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Q: _____'s Theologico-Political Treatise demonstrates a dislike of popular religion. A. Pascal B. Aristotle C. Leibniz D. Spinoza
Q: The founder of Intuitionism was _____. A. Rawls B. Habermas C. Ross D. Mackie
Q: _____'s Razor states "entities are not to be multiplied beyond necessity." A. Pascal B. Ockham C. Anselm D. Plato
Q: _____is the view that there are ethical truths that we can recognize and know as soon as we concentrate carefully upon them. A. Virtue Ethics B. Intuitionism C. Realism D. Existentialism
Q: _____relies upon a wager to prove the existence of God. A. Pascal B. Spinoza C. Stace D. Hume
Q: Care Ethics is also known as Feminist Ethics.
Q: _____attempted to prove the existence of God with the Intuitive argument. A. Spinoza B. Aquinas C. Stace D. Hume
Q: Advocates of Care Ethics generally support Social Contract Theory.
Q: _____applied the problem of induction as a means of refuting the Teleological argument. A. Spinoza B. Aquinas C. Stace D. Hume
Q: According to Rawls, one should stand behind a veil of ignorance to seek moral norms which are genuinely fair.
Q: The _____argument claims that since there is a design found in nature that nature must have a designer. A. Ontological B. Cosmological C. Teleological D. Intuitive
Q: John Rawls used social contract theory to support egoism.
Q: The ____argument attempts to prove the existence of God by defining God as "that which nothing greater can be conceived." A. Ontological B. Cosmological C. Teleological D. Intuitive
Q: Social contract theory states that ethics is a man-made system of rules which is socially enforced.
Q: According to ____, God is an "unmoved mover." A. Anselm B. Aristotle C. Spinoza D. Aquinas
Q: Ayn Rand was an ethical egoist.
Q: According to Whitehead, "all philosophy is a footnote to Plato."
Q: The claim that one should always seek their own interests describes Psychological egoism.
Q: An Appeal to Authority is always a fallacy.
Q: Psychological egoism is a descriptive term.
Q: Presenting two options as if they were the only two options in order to force a desired response is to commit the Strawman fallacy.
Q: Cultural relativism is a descriptive term.
Q: To direct an argument against an opponent rather than their views is to commit the Ad Hominem fallacy.
Q: Cultural relativism argues that what is morally right is what a particular culture determines to be right.
Q: "To give a reason that is irrelevant to the question at issue" is to commit the fallacy of irrelevant reason.
Q: Sociological relativism recognizes that different cultures have different ethical norms.
Q: One should always allow emotion to guide an argument.
Q: Relativism is the view that all ethical systems are non-objective.
Q: An argument containing a fallacy is a good argument.
Q: According to Divine Command Theory, it would be acceptable for Abraham to question the contradictory commands of God.
Q: An inductive argument makes a prediction.
Q: According to Divine Command Theory, God's commands are always morally ambiguous.
Q: In a deductive argument, the conclusion is already contained in the premises.
Q: To assume that God makes a command not to do something because God knows it is wrong implies that moral rightness exists outside of God.
Q: The conclusion of an argument supports its premises.
Q: The Divine Command Theory is also known as theological volunteerism.
Q: The conclusion of an argument offers proof.
Q: Which philosopher supports Care Ethics? A. Rawls B. Blum C. Korsgaard D. Grimshaw
Q: Aristotle stated "the unexamined life is not worth living".
Q: Which is not a root of ethics according to the Care Ethicists? A. Care B. Affection C. Utility D. Personal relationship
Q: According to Russell, the questions of philosophy are more important than the answers.
Q: Advocates of Care Ethics are major critics of _____. A. Ethical egoism B. Divine Command Theory C. Deontology D. Social Contract Theory
Q: Philosophy only seeks wisdom concerning accidental qualities.
Q: Which philosopher was not a Social Contract theorist? A. Hobbes B. Locke C. Rand D. Rawls
Q: Philosophy literally means "love of wisdom".
