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PHIL Exam #2
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1One of the problems raised against Kant's view is that
- AAn unjust act might promote more utility than a just act
- Bmoral truths are absolutes and absolutes cam conflict
- Cthere are no actions that are just
- Dwe have a duty to be unjust if it promotes happiness
2Who wrote, "On Liberty"?
- AJohn Hospers
- BRobert Nozick
- CImmanuel Kant
- DJohn Stuart Mill
3Kant's view is a rationalist view, which means that reason tells us which rules will promote the greatest good
- ATrue
- BFalse
4"The gap between the rich and the poor is wide" is
- Adescriptive
- Bnormative
- Cimperative
- Dnone of the above
5"the gap between the rich and the poor is unjust" is
- Adescriptive
- Bnormative
- Cimperative
- D none of the above
6How are we to choose which rules are best, according to rule utilitarianism?
- ARules should be selected by faith alone
- BRules should be selected by reason alone
- CRules should be selected by experience alone
7According to rule utilitarianism, moral rules are intrinsically valuable
- ATrue
- BFalse
8The idea that all moral knowledge comes through experience alone is known as
- ALibertarianism
- BRationalism
- CUtilitarianism
- DEmpiricism
9How are we to choose which rules are best, according to Kant
- ARules should be selected by faith alone
- BRules should be selected by reason alone
- CRules should be selected by experience alone
10On a utilitarian view, moral truths may be known with certainty
- ATrue
- BFalse
11According to libertarianism, what kinds of laws are justified?
- APaternalistic laws
- Blaws that require us to help others
- Claws that protect us from harm from others
- Dall of the above
- Enone of the above
12the object of On Liberty is to assert one principle. what is that principle
- Athe categorical imperative
- Bthe Harm Principle
- CGresham's law
- Dthe Principle of Utility
13according to the principle defended in on liberty
- Athe right act is the one that promotes the greatest good for the greatest number
- Bwe are never permitted to interfere with a person's liberty
- Cpaternalistic intervention in the lives of mature adults is not permitted
- Dall of the above
- Enone of the above
14Mill argues that the reason we are free is that we are born with inalienable rights, on of them bing the right to liberty
- ATrue
- BFalse
15What is meant by "utility" in On Liberty
- ANatural rights
- BRational duty
- CPhysical pleasure
- Dall of the above
- ENone of the above
16Even if a controversial view is true, if the majority believes it is false, the controversial view should not be allowed because it will make the majority unhappy, according to Mill
- ATrue
- BFalse
17If a view is false and offensive to the greatest number, it should not be allowed because of the pain it will produce, according to Mill
- ATrue
- BFalse
18Which of the following is true regarding Mill's view on the liberty of action?
- AWe are only free to do those action that promote the greatest good for the greatest number
- Bwe are free to do anything at all
- Cwe are free only to treat humanity as an end and never as a means only
- Dnone of the above
19Does Mill think we should be able to do things that hurt ourselves if they hurt only ourselves?
- AYes, because Mill thought we had a natural right to liberty
- BNo, because when persons hurt themselves, even if they hurt only themselves, the amount of pain in the world increases
- CYes, because allowing people to choose form themselves is an indispensable element in utility in the largest sense grounded on the permanent interests of man as a progressive being
20What is Mill's view of what he calls "experiments of living"
- AThey should be allowed only if they provide the greatest good for the greatest number
- BExperience has shown that they cause more harm than good
- CIf people want to experiment with new or different lifestyles, they should be allowed to do so, as long as they don't harm others
21according to the text and the lecture, justice is about what promotes the most utility
- ATrue
- BFalse
22if a person has a negative right to something (a negative right to life, liberty, property, for example), that negative right requires that others provide something to the person with the right
- ATrue
- BFalse
23According to Mill, paternalism promotes utility in the largest sense
- ATrue
- BFalse
24According to Mill, unless a view is examined fully, frequently, and fearlessly
- AIt will be held as a dead dogma, not as a living truth
- Bit will be held in the manner of a prejudice with little comprehension or feeling of its rational grounds
- Cthe meaning of the doctrine itself will be in danger of being lost, or enfeebled, and deprived of its vital effect on the character and conduct
- Dall of the above
25Who wrote, "What Libertarianism is"?
- AJohn Hospers
- BRobert Nozick
- CImmanuel Kant
- DJohn Stuart Mill
26A right is a claim or entitlement to something
- ATrue
- BFalse
27If a person has a positive right to something (life, liberty, property, for example) then others have an obligation not to interfere with a person's exercise of that right. They have no obligation to do or provide something for the person, only an obligation not to do something
- ATrue
- BFalse
28If the right to life is a positive right, we have an obligation to provide the bare minimum needed to stay alive
- ATrue
- BFalse
29If the right to life is negative, we have only the obligation not to kill each other unjustly
- ATrue
- BFalse
30If the right to property is a positive right, people are entitled to the property they need
- ATrue
- BFalse
31Kant thinks lying is wrong because of the emotional pain it causes, not merely the physical pain
- ATrue
- BFalse
32On Kant's view, moral truths may be known with certainty
- ATrue
- BFalse
33Kant's view is deontological. That means it is rooted in religion rather than consequences
- ATrue
- BFalse
34which of the following is an imperative?
- APeople always act on the maxim they can will as a universal law
- Btreating humanity always as an end is right
- Cbe happy!
- Dall of the above
35According to Kant, pleasure is intrinsically valuable
- ATrue
- BFalse
36A hypothetical imperative is in the form, "If you want X, then do Y!"
- ATrue
- BFalse
37Kant thought moral imperatives are hypothetical imperatives
- ATrue
- BFalse
38A will is a good will if and only if it sincerely desires to do the right thing and always acts according to that desire
- ATrue
- BFalse
39If a person does the right thing by keeping a promise, that act has no moral worth if it solely out of love for the prewar, on Kant's view
- ATrue
- BFalse
40A good will, according to Kant, is the will that chooses according to reason and is not swayed by desire
- ATrue
- BFalse
41Kant's view is like rule utilitarianism in that
- Aaccording to both, moral rules can be know with certainty
- Baccording to both, human happiness is an essential component of morality
- Caccording to both, the formulation of rules is an important part of moral deliberation
- Dall of the above
42According to Kant, it is always wrong to treat a person as a means
- ATrue
- BFalse
43On Kant's view, lying to keep from hurting a person's feelings treats that person merely as a means
- ATrue
- BFalse
44Treating a person better than he or she deserves treats that person as an end by recognizing the intrinsic value of that person
- ATrue
- BFalse
45Which of the following is a correct formulation of Kant's Categorical Imperative?
- Aact only on that maxim that you can at the same time want to be a universal law
- Bso act as to treat humanity, whether yourself or others, in every case as an end withal never as a mens only
- Cpeople always act on the maxim they can at the same time will that they should become a universal law
- Dall of the above
- Enone of the above
46if a person does what is right out of self-love the act has no moral worth, according to Kant, but if it is done out of love for humanity, that person's act has great moral worth, according to Kant
- ATrue
- BFalse
47when Mill says that we have the liberty of tastes and pursuits, he means only that we have the liberty to think and say what we choose
- ATrue
- BFalse
48Kant's view is a relativist view
- ATrue
- BFalse
49On Kant's view,
- Awe know that lying promises are wrong through our universal experience of the pain that lying promises cause
- Bwe know that lying promise are wrong because the rule that allows it leads to contradiction
- Call moral imperatives are hypothetical imperatives
- Dall of the above
- Enone of the above
50if a person does the right thing because reason says to do it, the act has no moral worth unless the person is motivated by a genuine love of humanity
- ATrue
- BFalse
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