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Final exam week 5 updated solved solution 2020 Question 1 1 / 1 pts According to “The Ring of Gyges,” the ring gave the shepherd who found it Question 2 1 / 1 pts “Meta” can be tr ... anslated as all of the following concepts EXCEPT Question 3 1 / 1 pts According to the textbook, how do each of us live out answers to Socrates’s essential question? Correct! Question 4 1 / 1 pts A dialectical process aims at reflective equilibrium, which is best understood as a state of ____________. Question 5 1 / 1 pts Charlotte, a struggling single mother, sees a very wealthy man drop his wallet. Instead of informing him she keeps it and uses the money inside to buy some clothes and school supplies for her kids, but she feels guilty about doing that. How might an egoist of the sort Glaukon represents in his challenge explain her guilty feelings? Question 6 1 / 1 pts According to the author, which statement would support cultural relativism but conflict with the best explanation of notion of “respect”? Question 7 1 / 1 pts Samara is considering how she should handle the fact that her employer overpaid her on her last check. Should she say something? Will she have to give the money back? Will her employer find out, and if so, is it better if Samara raises the issue first? These issues with which Samara is grappling are best described as ___________ judgments. Correct! Question 8 1 / 1 pts Jewish law prescribes that their deceased be buried in a shroud (a tachrichim) in simple pine box with no metal parts. Muslims, however, do not bury their deceased in a casket, but rather in a shroud (a kafan) directly into an excavated grave oriented toward Mecca. The claim that each of these kinds of burial rites can be right would be an example of cultural __________. Question 9 1 / 1 pts Which of the following questions best illustrates the concept of practical reasoning? Question 10 1 / 1 pts To which category do arguments regarding the morality of topics like abortion and eating animals belong? Question 11 1 / 1 pts Between what two types of judgments does a dialectical conversation move? Question 12 1 / 1 pts Tim considers himself to be a moral skeptic. What, then, does Tim use to examine moral assumptions? Question 13 1 / 1 pts Relativism is a way to acknowledge that much of what we value—and how we think we and others should act—has been significantly shaped by Question 14 1 / 1 pts Utilitarianism and consequentialism more broadly are ethical theories that __________. Question 15 1 / 1 pts Which of the following statements is a common misconception about utilitarian philosophy? Correct! Question 16 1 / 1 pts “Respect for persons” is the basis of a common objection to utilitarianism. The argument states that a utilitarian does not adequately respect the dignity and rights of the individual. Which of the following stories from this text BEST reflects that objection? Question 17 1 / 1 pts What is the BEST meaning of the term “the irreducible plurality of values”? Correct! Question 18 1 / 1 pts Who is considered the father of utilitarianism? Question 19 1 / 1 pts LeBron is writing a paper on how utilitarianism applies to animals. Which statement would be an example of the objectivity (scientific rationality) of utilitarianism? Question 20 1 / 1 pts What does the utilitarian mean by the term “wrong actions”? Question 21 1 / 1 pts Why does Mill call utilitarianism a “more profoundly religious [doctrine] than any other”? Correct! Question 22 1 / 1 pts According to John Stuart Mill, utilitarianism takes into account the happiness of Question 23 1 / 1 pts Allen is a critic of utilitarianism. Of the following sentences, which is LEAST likely to factor into his critique? Question 24 1 / 1 pts What would not be a utilitarian argument on same-sex couples being allowed to marry? Question 25 1 / 1 pts According to Mill, how can we determine the difference between higher and lower pleasures? Question 26 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is the BEST example of an action that was morally wrong because the advantages to the majority were outweighed by the suffering of the minority? Question 27 1 / 1 pts Agnes is a widow with disabilities in her late 60s. Due to these circumstances, she only has to pay half of her electricity and water bills. What would a deontologist say about this situation? Question 28 1 / 1 pts An action’s maxim is best understood as the Question 29 1 / 1 pts According to deontological ethics, duties are Question 30 1 / 1 pts What is the most accurate term for the rules and regulations expressed in the United Nations’ Declaration of Human Rights? Question 31 1 / 1 pts In Rwanda, a farmer is hiding a group of persecuted Tutsis from a Hutu military commander. The farmer believes that he has to always tell the truth, and that this is a categorical imperative. If the Hutu commander asks if he has any hidden Tutsis, and he tells the truth, who is to blame for the Tutsis’ capture according to Kantian theory? Question 32 1 / 1 pts In 2012, sports fans were saddened and outraged to learn that cycling superstar Lance Armstrong had used illegal performance-enhancing drugs for years. A deontologist would say that his actions were wrong because they Question 33 1 / 1 pts Xavier, a retail store owner, wants to always act from duty. Knowing this, which of the following sentiments is Xavier MOST likely to express? Correct! Question 34 1 / 1 pts Which of the following scenarios indicates an autonomous decision? Question 35 1 / 1 pts According to Kant, what is the PRIMARY moral problem with making a false promise? Correct! Question 36 1 / 1 pts Some people claim that all Americans have a fundamental right to health care. What would a deontological thinker add to that claim, if it were true? Correct! Question 37 1 / 1 pts Ursula is a student of Kantian philosophy who argues that we should never use people as a means to an end unless Question 38 1 / 1 pts What is one way Lilly can determine if her actions respect her friends as ends-in-themselves? Question 39 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is probably the LEAST necessary character trait needed to be a good clinical nurse? Question 40 1 / 1 pts To live a good life and be the sort of people we ought to be, we need to develop a virtuous character that Question 41 1 / 1 pts Drew is a person who always tries to make practically wise choices. What would NOT characterize these choices according to an Aristotelian? Question 42 1 / 1 pts Aristotle states that if we ask what the highest good is, Question 43 1 / 1 pts What did Aristotle suggest about feelings such as spite, envy and shamelessness? Correct! Question 44 1 / 1 pts The __________ objection to Aristotle’s philosophy says that virtue ethics does not provide us with adequate direction for making or evaluating moral choices. Correct! Question 45 1 / 1 pts How does the Aristotelian notion of virtue relate to deontological and utilitarian moral theories? Question 46 1 / 1 pts With which of the following statements would an Aristotelian most AGREE? Question 47 1 / 1 pts Aristotle defines a virtue as a(n) __________ that requires __________. Question 48 1 / 1 pts The personal qualities that enable an individual to live a good life and flourish as a human being are known as __________. Correct! Question 49 1 / 1 pts The text compares speed swimmer Michael Phelps’s diet to that of a Catholic monk during Lent. What point is the author illustrating through this comparison? Question 50 1 / 1 pts In The Nicomachean Ethics, how does Aristotle begin his inquiry into ethics? [Show More]

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