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nCORRECTnnANSWER-Thenspecificationsnofnthendisagreementsnarenrarelynstated




AccordingntonKant,nhownshouldnanmaximnbentested?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Usingnthencategoricalnimperative

AccordingntonKantiannethics,nmoralitynisnbasednon:n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
thenpuritynofnthenwill

Anothernwordnforndutynethicsnis....n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-deontology

Bynseekingntonminimizenharmnthatncouldnresultnfromnthenusenofntechnology,nwenarenemployi
ngn__________nethicsn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Preventive

Egalitariansndiffernfromnothernutilitariansninnthatn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
theynarguenthatnactsnarenrightnonlyninsofarnasnthenwell-
beingntheynproducenisndistributednequally

Hownmightnanutilitariannrespondntonansituationninnwhichnonenisnfacednwithnanchoicenwhethernt
ontellnanlie?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
ifnthenconsequencesnofnthenlienarenonnthenwholenbetternthannthosenofntellingnthentruthnthennlyi
ngnisnthenrightncoursenofnactionncorrect

InnKant'snterminology,nthenwordn'will'nmeansn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
anfacultynthatnanimatesnournbodilynactions

IsnthenfollowingnstatementntruenornfalsenaboutnImmanuelnKant'sntheorynofndutynethics:nthenre
sponsibilitiesnofndutynareninscribednonnallnrationalnbeingsnbynnaturenofntheirnrationalityn-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-True




Isnthenfollowingntruenornfalsenaboutnpreferencenutilitarianism:
becausenthenfocusnisnonnindividualnpreferencesnthisntypenofnutilitarianismnisnconsiderednanre
lativistntheoryn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-False

, Rosanbelievesnifnshencramsntonightnfornherntestntomorrow,nthennshenwillndonwellnonnthenexa
m.nThisnisnannexamplenofnwhat?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-expectednconsequences

Thenfollowingnscenarionisnwhatntypenofnethicalnissue:nArugenisnifnusingncadaversnisnagainstn
humanndignitynornifnitnisnmorenbeneficialntonpublicnwelfarenandntontreatnthemnwithndignity.nIfnth
enquestionnisnwhethernusingncadaversninncrashntestingninnthisncasenviolatesnhumanndignity.n
-nCORRECTnnANSWER-ApplicationnIssue

Thenfollowingnscenarionisnwhatntypenofnethicalnissue:nNonreliablendatansaysncadaversnprodu
cenaccuratenresults,nbutnworkersnbelievenitndoes.nOthersnbelievenusingnthemnasninstrument
sndisrespectfulnwhonhavennotnconsented.nQuestionnisntoncontinuentonusencadaversninnthenla
b.n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-MoralnIssue

Thenorganndonornexamplendemonstratesnthenfactnthatnutilitarianismn-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-

isnopenntonthencriticismnthatnsomenactsnmaynproducenannetnpositivenofngood,nbutnremainnintu
itivelynobjectionable

Truenornfalse:nAnmaximncanncontradictnthencategoricalnimperativenwhilenatnthensamentimenb
enconsistentnwithnreason.n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-False

Truenornfalse:nanutilitariannwouldnbelieventhatnannactnisnmorallynrightnifnitnbringsnaboutnmorenp
leasurenthannanmajoritynofnthenalternativenactsn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-False-
nnotnjustnthenmajority,neverynact




Truenornfalse:nAnutilitariannwouldnchoosenfiringn50npeoplentonsavenancompanynfromnbankrup
tcynthatnemploysn300nworkersn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-True

Truenornfalse:nAccordingntonthenutilitarianncalculus,nthenconsequencesnthatnannactionnposes
ntonfuturengenerationsncannoutweighnthosenfacingnindividualsninnthenpresentntimen-

nCORRECTnnANSWER-True




Truenornfalse:nAccordingntonthenutilitarianncalculus,nthenconsequencesnthatnannactionnposes
ntonfuturengenerationsncannoutweighnthosenfacingnindividualsninnthenpresentntime.n-

nCORRECTnnANSWER-True




Truenornfalse:nAlthoughnfocusednonnwell-
being,nutilitarianismndoesnnotnconsidernpleasurenmorallynvaluablen-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
False

Truenornfalse:nAsnantheory,nutilitarianismnisngenerallynconfirmedntonengineeringn-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-False




Truenornfalse:nConceptualnIssuesnshouldnalwaysnbenresolvednbynconsultingnandictionaryndef
initionn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-False

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