Q: The view that ethics is a man-made system of rules which is socially enforced describes ____. A. Social contract theory B. Ethical egoism C. Divine Command Theory D. Care Ethics
Q: In the Apology, Socrates is on trial for ____. A. Corrupting the youth B. Inventing new gods C. Both A & B D. None of the Above
Q: Which philosopher was an ethical egoist? A. Kant B. Hume C. Rawls D. Rand
Q: Philosophy literally means _____. A. Love of Logic B. Love of Wisdom C. Love of Confusion D. Love of Learning
Q: The claim that one should always seek their own interests describes ____egoism. A. Cultural B. Ethical C. Psychological D. Sociological
Q: A common argument mistake is a/an _____. A. Fallacy B. Induction C. Philosophy D. Deduction
Q: The claim that everyone is fundamentally selfish describes ____egoism. A. Cultural B. Ethical C. Psychological D. Sociological
Q: "Professor Hamish in the political science department says that something must be done about the oil crisis, but Professor Hamish hasn"t changed his shirt or combed his hair in three days, so he obviously doesn"t know what he's talking about" is an example of a/an _____fallacy. A. Ad Hominem B. Strawman C. Appeal to Inappropriate Authority D. Irrelevant Reason
Q: The view that morality depends upon culture is called ___relativism. A. Non-objective B. Cultural C. Moral D. Sociological
Q: "According to Wayne Gretzsky, Carmen is the most difficult opera to perform, therefore it must be a very difficult opera" is an example of a/an ____fallacy. A. Ad Hominem B. Strawman C. Appeal to Inappropriate Authority D. Irrelevant Reason
Q: The view that different cultures have different ethical norms is called ____relativism. A. Non-objective B. Cultural C. Moral D. Sociological
Q: "There has been a dramatic increase in petty crime recently, therefore we should reintroduce hanging as a form of execution" is an example of a/n _____fallacy. A. Ad Hominem B. Strawman C. Appeal to Inappropriate Authority D. Irrelevant Reason
Q: The view that all ethical systems are non-objective describes____. A. Egoism B. Relativism C. Theological volunteerism D. Socialism
Q: According to _____, "an unexamined life is not worth living." A. Socrates B. Russell C. Waller D. Wittgenstein
Q: According to Martin Luther King, God commandments are good because ____. A. They provide good moral guidance B. They come from God C. They are empirically grounded D. They are useful
Q: "It has rained everyday for the last two months, so it will probably rain again tomorrow" is an example of a/an _____ argument. A. Contingent B. Deductive C. Inductive D. Sound
Q: According to Divine Command Theory, God's commands are always morally ____. A. Charged B. Good C. Bad D. Ambiguous
Q: "All elephants are pink. Nellie is an elephant. Therefore, Nellie is pink" is an example of a/an ___ argument. A. Contingent B. Deductive C. Inductive D. Sound
Q: The view that ethics is dependent on God's will is called ____. A. Care ethics B. Egoism C. Theological volunteerism D. Relativism
Q: An argument is made up of ____. A. Premises B. Conclusions C. Both A & B D. Neither A nor B
Q: Mill critiqued Bentham's version of Utilitarianism as being too Hedonistic.
Q: The theory which seeks the greatest good for the greatest number is Deontology.
Q: The founder of Utilitarianism is Kant.
Q: Utilitarianism has seven major factors for measuring happiness.
Q: According to the Utilitarians, humans have two major regulators, pleasure and pain.
Q: Hume's ethics introduces the concept of Utility later employed in Utilitarianism.
Q: Kant's ethics are subjective in nature.
Q: "Act so as to treat humanity as an end and never as a means only" is the primary formulation of the Categorical Imperative.
Q: "Act as if the maxim of your action were by your will to become a universal law" is the primary formulation of the Categorical Imperative.
Q: A Hypothetical Imperative is only binding on those individuals included in the consequent.
Q: A Categorical Imperative is universally binding on everyone.
Q: According to Kant, feelings are not distinctly human.
Q: Kant felt that reason was unreliable.
Q: According to Hume, ethics must be grounded in reason.
Q: Kant credits Hume for awakening him from his "dogmatic slumber".
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