Discuss Ethical egoism

Question 1 What is one of the two alternatives to the consequentialist response to moral dilemmas of trying to minimize the bad and maximize the good, do deontologists provide?

Question 2 Which ethic presupposes that no universal and lasting structures to human life exist:

Question 3 If love is regarded as a _________________ principle, then it needs to ground the principle of _________________ on more than simply utility.

Question 4 Which of these is not one of Holmes’ aspects of moral reasoning for Christians?

Question 5 What is the highest end for Christians?

Question 6 Which of these is not an example of how Aristotle viewed virtues as relative to excess and deficiency?

Question 7 Which one of the below is NOT what Eudaimonia means:

Question 8 Which of the following is not one of Plato’s four cardinal virtues:

Question 9 Stanley Hauerwas has stressed the crucial role of Christian ____________ in moral formation.

Question 10 According to Aristotle, the less virtuous are simply weak­willed people who act out of ignorance and need education.

Question 11 Ethical egoism seeks a social order where conflicting self­interests can be brought together in a peaceable and orderly way.

Question 12 The fact that we cannot logically derive ethical conclusions from merely empirical observations is called:

Question 13 A person wants to attend seminary to become more knowledgeable about the Scriptures and theology than others while earning a prestigious graduate degree. But this person also wants to become a pastor and be able to serve others with their education. Which philosopher would be most supportive of this desire?

Question 14 Holmes states that a non­consequential decision is needed as to the _______ of consequence we are to seek.

Question 15 What process did Jeremy Bentham propose to quantify pleasure versus pain with regards to which action one should take:

Question 16 Pragmatic means:

Question 17 Some deontologists equate the right with the good.

Question 18 That which has value in and of itself:

Question 19 According to deontology, what justifies the means:

Question 20 Consequentialism is not interested in keeping rules at all.

 

Question 1 Which of the following is not an examples of a moral dilemma?

Question 2 Holmes believes that the Bible comes closer to intuitionism than to natural­law theories.

Question 3 Holmes arguments in favor of a natural law approach to Christian Ethics include:

Question 4 Which of these is not one of Holmes’ aspects of moral reasoning for Christians?

Question 5 _______________ provide an objective, as opposed to a subjective, basis for moral knowledge.

Question 6 Which of the following is NOT a way virtues affect moral decision making?

Question 7 According to Aristotle, the less virtuous are simply weak­willed people who act out of ignorance and need education.

Question 8 Which of the following is not one of Plato’s four cardinal virtues:

Question 9 What did Thomas Aquinas say is needed along with habituation of the virtues:

Question 10 What does Aristotle call the ability to choose what is right in the face of morally wrong options or temptation?

Question 11 Utilitarianism is concerned with consequences, but seemingly ignores moral integrity, which is concerned with motives and actions:

Question 12 Which of these is NOT one of Holmes’ conclusions concerning ethical egoism?

Question 13 Which of the following is NOT a question regarding the conflict between distributive justice and equal rights?

Question 14 What is the problem with regards to individual egoism retreating into universal egoism?

Question 15 Which is NOT a problem with psychological egoism that Holmes points out:

Question 16 According to deontology, what justifies the means:

Question 17 Deontology would include which of the following ideas:

Question 18 Some deontologists equate the right with the good.

Question 19 The goal of consequentialism is:

Question 20 That which has value in and of itself:

 

Question 1 What is the highest end for Christians?

Question 2 Which of the following is NOT on the four ingredients in an ethical theory?

Question 3 If love is regarded as a _________________ principle, then it needs to ground the principle of _________________ on more than simply utility.

Question 4 Which of the following is not a problem with regards to Common Morality?

Question 5 The Ten Commandments are an example of:

Question 6 What does Aristotle call the ability to choose what is right in the face of morally wrong options or temptation?

Question 7 The Enlightenment period developed a far more ___________ psychology in which a clear and distinct understanding has the power to overrule and subdue our _________________.

Question 8 What did Thomas Aquinas say is needed along with habituation of the virtues:

Question 9 Which of the following is NOT a way virtues affect moral decision making?

Question 10 Stanley Hauerwas has stressed the crucial role of Christian ____________ in moral formation.

Question 11 The fact that we cannot logically derive ethical conclusions from merely empirical observations is called: