PHIL 101 Straighterline EXAM 3
According to Epicurus, which desires may be occasionally satisfied when
doing
not so to
lead does
discomfort or pain? correct answers desires that are
natural but not
necessar
y
According to Aristotle, human happiness consists of: correct answers
pleasure
Which of the following ideas was central to Thomas Hobbes's philosophy
of values?
correct answers Good and evil simply denote that which a person desires
or hates.
Which of the following is considered a moral evil by Plato? correct answers
ignorance
of the
good
According to Plato, is the virtue that obtains when all elements of
the soul as they should in obedience to reason. correct
function
answers justice
According to John Stuart Mill, why should we seek to raise the general
happiness
than rather
just our own? correct answers By its very nature, morality singles out
no one for
preferential
treatment.
For Nietzsche, who or what is the source of ethical truth? correct
answers the
Superma
n
According to Immanuel Kant, principles of morality can only be ascertained
by: correct
answers
reason
According to St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, which of the following
is true of
natural law? correct answers It is the eternal law of God as it applies to
man on earth.
is the idea that the legitimacy of the state and the principles of
sound justice derive their legitimacy from a societal agreement. correct
answers Contractualism
In which of the following was the power of the Supreme Court to
declare laws
unconstitutional established? correct answers Marbury v.
Madison
John Stuart Mill believed that: correct answers one should seek general
happiness.
Which of the following best describes Locke's governmental contract?
correct
The answers
people delegate or entrust their natural rights to a divided government,
retaining
right the if the government violates
to revolt
its trust.
Identify a true statement about Marcuse's philosophical position. correct
answers He
perceived a weakening of the integration of the working classes
into society.
According to Epicurus, which desires may be occasionally satisfied when
doing
not so to
lead does
discomfort or pain? correct answers desires that are
natural but not
necessar
y
According to Aristotle, human happiness consists of: correct answers
pleasure
Which of the following ideas was central to Thomas Hobbes's philosophy
of values?
correct answers Good and evil simply denote that which a person desires
or hates.
Which of the following is considered a moral evil by Plato? correct answers
ignorance
of the
good
According to Plato, is the virtue that obtains when all elements of
the soul as they should in obedience to reason. correct
function
answers justice
According to John Stuart Mill, why should we seek to raise the general
happiness
than rather
just our own? correct answers By its very nature, morality singles out
no one for
preferential
treatment.
For Nietzsche, who or what is the source of ethical truth? correct
answers the
Superma
n
According to Immanuel Kant, principles of morality can only be ascertained
by: correct
answers
reason
According to St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, which of the following
is true of
natural law? correct answers It is the eternal law of God as it applies to
man on earth.
is the idea that the legitimacy of the state and the principles of
sound justice derive their legitimacy from a societal agreement. correct
answers Contractualism
In which of the following was the power of the Supreme Court to
declare laws
unconstitutional established? correct answers Marbury v.
Madison
John Stuart Mill believed that: correct answers one should seek general
happiness.
Which of the following best describes Locke's governmental contract?
correct
The answers
people delegate or entrust their natural rights to a divided government,
retaining
right the if the government violates
to revolt
its trust.
Identify a true statement about Marcuse's philosophical position. correct
answers He
perceived a weakening of the integration of the working classes
into society.
