FSU PHI2010 exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers

Consequentialism Correct Answer-a type of moral theory according to which consequences of actions are. all that matter ini determining the rightness and wrongness of actions. (Right action=higher intrinsic value) Utlitarianism Correct Answer-Idea is that it its human welfare/happiness that alone is intrinsically valuable and that the rightness or wrongness of actions depends entirely on how they affect human welfare or happiness. (maximize welfare of all individuals affected by action) Utility Correct Answer-overall net value of an action priniciple of utility Correct Answer-An action its right if and only if it would likely produce at least as high a utility as would any other alternative action one might perform instead. value hedonism Correct Answer-Only states of pleasure have positive intrinsic value and only states of pain have intrinsic negative value; anything else of value is of mere extrinsic value. Hedonistic Utilitarianism Correct Answer-An action is right if and only if it would likely produce at least a high net balance of pleasure (or less pain) as would any other alternative action one might do instead. Perfectionist Consequentialism Correct Answer-a species of the generic view that accepts a perfectionist the