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PHI 208 WEEK 2 QUIZ. Question 1 1 / 1 pts What is the BEST meaning of the term “the irreducible plurality of values”? Values cannot be reduced to measurable utility because there is no such thing as pleasure or pain. Correct! Some values, such as the value of human life or certain aesthetic goods, cannot be reduced to measurable utility. There is never a right moral choice when there are multiple actions to choose from. Values are simply what the majority of people happen to p...

PHI 208 WEEK 2 QUIZ. Question 1 1 / 1 pts What is the BEST meaning of the term “the irreducible plurality of values”? Values cannot be reduced to measurable utility because there is no such thing as pleasure or pain. Correct! Some values, such as the value of human life or certain aesthetic goods, cannot be reduced to measurable utility. There is never a right moral choice when there are multiple actions to choose from. Values are simply what the majority of people happen to p...

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 Correct! moral skepticism moral duty Question 2 1 / 1 pts In Plato’s Republic, what service does Glaukon do for Socrates? He convinces Socrates that justice is good and injustice is bad. He demonstrate...

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 Correct! moral skepticism moral duty Question 2 1 / 1 pts In Plato’s Republic, what service does Glaukon do for Socrates? He convinces Socrates that justice is good and injustice is bad. He demonstrate...

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Question 1 1 / 1 pts Late one night over coffee, Ali and James get into a meandering conversation about the meaning and nature of love, whether anyone can ever truly love anyone else. What kind of judgments would the issues raised in this conversation be BEST described as? abstract Question 2 1 / 1 pts Among the following choices, what is the best indication that a particular ethical theory is strong? It is consistent. Question 3 1 / 1 pts Cultural relativism implies that cultures ...

All of the following can make it difficult to calculate an action’s utility EXCEPT the commitment of the person taking the action. According to John Stuart Mill, utilitarianism takes into account the happiness of everyone, and weights everyone’s happiness equally. Suppose a society believes that throwing an innocent boy into a volcano will keep the volcano from erupting—and therefore save hundreds of lives. What variety of utilitarian thought does this action represent? act ...

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