PHI 1010 Exam Questions with Correct
Answers
The ethical view that holds that humans should live according to nature is called
natural law ethics.
Nel Noddings argues that
Care is superior to principles
Aristotle endorsed:
virtue ethics
Ethics is the study of
morality
Aquinas defended the principle of double effect.
T
Epictetus was concerned only with appearances.
F
Carol Gilligan believed that moral development for a woman was marked by progress
towards more adequate ways of caring for herself and others.
T
What philosopher argues that killing an adult human being is wrong because it deprives
one of a fundamental good: one's own future life with all its experiences, activities,
projects, and enjoyments?
Don Marquis
,The view that there is only one correct morality is
Ethical absolutism
Divine command theory is a(n) ____ ethical theory.
Nonconsequentialist
What ancient Greek philosopher argued that friendship is a virtue and an essential
component of living morally?
Aristotle
What philosopher wrote: "The business of the wise and good man is to live conforming
to nature"?
Epictetus
Epicurus was concerned with "sober thinking".
T
Nel Noddings' book Caring agrees with Kant that caring for others must be based on a
firm sense of moral obligations and not on feelings.
F
A theory that measures the morality of an action by its consequences is a
Consequentialist theory
What 1973 Supreme Court case ruled that government may not make laws restricting
abortions performed during the first six months of pregnancy?
Roe v. Wade
Aristotle developed an early version of virtue ethics.
, T
What view holds that different societies or cultures have different moralities?
descriptive relativism
Epicurus was a hedonist.
T
The psychologist Carol Gilligan argued that
women tend to approach ethics differently from men.
Basic to the doctrines of Buddhism are the
Four Noble Truths
The second version of the categorical imperative says
Treat people as an end and never as a means only.
What philosopher argues that sexual activities are unnatural and immoral when they
deny a basic good without necessity and do so for the sake of sexual pleasure?
Donald Levy
Who developed the categorical imperative?
Kant
Epictetus was a(n)
stoic
What philosopher associated justice with merit, in the sense that individuals are treated
and given a station in life according to their talents and accomplishments?
Answers
The ethical view that holds that humans should live according to nature is called
natural law ethics.
Nel Noddings argues that
Care is superior to principles
Aristotle endorsed:
virtue ethics
Ethics is the study of
morality
Aquinas defended the principle of double effect.
T
Epictetus was concerned only with appearances.
F
Carol Gilligan believed that moral development for a woman was marked by progress
towards more adequate ways of caring for herself and others.
T
What philosopher argues that killing an adult human being is wrong because it deprives
one of a fundamental good: one's own future life with all its experiences, activities,
projects, and enjoyments?
Don Marquis
,The view that there is only one correct morality is
Ethical absolutism
Divine command theory is a(n) ____ ethical theory.
Nonconsequentialist
What ancient Greek philosopher argued that friendship is a virtue and an essential
component of living morally?
Aristotle
What philosopher wrote: "The business of the wise and good man is to live conforming
to nature"?
Epictetus
Epicurus was concerned with "sober thinking".
T
Nel Noddings' book Caring agrees with Kant that caring for others must be based on a
firm sense of moral obligations and not on feelings.
F
A theory that measures the morality of an action by its consequences is a
Consequentialist theory
What 1973 Supreme Court case ruled that government may not make laws restricting
abortions performed during the first six months of pregnancy?
Roe v. Wade
Aristotle developed an early version of virtue ethics.
, T
What view holds that different societies or cultures have different moralities?
descriptive relativism
Epicurus was a hedonist.
T
The psychologist Carol Gilligan argued that
women tend to approach ethics differently from men.
Basic to the doctrines of Buddhism are the
Four Noble Truths
The second version of the categorical imperative says
Treat people as an end and never as a means only.
What philosopher argues that sexual activities are unnatural and immoral when they
deny a basic good without necessity and do so for the sake of sexual pleasure?
Donald Levy
Who developed the categorical imperative?
Kant
Epictetus was a(n)
stoic
What philosopher associated justice with merit, in the sense that individuals are treated
and given a station in life according to their talents and accomplishments?
