PHI 208 Week 5 Final Exam(Latest) 2022-Ashford University-Graded A >ALL ANSWERS CORRECT

Week 5 - Final Exam Due Aug 27 at 11:59pm Points 50 Questions 50 Time Limit 480 Minutes Allowed Attempts 3 Instrucons Aempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 55 minutes 48 out of 50 Score for this attempt: 48 out of 50 Submitted Aug 26 at 2:52pm This attempt took 55 minutes. [CLOs: 1, 2, 4] The Final Exam consists of 50 true/false and multiple-choice questions that are based on the topics covered in the course and is worth 10% of your course grade. You will have eight hours to complete the exam. You have up to three attempts to complete this quiz, and the system will record the highest score. It is extremely important to study ahead of time for this exam so that you can successfully complete it. Click on the Take the Quiz button when you are ready to start this exam. When finished, click on Submit Quiz. Take the Quiz Again Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 1 In philosophical terms, to support a particular moral position usually implies the denial of an opposing position. Correct! that one is arrogantly attempting to tell others what to think. 8/26/2018 Week 5 - Final Exam: PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning (ACQ1830C) that one has not given the issue enough thought. that one is simply conforming to the beliefs of one’s family or society. Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 2 Which of the following questions best illustrates the concept of practical reasoning? “What is true knowledge?” “Who should have access to education?” “Where should I apply to school?” Correct! “What makes a good teacher?” Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 3 During the Las Vegas massacre, there were people at an outdoor concert who risked their lives to help total strangers. When interviewed later, their common response was, “It was the right thing to do.” What is the term for this kind of deep-down sense of what is good and right? egoism metaethics emotivism moral intuition Correct! 8/26/2018 Week 5 - Final Exam: PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning (ACQ1830C) Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 4 Which of the following is NOT one of the three major moral theories? relative ethics Correct! consequentialist ethics deontological ethics virtue ethics Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 5 According to the Greek philosopher Socrates, the key ethical question is: What have I been taught to do? How should one live? Correct! What are the laws of my society? Whom can one trust? Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 6 Victor assumes that each individual is primarily concerned with his or her own benefit. Victor’s assumption is a form of __________. cultural relativism altruism 8/26/2018 Week 5 - Final Exam: PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning (ACQ1830C) egoism Correct! speciesism Q 1 / 1 pts uestion 7 Relativism is a way to acknowledge that much of what we value—and how we think we and others should act—has been significantly shaped by our shared genetic dispositions. our own culture and upbringing. Correct! independent, abstract moral reasoning. direct revelation from a divine power. Q 1 / 1 pts uestion 8 Cultural relativism implies that cultures are isolated from each other. Challenging that assumption, philosopher Mary Midgley says, “all cultures are formed out of many streams.” What does Midgley mean by this? All cultures that were settled near water are more similar than dissimilar. All cultures influence all other cultures equally. Cultures have always been shaped by their encounters with other cultures. Correct! The notion of multiple cultures is a myth; there is only one, single culture. 8/26/2018 Week 5 - Final Exam: PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning (ACQ1830C) Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 9 Among the following choices, what is the best indication that a particular ethical theory is strong? It is consistent. Correct! It is popular. It feels right. It is written down. Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 10 The word “philosophy” literally means “love of ________.” wisdom Correct! winning arguments thinking PHI 208 Chapter 2 Test Bank Questions Skepticism About Ethics Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 11 Skepticism MOST closely falls under which branch of ethical theory? applied ethics. 8/26/2018 Week 5 - Final Exam: PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning (ACQ1830C) normative ethics. metaethics. Correct! consequentialist ethics. Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 12 Dunia thinks that in her society, it is appropriate for women to dress a certain way. But she doubts that those standards can be defended in a way that would apply to other societies different from hers. What is the best term for Dunia’s perspective? practical reasoning metaethics moral skepticism Correct! moral duty Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 13 Between what two types of judgments does a dialectical conversation move? right (moral) and wrong (immoral) popular and unpopular abstract and concrete Correct! persuasive and objective 8/26/2018 Week 5 - Final Exam: PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning (ACQ1830C) Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 14 Some utilitarians maintain that the standard of right action should be the ___¬________ consequences, not the __________ consequences produced by an action. legal; moral worst; best active; passive intended; actual Correct! Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 15 LeBron is writing a paper on how utilitarianism applies to animals. Which statement would be an example of the objectivity (scientific rationality) of utilitarianism? Only the pleasure and pain of humans matter because only humans have an immaterial soul. Science shows that animals experience pleasure and pain, and so those experiences should be considered when reasoning about moral actions. Correct! Humans have always treated animals as lesser beings, and so that means that we are right to continue doing so. 8/26/2018 Week 5 - Final Exam: PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning (ACQ1830C) All animals have the same inherent dignity and the right not to be treated as a mere means to another’s ends. Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 16 According to John Stuart Mill, what is the ultimate purpose of everything we do? to acquire as much wealth and power as possible to adhere to the rules of religi