PHI 105 Exam 2_22 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
Meta ethics seeks to understand the nature of ethical properties. A theory of
goodness. Asks what is Goodness? Abstract principle. Goodness="maximize utility
in the world" - CORRECT ANSWER (1) What is Meta-Ethics?
What actions should one take? Abstract but more concrete than Meta-Ethics.
What is permissible?
Normative ethics investigates questions surrounding how we should act, morally
speaking. - CORRECT ANSWER (2) What is Normative Ethics?
Replace goodness with happiness and pleasure. Epicurean Hedonism defines
pleasure as the avoidance of distress and states that pleasure is the only intrinsic
good. - CORRECT ANSWER (3) What is Epicurean Hedonism?
Our obligations are determined by the consequences of our actions.
Consequentialism states that the morality of a question is to be defined based
only upon it's consequences. - CORRECT ANSWER (4) What is consequentialism?
We are only obligated to act in our own self-interest. Self interest: (a)pleasure
(b)survival (c)desire-satisfaction - CORRECT ANSWER (5) What is ethical egoism?
It is psychologically impossible for people to act contrary to their self-interest.
Supports ethical egoism. - CORRECT ANSWER (6) What is psychological egoism?
, The utilitarian maxim is the maximization of goodness in the world. - CORRECT
ANSWER (7) What is the utilitarian maxim?
Goodness is to be identified with the utilitarian maxim. - CORRECT ANSWER (8)
What is the utilitarian meta-ethic?
Applies utilitarian maxim to each individual action. Act utilitarianism states that a
person's act is only morally right if it produces the most goodness. - CORRECT
ANSWER (9) What is act utilitarianism?
Applies util. maxim to KINDS of actions (not individual actions) in order to develop
a set of rules which we must follow w/o exception. Rule utilitarianism states that
an action is right in so far as it conforms to a rule that leads to the greater good. -
CORRECT ANSWER (10) What is rule utilitarianism?
Actual consequences matter to obligation. Objective act utilitarianism states that
the morality of our actions is based upon the actual consequences. - CORRECT
ANSWER (11) What is objective act utilitarianism?
Subjective act utilitarianism states that the morality of our actions is based upon
the perceived or expected consequences. - CORRECT ANSWER (12) What is
subjective act utilitarianism?
Deontology states that our obligations are not determined by consequences.
What matters are our duties. - CORRECT ANSWER (13) What is deontology?
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
Meta ethics seeks to understand the nature of ethical properties. A theory of
goodness. Asks what is Goodness? Abstract principle. Goodness="maximize utility
in the world" - CORRECT ANSWER (1) What is Meta-Ethics?
What actions should one take? Abstract but more concrete than Meta-Ethics.
What is permissible?
Normative ethics investigates questions surrounding how we should act, morally
speaking. - CORRECT ANSWER (2) What is Normative Ethics?
Replace goodness with happiness and pleasure. Epicurean Hedonism defines
pleasure as the avoidance of distress and states that pleasure is the only intrinsic
good. - CORRECT ANSWER (3) What is Epicurean Hedonism?
Our obligations are determined by the consequences of our actions.
Consequentialism states that the morality of a question is to be defined based
only upon it's consequences. - CORRECT ANSWER (4) What is consequentialism?
We are only obligated to act in our own self-interest. Self interest: (a)pleasure
(b)survival (c)desire-satisfaction - CORRECT ANSWER (5) What is ethical egoism?
It is psychologically impossible for people to act contrary to their self-interest.
Supports ethical egoism. - CORRECT ANSWER (6) What is psychological egoism?
, The utilitarian maxim is the maximization of goodness in the world. - CORRECT
ANSWER (7) What is the utilitarian maxim?
Goodness is to be identified with the utilitarian maxim. - CORRECT ANSWER (8)
What is the utilitarian meta-ethic?
Applies utilitarian maxim to each individual action. Act utilitarianism states that a
person's act is only morally right if it produces the most goodness. - CORRECT
ANSWER (9) What is act utilitarianism?
Applies util. maxim to KINDS of actions (not individual actions) in order to develop
a set of rules which we must follow w/o exception. Rule utilitarianism states that
an action is right in so far as it conforms to a rule that leads to the greater good. -
CORRECT ANSWER (10) What is rule utilitarianism?
Actual consequences matter to obligation. Objective act utilitarianism states that
the morality of our actions is based upon the actual consequences. - CORRECT
ANSWER (11) What is objective act utilitarianism?
Subjective act utilitarianism states that the morality of our actions is based upon
the perceived or expected consequences. - CORRECT ANSWER (12) What is
subjective act utilitarianism?
Deontology states that our obligations are not determined by consequences.
What matters are our duties. - CORRECT ANSWER (13) What is deontology?
