BA 300 EXAM 2 GUIDE EXAM 2026 UPDATE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
Approaches to moral judgment - ANS-Utilitarianism
Rights
Justice
Objectivism
Social contract
Care
Objectivism (Rand) - ANS-Decision rule: Be rational and be all that you can be
Biggest pro: Reinforces personal responsibility
Biggest con: Individualistic (too self focused) and judgmental
Example: Motive Communications
Utilitarianism (Mill) - ANS-Decision rule: Maximize the common good
Biggest pro: Replaces partiality with science
Biggest con: The means don't matter
Example: "The Ones who Walk Away from Omelas"
Theory of Justice (Rawl) - ANS-Decision rule: Greatest benefit to the least advantaged
Biggest pro: "Unbiased" approach to social justice
Biggest con: Denies free will, meritocracy
Example: Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream
, [Incorrect approach in textbook]
Really...Contractors are stripped of bias to decide on two principles of justice
"Greatest benefit..." rule the most challenging
-Veil of ignorance is not used for decision making
Theory of Rights (Nozick) - ANS-Decision rule: Freedom from force and fraud
Biggest pro: Virtually complete freedom of action with minimal government intrusion
Biggest con: Almost complete disregard of interests of others with a stake in behavior
Example: Certain "payday loan" providers
Ethic of Care - ANS-Decision rule: Focus on relationships and responsibilities
Biggest pro: Protects the weak and dependent
Biggest con: Neglects justice
Example: Certain small, entrepreneurial businesses
Integrative Social Contracts Theory - ANS-Decision rule: Norm is authentic and not inconsistent
with hypernorms
Biggest pro: Accepts variations in cultural norms without succumbing to ethical relativism
Biggest cons: "Hypernorm" is vague and it's hard to respond properly when a norm conflicts
with a hypernorm
Example: Levis Strauss and underage workers in Bangladesh
Virtue Ethics (Aristotle) - ANS-"conformity to ones life to moral and ethical principles" does
not focus on whether a particular decision is ethic or not but whether the decision maker is
ethical or not
Sound ethical decision-making - ANS-Gather the facts
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
Approaches to moral judgment - ANS-Utilitarianism
Rights
Justice
Objectivism
Social contract
Care
Objectivism (Rand) - ANS-Decision rule: Be rational and be all that you can be
Biggest pro: Reinforces personal responsibility
Biggest con: Individualistic (too self focused) and judgmental
Example: Motive Communications
Utilitarianism (Mill) - ANS-Decision rule: Maximize the common good
Biggest pro: Replaces partiality with science
Biggest con: The means don't matter
Example: "The Ones who Walk Away from Omelas"
Theory of Justice (Rawl) - ANS-Decision rule: Greatest benefit to the least advantaged
Biggest pro: "Unbiased" approach to social justice
Biggest con: Denies free will, meritocracy
Example: Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream
, [Incorrect approach in textbook]
Really...Contractors are stripped of bias to decide on two principles of justice
"Greatest benefit..." rule the most challenging
-Veil of ignorance is not used for decision making
Theory of Rights (Nozick) - ANS-Decision rule: Freedom from force and fraud
Biggest pro: Virtually complete freedom of action with minimal government intrusion
Biggest con: Almost complete disregard of interests of others with a stake in behavior
Example: Certain "payday loan" providers
Ethic of Care - ANS-Decision rule: Focus on relationships and responsibilities
Biggest pro: Protects the weak and dependent
Biggest con: Neglects justice
Example: Certain small, entrepreneurial businesses
Integrative Social Contracts Theory - ANS-Decision rule: Norm is authentic and not inconsistent
with hypernorms
Biggest pro: Accepts variations in cultural norms without succumbing to ethical relativism
Biggest cons: "Hypernorm" is vague and it's hard to respond properly when a norm conflicts
with a hypernorm
Example: Levis Strauss and underage workers in Bangladesh
Virtue Ethics (Aristotle) - ANS-"conformity to ones life to moral and ethical principles" does
not focus on whether a particular decision is ethic or not but whether the decision maker is
ethical or not
Sound ethical decision-making - ANS-Gather the facts
