Question 1

The whole enterprise of mothering has been historically left out of moral theory until recently, as if it were a purely biological function without a rational, philosophical component.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

__________ claims that everyone always acts to his or her own advantage and that the only reason why a person performs a morally good action is because it serves his or her own interests. In popular language, this is called selfishness.

Accepted Answer

A)   ethical egoism
B)   psychological egoism
C)   hedonism
D)   utilitarianismE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Morality can be defined as a set of fundamental rules that guides our actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Aristotle based his view of morality on the concept of "virtue" and his idea that man is by nature a social and irrational wild animal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Hume argued that there was no distinction between reason and sentiment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Utilitarianism is often characterized as a kind of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   deontology
B)   consequentialism
C)   rational feminism
D)   altruismE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Nietzsche is often viewed as the most extreme of the __________.

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Question 8

How plausible is the idea that men and women make their moral choices using different rules and criteria? Given the choice between saving your own child's life and the life of someone else's child, what would you do, and why? What would Mill do? Kant?

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Question 9

Aristotle's conception of happiness (eudaimonia) is a possible state for anyone to achieve.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Bentham said that "nature has placed mankind under two sovereign masters." They are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   God and Satan
B)   parents and employers
C)   pain and pleasure
D)   love and hateE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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