PHIL 482 TAMU Exam 1 Questions And Answers

PHIL 482 TAMU Exam 1 Questions And
Answers
Anconceptualnissuenisnanquestionnaboutnthenmeaningnofnantermn(T/F)n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-T




Angoodnwillnisnmotivatednbyndutynalone,nnotnself-interest,nmoods,nornappetitesn(T/F)n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-T




Anmaximncanncontradictnthencategoricalnimperativenwhilenatnthensamentimenbenconsistentnw
ithnreasonn(T/F)n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-F

AccordingntonKantiannEthicsnwhatndefinesnmorality?n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
PuritynofnthenWill

AccordingntonKantiannethics,nannactnhasnmoralnvaluenwhennthenwillnisnperfectlynalignednwithn
dutyn(T/F)n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-T

AccountantnJamesnthreatenedntonfirenengineernJosefinanifnshendoesnnotnhelpnhimnconcealna
nlargenconsultingnerror.nThisncasenisnonenofnextortionn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Application




Addressingnanrelevantnconceptualnissuenrarelynlendsnclarityntonanmoralndiscussion.n(T/F)n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-F




AlthoughnBenthamnandnMillndiscussednhappinessnextensively,ntheynnevernindicatednproce
duresnfornhowntonmeasurenorncalculatenpleasurenandnpainn(T/F)n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-F

Annengineernmustnnotnacceptnbribes
(a)nPreventitive
(b)nProhibitive
(c)nAspirationaln-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Prohibitive

Annengineernmustnnotndisclosenconfidentialninformationn
(a)nPreventetive
(b)nProhibitive
(c)nAspirationaln-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Prohibitive

Annengineernshouldnnotnbreaknanconfidentialitynagreementn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Moral

, Annengineernshouldnperformnservicesnonlyninnhisnornhernareasnofnexpertise
(a)nPreventitive
(b)nProhibitive
(c)nAspirationaln-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Preventitive

Annengineernshouldnreportnanyncompanynmisconductsntotnhenpropernauthorities
(a)nPreventitive
(b)nProhibitive
(c)nAspirationaln-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Preventitive

Annengineer'sndutyntonconfidentialitynmaynonlynbenviolatednwhennthenlawndemandsnitn(T/F)n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-F




Capabilitiesnrefersntonthenabilitynofnpeoplentonengageninncertainnactivities,ntherbynleadingnth
enkindnofnlifentheynvaluen(T/F)n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-T

Classicnhedonisticnactnutilitarianismnholdsnthatnonlynhappinessnisngoodnfornitsnownnsakenan
dnthatnactsnarenrightninsofarnasnnonalternativenactncouldnbringnaboutnmorenofnthisngoodn(T/F)n
-nCORRECTnnANSWER-T

Conceptualnissuesnshouldnalwaysnbenresolvednbynconsultingnandictionaryndefinitionn(T/F)n-
nCORRECTnnANSWER-F




Disputesnovernapplicationnissuesnoftenndependninnpartnonnunderlyingnfactualnissues,nconce
ptualnissues,nornboth.n(T/F)n-nCORRECTnnANSWER-T

EngineernBrucenisnworkingninnhisnfreentimentondevelopnannewnkindnofnenginenthatnwillnreduce
nthencarbonnemissionsnfromntrucksn

(a)nPreventitive
(b)nProhibitive
(c)nAspirationaln-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Aspirational

EngineernPaolanisngoingnoverseasntonhelpnimproventhensewagensystemninnruralncommunitie
s
(a)nPreventitive
(b)nProhibitive
(c)nAspirationaln-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Aspirational

InnKant'snterminology,nthenwordnwillnmeans...
(a)nanfacultynthatnanimatesnournbodilynactions
(b)nanpredictionnofnconsequences
(c)nannexpressionnofndesire
(d)nandeclarationnofnthenintentnofnannactionn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
anfacultynthatnanimatesnournbodilynactions