

A key idea of Immanuel Kant's ethical theory is that:

we should treat people as ends in themselves, never merely as means.

If you adopt egoism as your moral code, then

you believe that it is morally right to do whatever promotes your best interest.