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PHI 208 Final Exam

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PHI208FINAL EXAM1. In KantGroundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, the maxim of an act is: (Pointsthe policy or principle that you would be following if you did it.theexpected overall utility resulting from the action.the moral rule that an act either respects or violates.all of the above.Question 2.2.If Glaukon is correct, then justice (Points : 1)is valuable in its own right.is always more beneficial than injusticehas value only relative to its usefulness to the individualhas value only relative particular culturesQuestion 3.3.Aristotle describes each virtue as: (Pointsa maximuma minimuma relative meanan absolute meanQuestion 4.4.What ispalliative care? (Points )Treatments that relieve suffering for people in life threatening situations that allow themtolive their lives to the fullestTreatments that are only provided in CanadaTreatments that heal people when they face life-threatening illnessesTreatments that involve painful processes that help to kill cancer and other diseasesQuestion 5.5.In Held’s article, a thinker named Annette Baier claims that the history ofWestern ethical thought does not take into account feminine aspects because (Points : 1)The great moral theorists were men who had little intimate interaction with womenThe great moral theorists were often loving husbandsThe great moral theorists hated womenThe great moral theoristsQuestion 6.6.Rachels claims that: (Points : 1)there is no moral difference between active and passive euthanasia, considered inthemselvesthere is always a moral difference between the consequences of active and passiveeuthanasiaboth a and bneither a nor bQuestion 7.7.InAristotle’s view, the virtues are: (Points : 1)acquired through habitacquired through philosophical reflectiona gift from the godssomething we are either born with or notQuestion 8.8.If Midgley is correct, moral scepticism (Points : 1)Leads to inactionLeads to crude opinionsLeads to immoralityRejects all criticism

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Ashford University
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PHI 208
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Philosophy

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