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Course Ethics Question 1 .0 out of 2 points In “From Cruelty to Goodness,” Hallie argues that the opposite of cruelty is __________. . Question 2 .2 out of 2 points Josiah Royce argues that ________ has fundamental moral significance in our relationship to our neighbor. . Question 3 .2 out of 2 points According to Hallie, the subtlest kind of cruelty is ________ cruelty. . Question 4 .2 out of 2 points Philip Hallie’s approach to ethics emphasizes __________. . Question 5 .0 out of 2 points For Royce, we must come to realize that __________.


. Question 6 .2 out of 2 points Which of the following does Hallie accuse Bennett of wrongly disregarding in his ranking of immoral actions? . Question 7 .0 out of 2 points In his “The Evil that Men Think – and Do,” Hallie argues that many contemporary analyzers of evil are misguided because they __________. . Question 8 .2 out of 2 points In “From Cruelty to Goodness,” Hallie states that ethics involves __________ . Question 9 .2 out of 2 points Which of the following is a positive ethical rule? . Question 10 .0 out of 2 points Fluehr-Leben was influenced by ________ in her rejection of relativism. . Question 11 .2 out of 2 points The ________ Thesis is the claim that morality derives its legitimacy from individual cultural acceptance. . Question 12 .2 out of 2 points Martin Luther King, Jr., in his “I Have a Dream” speech, appeals to ________ rights. . Question 13 .2 out of 2 points


Which one of the following is not a right present in the UN Declaration of Human Rights? . Question 14 .2 out of 2 points Which one of the following does Herodotus refer to in support of relativism? . Question 15 .0 out of 2 points Ethical pluralism is the view that __________. . Question 16 .0 out of 2 points Fluehr-Leben argues that anthropologists __________. . Question 17 .0 out of 2 points Heroditus believed that morality is based on __________. . Question 18 .2 out of 2 points The person who believes in ethical relativism believes that there are __________. . Question 19 .2 out of 2 points Which of the following claims does Pojman not argue for? . Question 20 .0 out of 2 points We should be virtuous because ________, argues Colin McGinn. . Question 21 .0 out of 2 points James Rachels argues that a good response to the ethical egoist is to say that __________. . Question 22 .2 out of 2 points David Hume ________ the belief that those who appear benevolent, friendly, or faithful are really just doing so under false pretense in the pursuit of some private interest.


. Question 23 .0 out of 2 points David Hume thinks that ________ refutes egoism. . Question 24 .0 out of 2 points Which of the following philosophers believes that altruistic ethics is responsible for immorality, injustice, and conflict? . Question 25 .0 out of 2 points James Rachels believes that there ________ to accept psychological egoism. . Question 26 .2 out of 2 points If a person has the virtue of ________, then she has the capacity to make up her own mind based on the relevant evidence and facts, and is not swayed by the pressure to conform. . Question 27 .0 out of 2 points The honest person ________ tells other people what she thinks about them. . Question 28 .2 out of 2 points The absolute altruist holds that __________. . Question 29 .2 out of 2 points The story of the Ring of Gyges is employed by Glaucon to illustrate the claim that __________. . Question 30 .2 out of 2 points


Which of the following is not a confusion that helps remove the plausibility of psychological egoism? . Question 31 .0 out of 2 points The primary ethical focus of the Sermon on the Mount is ________. . Question 32 .2 out of 2 points What makes right acts right, according to the Divine Command Theory? . Question 33 .0 out of 2 points For Mill, when calculating the utility of any particular action, we must include the happiness it will produce for __________. . . Question 34 .2 out of 2 points Any moral theory that does not absolutely prohibit ________ is thereby to be rejected, according to Fred Sommers. . Question 35 .2 out of 2 points According to Hume, morality originates from __________. . Question 36 .0 out of 2 points According to Richard Taylor, the task of moral philosophy is to __________. . Question 37 .2 out of 2 points The Sermon on the Mount tells us that we should imitate ________. . Question 38 .0 out of 2 points


According to Mill, the pleasures of the intellect have ________ the pleasures of the senses. . Question 39 .0 out of 2 points Which moral theory holds that the consequences of an action determine the moral worth of that action? . Question 40 .2 out of 2 points According to John Stuart Mill, ________ is the fundamental concern of ethics.


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