PHI 208 Final Exam
A comprehensive final exam testing philosophical reasoning and ethics.
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PHI 208 FINAL EXAM
1. In Kant Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, the maxim of an act is: (Points
the policy or principle that you would be following if you did it.
the expected 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 injustice
has value only relative to its usefulness to the individual
has value only relative particular cultures
Question 3.3. Aristotle describes each virtue as: (Points
a maximum
a minimum
a relative mean
an absolute mean
Question 4.4. What is palliative care? (Points )
Treatments that relieve suffering for people in life threatening situations that allow them
to live their lives to the fullest
Treatments that are only provided in Canada
Treatments that heal people when they face life-threatening illnesses
Treatments that involve painful processes that help to kill cancer and other diseases
Question 5.5. In Held’s article, a thinker named Annette Baier claims that the history of
Western ethical thought does not take into account feminine aspects because (Points : 1)
The great moral theorists were men who had little intimate interaction with women
The great moral theorists were often loving husbands
The great moral theorists hated women
The great moral theorists
Question 6.6. Rachels claims that: (Points : 1)
there is no moral difference between active and passive euthanasia, considered in
themselves
there is always a moral difference between the consequences of active and passive
euthanasia
both a and b
neither a nor b
Question 7.7. In Aristotle’s view, the virtues are: (Points : 1)
acquired through habit
acquired through philosophical reflection
a gift from the gods
something we are either born with or not
Question 8.8. If Midgley is correct, moral scepticism (Points : 1)
Leads to inaction
Leads to crude opinions
Leads to immorality
Rejects all criticism
1. In Kant Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, the maxim of an act is: (Points
the policy or principle that you would be following if you did it.
the expected 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 injustice
has value only relative to its usefulness to the individual
has value only relative particular cultures
Question 3.3. Aristotle describes each virtue as: (Points
a maximum
a minimum
a relative mean
an absolute mean
Question 4.4. What is palliative care? (Points )
Treatments that relieve suffering for people in life threatening situations that allow them
to live their lives to the fullest
Treatments that are only provided in Canada
Treatments that heal people when they face life-threatening illnesses
Treatments that involve painful processes that help to kill cancer and other diseases
Question 5.5. In Held’s article, a thinker named Annette Baier claims that the history of
Western ethical thought does not take into account feminine aspects because (Points : 1)
The great moral theorists were men who had little intimate interaction with women
The great moral theorists were often loving husbands
The great moral theorists hated women
The great moral theorists
Question 6.6. Rachels claims that: (Points : 1)
there is no moral difference between active and passive euthanasia, considered in
themselves
there is always a moral difference between the consequences of active and passive
euthanasia
both a and b
neither a nor b
Question 7.7. In Aristotle’s view, the virtues are: (Points : 1)
acquired through habit
acquired through philosophical reflection
a gift from the gods
something we are either born with or not
Question 8.8. If Midgley is correct, moral scepticism (Points : 1)
Leads to inaction
Leads to crude opinions
Leads to immorality
Rejects all criticism
Question 9.9. What does Peter Singer say about the history of liberation
movements? (Points : 1)
They tend to become narrower in scope … zeroing in on the exact class that deserves
moral consideration
They tend to become wider in scope … with people learning to apply moral principles to
groups previously not considered
They tend to become more discriminatory … giving fewer and fewer rights to the less
privileged.
They tend to discover that the original concepts in the past were superior and it is a
mistake to veer from traditional wisdom
Question 10.10. According to Kant, suicide is: (Points :)
Moral if and only if one’s life becomes too burdensome
Moral if and only if it relieves other people’s burdens
Immoral because it involves treating one’s autonomous will merely as a means to the
relief of suffering
Immoral because it condemns one to eternal damnation
Question 11.11. According to the videos, in which is it legal to commit assisted suicide?
(Points : 1)
Canada
Mexico
Germany
Switzerland
Question 12.12. The Ring of Gyges gave the shepherd who found it (Points
Intelligence
Invincibility
Invisibility
Wisdom
Question 13.13. According to Nagel, which of the following may be permitted by
absolutism, at least in some circumstances? (Points : 1)
Intentionally killing an innocent person
Doing something that brings about an innocent person's death
Dropping a nuclear bomb on an enemy city
Torturing an innocent person
Question 14.14. According to Glaukon, justice is based on (Points : 1)
Mutually advantageous agreements among people
The laws of God
Natural goodwill among people
The will of the powerful
Question 15.15. A false promise, according to Kant, is: (Points : 1)
something that I could never will to be universal law
something that I could will to be universal law only when it benefits the majority
something that I could will to be universal law only when it benefits me
something that I could will to be universal law only when it prevents a greater
Question 16.16. In the video, “Drones Are Ethical and Effective,” Kenneth Anderson
argues that the use of drones is ethical because (Points : 1)
it provides a greater separation between the target and operator
movements? (Points : 1)
They tend to become narrower in scope … zeroing in on the exact class that deserves
moral consideration
They tend to become wider in scope … with people learning to apply moral principles to
groups previously not considered
They tend to become more discriminatory … giving fewer and fewer rights to the less
privileged.
They tend to discover that the original concepts in the past were superior and it is a
mistake to veer from traditional wisdom
Question 10.10. According to Kant, suicide is: (Points :)
Moral if and only if one’s life becomes too burdensome
Moral if and only if it relieves other people’s burdens
Immoral because it involves treating one’s autonomous will merely as a means to the
relief of suffering
Immoral because it condemns one to eternal damnation
Question 11.11. According to the videos, in which is it legal to commit assisted suicide?
(Points : 1)
Canada
Mexico
Germany
Switzerland
Question 12.12. The Ring of Gyges gave the shepherd who found it (Points
Intelligence
Invincibility
Invisibility
Wisdom
Question 13.13. According to Nagel, which of the following may be permitted by
absolutism, at least in some circumstances? (Points : 1)
Intentionally killing an innocent person
Doing something that brings about an innocent person's death
Dropping a nuclear bomb on an enemy city
Torturing an innocent person
Question 14.14. According to Glaukon, justice is based on (Points : 1)
Mutually advantageous agreements among people
The laws of God
Natural goodwill among people
The will of the powerful
Question 15.15. A false promise, according to Kant, is: (Points : 1)
something that I could never will to be universal law
something that I could will to be universal law only when it benefits the majority
something that I could will to be universal law only when it benefits me
something that I could will to be universal law only when it prevents a greater
Question 16.16. In the video, “Drones Are Ethical and Effective,” Kenneth Anderson
argues that the use of drones is ethical because (Points : 1)
it provides a greater separation between the target and operator
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