UNC: Phil 160 Second Exam Study Guide
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1. T/F: Morally right actions, according to Mill, never pro- False
duce unhappiness.
2. Mill argues that pleasure and freedom from pain (i.e. E
happiness)
A: is the only thing people desire
B: is only desired by "swine"
C: is the only desirable thing
D: is the best means to desirable ends
E: is the only thing desirable as an end
3. According to Mill, there are different kinds of pleasure, C
and
A: some are "practically speaking" worthless.
B: all are equally valued and desired
C: some are more desirable and more valuable than
others
D: all are equally valuable and desirable
E: only some are valuable
4. Mill holds that "of two pleasures, if there be one to it is a higher quality plea-
which all or almost all who experience it give a decided sure and has more value
preference," then
5. T/F: Mill claims that an individual who is familiar with False
both intellectual pleasures and physical pleasures will
always choose intellectual pleasures over physical
pleasures.
6. According to Mill, if a certain act produces more hap- morally right, even if some
piness (on balance) than any other alternative, then people suffer
this action is
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7. Mill thinks when it comes to the pleasures of the high- D
er and lower faculties
A: both can be enjoyed by any creature
B: competent judges recommend avoiding the plea-
sures of the lower faculties
C: pleasures of the lower faculties are more valuable,
since they are easier to satisfy
D: creatures capable of enjoying both who have ex-
perienced both usually prefer the pleasures of the
higher faculties
E: both are equally valuable, although most rational
creatures prefer pleasures of the higher faculties.
8. People who choose to satisfy lower rather than higher a weakness of will or infir-
pleasures often do so, Mill thinks, because mity of character
lower pleasures could be
easier to satisfy
9. On Mill's version of Plato's "competent judge" argu- the preferred pleasure is
ment, if a majority of people who have knowledge of 2 the higher pleasure
different pleasures consistently prefer one to another,
this shows
10. Plato and Aristotle both gave eudaimonia (which is of- Eudaimonia is PERSONAL
ten treated as happiness) a central role in their moral thriving, where as happi-
theories. How does their understanding of eudaimo- ness is the TOTAL OVERALL
nia differ from Mill's understanding of happiness? pleasure compared to pain
11. Since the maximization of happiness is the end of is the standard of morality
human action, Mill infers that it
12.
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1. T/F: Morally right actions, according to Mill, never pro- False
duce unhappiness.
2. Mill argues that pleasure and freedom from pain (i.e. E
happiness)
A: is the only thing people desire
B: is only desired by "swine"
C: is the only desirable thing
D: is the best means to desirable ends
E: is the only thing desirable as an end
3. According to Mill, there are different kinds of pleasure, C
and
A: some are "practically speaking" worthless.
B: all are equally valued and desired
C: some are more desirable and more valuable than
others
D: all are equally valuable and desirable
E: only some are valuable
4. Mill holds that "of two pleasures, if there be one to it is a higher quality plea-
which all or almost all who experience it give a decided sure and has more value
preference," then
5. T/F: Mill claims that an individual who is familiar with False
both intellectual pleasures and physical pleasures will
always choose intellectual pleasures over physical
pleasures.
6. According to Mill, if a certain act produces more hap- morally right, even if some
piness (on balance) than any other alternative, then people suffer
this action is
1/7
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7. Mill thinks when it comes to the pleasures of the high- D
er and lower faculties
A: both can be enjoyed by any creature
B: competent judges recommend avoiding the plea-
sures of the lower faculties
C: pleasures of the lower faculties are more valuable,
since they are easier to satisfy
D: creatures capable of enjoying both who have ex-
perienced both usually prefer the pleasures of the
higher faculties
E: both are equally valuable, although most rational
creatures prefer pleasures of the higher faculties.
8. People who choose to satisfy lower rather than higher a weakness of will or infir-
pleasures often do so, Mill thinks, because mity of character
lower pleasures could be
easier to satisfy
9. On Mill's version of Plato's "competent judge" argu- the preferred pleasure is
ment, if a majority of people who have knowledge of 2 the higher pleasure
different pleasures consistently prefer one to another,
this shows
10. Plato and Aristotle both gave eudaimonia (which is of- Eudaimonia is PERSONAL
ten treated as happiness) a central role in their moral thriving, where as happi-
theories. How does their understanding of eudaimo- ness is the TOTAL OVERALL
nia differ from Mill's understanding of happiness? pleasure compared to pain
11. Since the maximization of happiness is the end of is the standard of morality
human action, Mill infers that it
12.
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