Dr. Nick has 4 patients who all share the same blood and tissue types. 3 of them are
dying, each from the failure of a different organ. The fourth patient, Tom, has a set of
healthy organs that could be transplanted into the 3 other people, thereby curing
them. Assume that none of these 4 persons is an ax murderer, psychopath, potential
curer of cancer, etc. Tom has come to Dr. Nick's hospital for a tonsillectomy, and is
currently unconscious. Which form of utilitarianism would be most likely to say that Dr.
Nick should sacrifice Tom to save the other three patients?
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, indirect act utilitarianism
In Aristotle's ethical theory, the doctrine of the mean applies to:
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the moral virtues
True or false: According to Mill, only a very few geniuses (such as philosophers and
scientists) can experience the higher pleasures, since they are intellectual.
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False
True or false: Mill claims that a happy life contains only mental pleasures and no
physical pleasures
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False : (Mill is very clear that a happy life contains a variety of pleasures—
both physical and mental—even though the mental pleasures should take
precedence over the physical ones.)
what is an empirical statement?
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can only know if it is true through observation and experience
According to Aristotle, a life devoted to pursuing pleasure as the highest good is
suitable for:
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beasts
What is the difference between Mill's kind of hedonism and Benthams?
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Bentham: humans and animals are on the same level
Mill: humans have pleasures of intellect, feelings, imagination, and moral
sentiments, mere sensation. - he then shows that human and animal
pleasures are different and human pleasure must be higher than animal
pleasures.
According to Bentham, what determines how valuable a pleasant activity or
experience is?
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the quantity of pleasure created
dying, each from the failure of a different organ. The fourth patient, Tom, has a set of
healthy organs that could be transplanted into the 3 other people, thereby curing
them. Assume that none of these 4 persons is an ax murderer, psychopath, potential
curer of cancer, etc. Tom has come to Dr. Nick's hospital for a tonsillectomy, and is
currently unconscious. Which form of utilitarianism would be most likely to say that Dr.
Nick should sacrifice Tom to save the other three patients?
Give this one a try later!
, indirect act utilitarianism
In Aristotle's ethical theory, the doctrine of the mean applies to:
Give this one a try later!
the moral virtues
True or false: According to Mill, only a very few geniuses (such as philosophers and
scientists) can experience the higher pleasures, since they are intellectual.
Give this one a try later!
False
True or false: Mill claims that a happy life contains only mental pleasures and no
physical pleasures
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False : (Mill is very clear that a happy life contains a variety of pleasures—
both physical and mental—even though the mental pleasures should take
precedence over the physical ones.)
what is an empirical statement?
, Give this one a try later!
can only know if it is true through observation and experience
According to Aristotle, a life devoted to pursuing pleasure as the highest good is
suitable for:
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beasts
What is the difference between Mill's kind of hedonism and Benthams?
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Bentham: humans and animals are on the same level
Mill: humans have pleasures of intellect, feelings, imagination, and moral
sentiments, mere sensation. - he then shows that human and animal
pleasures are different and human pleasure must be higher than animal
pleasures.
According to Bentham, what determines how valuable a pleasant activity or
experience is?
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the quantity of pleasure created
