31. In the scenario \"Jim and the Indians,\" how would a utilitarian moralist (a
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31. In the scenario "Jim and the Indians," how would a utilitarian moralist (act utilitarian) advise Jim?
a. The utilitarian moralist would tell Jim that he shouldn't intentionally shoot to kill anyone who is innocent.
b. The utilitarian moralist would tell Jim that the best outcome is to kill one person in order
to spare the lives of the others.
c. The utilitarian moralist would tell Jim to stand and bear witness to the atrocity but not
to participate in it.
d. The utilitarian moralist would tell Jim to stand with the Indians in defiance of the army captain.
32. In the scenario "Jim and the Indians," how would a Kantian deontologist advise Jim?
a. The deontologist would tell Jim that he shouldn't intentionally shoot to kill anyone who is innocent.
b. The deontologist would tell Jim that the best outcome is to kill one person in order to spare
the lives of the others.
c. The deontologist would tell Jim to stand with the Indians in defiance of the army captain.
d. The deontologist would tell Jim to go all “Rambo” on the captain and his men.
33. Virtue Ethics helps us determine _______.
a. whether a specific action is right or wrong.
b. whether a form of ethical reasoning is morally justified.
c. how we ought to be and what ideals we should aspire to.
d. how to obtain the best possible outcome in a given situation.
34. Ethical subjectivism is a theory of moral language that undermines ethical inquiry by ________.
a. insisting that human values have an objective basis in life and society.
b. insisting that human values are merely expressions of individual feelings and preferences.
c. insisting on an autonomous conception of moral authority.
d. insisting on a heteronymous conception of moral authority
35. The intellectual virtue of wisdom mostly has to do with _________.
a. controlling the appetitive nature of the soul.
b. consistently making good decisions for the sake of achieving the final end or good.
c. overcoming whatever challenges or obstacles life throws at you.
d. discovering the governing principles of the cosmos.
Explanation / Answer
Ans 3 b) The utilitarian moralist would tell Jim that the best outcome is to kill one person in order to spare the lives of the others.
A utilitarian moralist would always go by the utilitarianism theory in which the best decision is governed by its utility. If killing one person spares the life all of all other people , he would probably advise Jim to do that.
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