PHIL 102- ethics m02 quiz
Rule-utilitarianism has been accused of being internally inconsistent because the theory
can - ANS-easily lapse back into act-utilitarianism.
Because people will renege on deals they enter, Hobbes believes that what is needed
for enforcing the social contract is an absolute sovereign—a fearsome, powerful person
he refers to as the - ANS-Leviathan
One of the criticisms of social contract theory is that it's doubtful that those who are
supposed to be parties to the contract have actually given - ANS-their consent to the
terms of the contract.
John Stuart Mill says, "It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied;
better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied." This sentiment is an indictment
of the glutton but also a pat on the back for those who - ANS-enjoy higher pleasures.
Some utilitarians respond to the charge that act-utilitarianism conflicts with
commonsense moral intuitions by - ANS-rejecting commonsense morality.
The philosopher who said that the greatest good is pleasure, and the greatest evil is
pain, was - ANS-Epicurus
One of the concerns raised by critics of social contract theory is that vulnerable
individuals, such as the severely disabled, the very poor, nonhuman animals, children,
and infants, have no moral status and no rights according to the theory. - ANS-True
The philosopher Thomas Hobbes says that people are naturally - ANS-greedy, selfish,
violent, self-destructive, and desperate.
When act- and rule-utilitarianism are applied to the same moral issue, they may yield
different answers. - ANS-True
Some critics of social contract theory argue that few people have ever actually
consented to the terms of a social contract. Some defenders of social contract theory
reply that people are much more likely to have given their - ANS-implicit consent.
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