QUESTION 21 Ethical egoism says that we are born with self-interest. True False

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QUESTION 21

Ethical egoism says that we are born with self-interest.

True

False

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QUESTION 22

In utilitarianism the goal is to produce the greatest overall balance of happiness over unhappiness.

True

False

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QUESTION 23

Psychological egoism is the normative theory of ethics that says that the "right" thing to do is always self-interest.

True

False

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QUESTION 24

One of the problems with virtue ethics is making sense of situations wherein someone might be courageous in an unethical endeavor.

True

False

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QUESTION 25

The minimum conception of morality states that, at the very least, the effort to guide one's conduct by emotion--that is, to what there are the best feelings for doing--while giving equal weight to the interests of each individual affected by one's action.

True

False

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QUESTION 26

In all likelihood, John Stuart Mill would have support the argument for euthanasia based on utilitarianism.

True

False

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QUESTION 27

Moral consequences are important to Kant, but not Bentham.

True

False

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QUESTION 28

Ethical subjectivism says that morality is based on universal moral code.

True

False

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QUESTION 29

Virtue ethics says that moral character can determine ethical questions.

True

False

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QUESTION 30

An argument for the legalization of marijuana cannot be made using utilitarianism.

True

False

Explanation / Answer

21. The answer is True. Ethical egoism states that human beings are born with and motivated by self interest.

22. The answer is True. The goal of utilitarian theory is to maximise good and minimise suffering, thus focusing on producing the greatest overall balance of happiness over unhappiness.

23. The answer is False. Psychological egoism is a descriptive and not normative theory of ethics as it only makes observations how how things are.

24. The answer is True. If one were to consider ‘courage’ as a virtue without placing the situation in the context, whether the display of courage is an ethical act becomes questionable.

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