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and that person's duties correspond to the rights of others - ANS Philosophers will
sometimes claim that rights and duties are correlative where a person's rights establish
another's duties
people do not always want what it is in their interest to have - ANS Wants are what
people will pursue whereas
Philosophers will sometimes claim that rights and duties are correlative where a
person's rights establish another's duties - ANS and that person's duties correspond to
the rights of others
An important perspective within the philosophical study of ethics that holds that ethical
values and judgments are ultimately dependent upon, correlative to, one's
culture,society or personal feeling is called. - ANS ethical relativism
Identify the values that are confused values with relativism (check all that apply) - ANS
Tolerance, Impartiality
Virtues - ANS Motivations that are likely to lead one to a good and meaningful life
Vices - ANS Motivations that are likely to lead one to a life of unhappiness
Identify the versions of the principle of categorical imperative given by Kant that are less
abstract - ANS Ethics requires one to treat all people as ends and never only as
means.
One is required to treat people as subjects, not as objects.
which of the following are emphasized by principle-based ethics? (Select all that apply) -
ANS Deserved recompense
Rights and Duties
Promises
True or False: Attempts to shift focus on to the "expected" utility of an act is to accept
utilitarianism - ANS False
Within one tradition, one's ethical dute is explained in terms o a principlethat the
German philosopher Immanual kant called - ANS the categorical imperative
T or F: Respect for other people is a fundamental ethical value - ANS True
, Identify a true statement about utilitarianism - ANS it provided strong support for the
Democratic institutions and policies
free market capitalism - ANS Free market economics advises one that the most
efficient means to attain the goal of maximum satisfaction of consumer demands is to
structure one's economy according to the principles of
Rather than simply describing people as good to bad, right or wrong, an ethics of ethics
of virtue encourages - ANS a fuller description
Immanual Kant tells that one should act only according to those maxims that - ANS
could be universally accepted and acted on
compensation - ANS Reasoning that justifies executive___ as a contractual duty is a
principle-based argument.
T/F: If an individual starts with the assumption that an ethical judgment must be proven
as absolutely certain and beyond doubt, then ethics assuredly will fail to met this
standard - ANS True
Rights sometimes override the collective will because they - ANS protect certain
interests that are more important and central to human well-being than the mere
happiness other.
T/F: By the time individuals are adults, their entire character is formed by such factors
as their parents, schools, church, friends, and society. this is not affected by any social
institutions such as business and so on. - ANS False
While some cultures legitimize child labor, it is usually seen as an fortunate but
necessary alternative to starvation. This shows that accepting a deplorable situation___
- ANS as the least harmful of the alternatives is not the same as accepting it as
ethically valid
Rights offer protection of certain central human interests, prohibiting - ANS the sacrifice
of these interests merely to provide a net increase in the overall happiness
The self is identical to a persons most fundamental and enduring - ANS dispositions,
attitudes, values and beliefs
a Business provides many opportunities for behavior that is generous or greedy, and so
on. Given these opportunities, each individual must ask which character traits are likely
to help him other - ANS live a good life
A influential version of utilitarian policy claims that - ANS competitive markets are the
best means for attaining utilitarian goals.
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and that person's duties correspond to the rights of others - ANS Philosophers will
sometimes claim that rights and duties are correlative where a person's rights establish
another's duties
people do not always want what it is in their interest to have - ANS Wants are what
people will pursue whereas
Philosophers will sometimes claim that rights and duties are correlative where a
person's rights establish another's duties - ANS and that person's duties correspond to
the rights of others
An important perspective within the philosophical study of ethics that holds that ethical
values and judgments are ultimately dependent upon, correlative to, one's
culture,society or personal feeling is called. - ANS ethical relativism
Identify the values that are confused values with relativism (check all that apply) - ANS
Tolerance, Impartiality
Virtues - ANS Motivations that are likely to lead one to a good and meaningful life
Vices - ANS Motivations that are likely to lead one to a life of unhappiness
Identify the versions of the principle of categorical imperative given by Kant that are less
abstract - ANS Ethics requires one to treat all people as ends and never only as
means.
One is required to treat people as subjects, not as objects.
which of the following are emphasized by principle-based ethics? (Select all that apply) -
ANS Deserved recompense
Rights and Duties
Promises
True or False: Attempts to shift focus on to the "expected" utility of an act is to accept
utilitarianism - ANS False
Within one tradition, one's ethical dute is explained in terms o a principlethat the
German philosopher Immanual kant called - ANS the categorical imperative
T or F: Respect for other people is a fundamental ethical value - ANS True
, Identify a true statement about utilitarianism - ANS it provided strong support for the
Democratic institutions and policies
free market capitalism - ANS Free market economics advises one that the most
efficient means to attain the goal of maximum satisfaction of consumer demands is to
structure one's economy according to the principles of
Rather than simply describing people as good to bad, right or wrong, an ethics of ethics
of virtue encourages - ANS a fuller description
Immanual Kant tells that one should act only according to those maxims that - ANS
could be universally accepted and acted on
compensation - ANS Reasoning that justifies executive___ as a contractual duty is a
principle-based argument.
T/F: If an individual starts with the assumption that an ethical judgment must be proven
as absolutely certain and beyond doubt, then ethics assuredly will fail to met this
standard - ANS True
Rights sometimes override the collective will because they - ANS protect certain
interests that are more important and central to human well-being than the mere
happiness other.
T/F: By the time individuals are adults, their entire character is formed by such factors
as their parents, schools, church, friends, and society. this is not affected by any social
institutions such as business and so on. - ANS False
While some cultures legitimize child labor, it is usually seen as an fortunate but
necessary alternative to starvation. This shows that accepting a deplorable situation___
- ANS as the least harmful of the alternatives is not the same as accepting it as
ethically valid
Rights offer protection of certain central human interests, prohibiting - ANS the sacrifice
of these interests merely to provide a net increase in the overall happiness
The self is identical to a persons most fundamental and enduring - ANS dispositions,
attitudes, values and beliefs
a Business provides many opportunities for behavior that is generous or greedy, and so
on. Given these opportunities, each individual must ask which character traits are likely
to help him other - ANS live a good life
A influential version of utilitarian policy claims that - ANS competitive markets are the
best means for attaining utilitarian goals.
