PHIL 482 Quiz Answers Pre-Midterm Questions And Answers

PHIL 482 Quiz Answers Pre-Midterm
Questions And Answers
"IfbIbwantbtobpassbthisbclass,bIboughtbtobstudy:bisbanbexamplebofba(n)b__________________
_bimperative?

a.bCategorical
b.bHypothetical
c.bIntentionalb-bCORRECTbbANSWER-b.bHypotheical

"ThebexactbriskbthatbabnewbpesticidebXbwillbhavebonbpeopleborbthebenvironmentbisbuncertain.
bRatherbthanbquantifybthebknownbrisks,bwebarebbetterboffbtobnotballowbitbtobenterbthebmarketbu

ntilbthebrisksbarebmorebfullybunderstood."
Thisbstatementbbestbillustrates...

a.bSubjectivebrisk
b.bThebprecautionarybprinciple
c.bThebrisk-benefitbprinciple
d.bObjectivebriskb-bCORRECTbbANSWER-b.bThebprecautionarybprinciple

Abhedonisticbutilitarianbthinksbthatbtheb"good"bthatbmoralbactionsbmaximizebis...

a.bJustice
b.bPleasure
c.bHonor
d.bKnowledgeb-bCORRECTbbANSWER-b.bPleasure

AccordingbtobKantianbethics,bmoralitybisbbasedbon:

a.bThebstrengthbofbone'sbbelief
b.bThebconsequencesbofbone'sbaction
c.bThebpuritybofbthebwill
d.bThebnaturebofbthebhumanbsoulb-bCORRECTbbANSWER-c.bThebpuritybofbthebwill

Anbengineerbmustbnotbacceptbbribesbisbanbexamplebofbwhatbtypebofbprofessionalbethics?

a.bAspirationalbethics
b.bPreventivebethics
c.bProhibitivebethicsb-bCORRECTbbANSWER-c.bProhibitivebethics

,Anbengineerbshouldbreportbanybcompanybmisconductbtobthebproperbauthoritiesbisbanbexamp
lebofbwhatbtypebofbprofessionalbethics?

a.bAspirationalbethics
b.bPreventivebethics
c.bProhibitivebethicsb-bCORRECTbbANSWER-b.bPreventive

Attendingbclassbmight,binbsomebcases,bmakebyoubunhappy.bHowbcanbabutilitarianbbestbargu
ebthatbyoubarebstillbobligedbtobattendbclass?

a.bBecausebattendingbclassbisbworthbitbinblightbofbthebpotentialborbfuturebbenefitsbforbhumanit
y.b
b.bBecausebattendingbclassbisbalwaysbinbyourbself-interest.
c.bBecausebyoubhavebmadebabpromisebtobattendbclass.
d.bBecausebyoubarebpayingbtobattendbclass.b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
a.bBecausebattendingbclassbisbworthbitbinblightbofbthebpotentialborbfuturebbenefitsbforbhumanit
y.

Bybseekingbtobminimizebharmbthatbcouldbresultbfrombthebusebofbtechnology,bwebarebemployi
ngb__________bethics.b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-Preventivebethics

Conceptualbdisagreementsbconcernbthebdefinitionbofbterms.bSelectballbthatbmightbleadbtobab
conceptualbdisagreement.
a.b"gift"
b.b"bribe"
c,b"boat"
d.b"flood"b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-Allbofbthebabove

EngineerbPaolabisbgoingboverseasbtobhelpbimprovebthebsewagebsystembinbruralbcommunitie
sbisbanbexamplebofbwhatbtypebofbprofessionalbethics?

a.bAspirationalbethics
b.bPreventivebethics
c.bProhibitivebethicsb-bCORRECTbbANSWER-a.bAspirationalbethics

Eudaimoniabisbsometimesbtranslatedbasb"happiness."bWhybmightbthisbtranslationbbebmislea
ding?
Selectballbthatbapply

a.bEudaimoniabreallybmeansb"tobflourish."
b.bConstantlybseekingbhappiness,bunderstoodbasbself-
contentment,bcanbproducebbadbhabitsband,bultimately,babbadbcharacter.
c.bSomebpeoplebthinkbofbhappinessbasbpleasure,bwhichbmakesbthisbtheorybtoobsimilarbtobutili
tarianism.

, d.bWhenbmanybpeoplebthinkbofbhappinessbtoday,btheybthinkbofbabfeelingbthatbisbpurelybsubje
ctive.b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-a.bEudaimoniabreallybmeansb"tobflourish."
b.bConstantlybseekingbhappiness,bunderstoodbasbself-
contentment,bcanbproducebbadbhabitsband,bultimately,babbadbcharacter.

Fillbinbthebblank:

Abquestionbaboutbwhetherbabparticularbsituationbisbanbinstancebofbabgivenbconceptbisba(n)b_
_________________bissue.b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-application

Fillbinbthebblank:

Whilebhumansbandbsomebanimalsbmightbbebmorallybsignificantbtobutilitarians,bmanybtreesba
ndbplantsbwouldbnotbbe.bThisbisbbecausebtheyblackb________________,bthebtraitbnecessar
ybforbself-awarenessbandbself-identificationbwithbone'sbconstitution.b-
bCORRECTbbANSWER-Sentience




Howbmightbonebtrulybresolvebabfactualbdisagreementbwithbabpeer?

a.bBybmakingbargumentsbaboutbthebinadequacybofbthebcurrentbfacts.
b.bBybmakingbcompelling.,bemotionalbarguments.
c.bBybestablishingbandbdeterminingbthebfactsbtogetherbbybusingbabmorebobjectiveborbtranspa
rentbmeans.b
d.bFactualbdisagreementsbarebirresolvable.b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
c.bBybestablishingbandbdeterminingbthebfactsbtogetherbbybusingbabmorebobjectiveborbtranspa
rentbmeans.

Identifybthebkindbofbclaimbmadebinbthebfollowingbstatement.b

Abgreasebpaymentbisbgivingbsomeonebabsmallbamountbofbmoney.b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
conceptual

Identifybthebkindbofbclaimbmadebinbthebfollowingbstatement.b

EdwardbSnowdenbisbabwhistleblower.b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-application

Identifybthebkindbofbclaimbmadebinbthebfollowingbstatement.b

Mostbengineersbbelievebtechnologybwillbimprovebsociety.b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-factual

Ifbonebacceptsbthebtraditionalbdefinitionborbformulabforbrisk,bhowbmightbone'sbbehaviorbchan
ge?

a.bTheybmightbbeginbtobdobmorebactivitiesbthatbhavebablowbobjectivebriskbevenbifbtheybhaveba
bhighbsubjectivebrisk.

b.bTheybmightbbecomebabKantian.