PHIL 1300 EXAM #1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Psychological egoism is the view that - ANSWER-the motive for all our actions is self
interest
Psychological egoism is an important theory because if it is true, ethical egoism is true
as well - ANSWER-false
According to the text, experience teaches us that there is always a self-interested
motive for every action - ANSWER-false
If a person will derive satisfaction or pleasure from an action, that fact alone means the
act is egoistic - ANSWER-false
Ethical egoism is a consequentialist view - ANSWER-true
According to consequentialist views, actions do not have consequences - ANSWER-
false
Utilitarianism is the view that the right act is the one that provides the most favorable
balance of good minus bad for oneself - ANSWER-false
Utilitarianism is a consequentialist view, meaning that according to utilitarianism, the
consequences of an act are irrelevant to its moral worth - ANSWER-false
Hedonism is the view that pleasure alone is intrinsically valuable - ANSWER-true
Which of the following is true? - ANSWER-Bentham and Hill are both hedonists
Hedonism is - ANSWER-normative
Mill rejects utilitarianism, calling it a doctrine worthy only of swine - ANSWER-false
Bentham's 7 characteristics of pleasure - ANSWER-1. intensity
2. duration
3. fecundity
4. propinquity
5. likelihood
6.how much pain
7. how many are affected
Which of the following is not one of Bentham's 7 characteristics of pleasure? -
ANSWER-moral goodness
CORRECT ANSWERS
Psychological egoism is the view that - ANSWER-the motive for all our actions is self
interest
Psychological egoism is an important theory because if it is true, ethical egoism is true
as well - ANSWER-false
According to the text, experience teaches us that there is always a self-interested
motive for every action - ANSWER-false
If a person will derive satisfaction or pleasure from an action, that fact alone means the
act is egoistic - ANSWER-false
Ethical egoism is a consequentialist view - ANSWER-true
According to consequentialist views, actions do not have consequences - ANSWER-
false
Utilitarianism is the view that the right act is the one that provides the most favorable
balance of good minus bad for oneself - ANSWER-false
Utilitarianism is a consequentialist view, meaning that according to utilitarianism, the
consequences of an act are irrelevant to its moral worth - ANSWER-false
Hedonism is the view that pleasure alone is intrinsically valuable - ANSWER-true
Which of the following is true? - ANSWER-Bentham and Hill are both hedonists
Hedonism is - ANSWER-normative
Mill rejects utilitarianism, calling it a doctrine worthy only of swine - ANSWER-false
Bentham's 7 characteristics of pleasure - ANSWER-1. intensity
2. duration
3. fecundity
4. propinquity
5. likelihood
6.how much pain
7. how many are affected
Which of the following is not one of Bentham's 7 characteristics of pleasure? -
ANSWER-moral goodness
