PHIL 2306 Exam 2 Test Review Blinn
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Graded A+
Paternalism - ✔✔A policy of treating subject people as if they were children,
providing for their needs but not giving them rights.
egoism - ✔✔the tendency to see things in relation to oneself; self-centeredness
common good - ✔✔Social conditions that allow for all citizens of the earth,
individuals and families, to meet basic needs and achieve fulfillment.
Act Utilitarianism - ✔✔a utilitarian theory asserting that the morally right action
is the one that directly produces the most favorable balance of good over evil,
everyone considered
Rule Utilitarianism - ✔✔supports rules that on balance produce the greatest
pleasure for society
The Federal Trade Commission's so-called "Funeral Rule" requires that funeral
homes must, among other things, provide an itemized general price list of their
funeral goods and services (such as the price of caskets and preparation of the
deceased) to anyone who asks for it, including potential customers, religious
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, groups, and members of the press. Which statement is true concerning the
Funeral Rule? - ✔✔It is a rule of rule utilitarianism
The only reason Marty follows the Funeral Rule is to avoid getting in trouble and
lose his funeral director's license. In other words, if he could avoid getting in
trouble, he would not provide the General price list to anyone. which ethical
theory best explains Marty's attitude toward rule-following? - ✔✔Moral Egoism
Mary poppins demands only absolute obedience and offers no moral instruction
what approach to ethics is best characterized by which term? - ✔✔Paternalism
Foundational Values - ✔✔principals that guides our actions
instrumental values - ✔✔the values needed to achieve the desired end states
such as ambition and cheerfulness
The National Society of professional Engineers (NSPE) Code of ethics instructs
that "Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the
public." this instruction is an expression of which ethical theory? - ✔✔Rule
utilitarianism
Metaphysics - ✔✔the study of the nature of reality
Epistemology - ✔✔BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY THAT EXAMINES THE NATURE OF
KNOWLEDGE
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Questions with 100% Correct Answers |
Graded A+
Paternalism - ✔✔A policy of treating subject people as if they were children,
providing for their needs but not giving them rights.
egoism - ✔✔the tendency to see things in relation to oneself; self-centeredness
common good - ✔✔Social conditions that allow for all citizens of the earth,
individuals and families, to meet basic needs and achieve fulfillment.
Act Utilitarianism - ✔✔a utilitarian theory asserting that the morally right action
is the one that directly produces the most favorable balance of good over evil,
everyone considered
Rule Utilitarianism - ✔✔supports rules that on balance produce the greatest
pleasure for society
The Federal Trade Commission's so-called "Funeral Rule" requires that funeral
homes must, among other things, provide an itemized general price list of their
funeral goods and services (such as the price of caskets and preparation of the
deceased) to anyone who asks for it, including potential customers, religious
1|Page
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, groups, and members of the press. Which statement is true concerning the
Funeral Rule? - ✔✔It is a rule of rule utilitarianism
The only reason Marty follows the Funeral Rule is to avoid getting in trouble and
lose his funeral director's license. In other words, if he could avoid getting in
trouble, he would not provide the General price list to anyone. which ethical
theory best explains Marty's attitude toward rule-following? - ✔✔Moral Egoism
Mary poppins demands only absolute obedience and offers no moral instruction
what approach to ethics is best characterized by which term? - ✔✔Paternalism
Foundational Values - ✔✔principals that guides our actions
instrumental values - ✔✔the values needed to achieve the desired end states
such as ambition and cheerfulness
The National Society of professional Engineers (NSPE) Code of ethics instructs
that "Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the
public." this instruction is an expression of which ethical theory? - ✔✔Rule
utilitarianism
Metaphysics - ✔✔the study of the nature of reality
Epistemology - ✔✔BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY THAT EXAMINES THE NATURE OF
KNOWLEDGE
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