Metaphysics of Morals

1. In Kant Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, the maxim of an act is: (Points J

the policy or principle that you would be following if you did it.
the expected overall utility resulting from the action.

the moral rule that an act either respects or violates.

all of the above.

Question 2.2. If Glaukon is correct, then justice (Points : 1)

is valuable in its own right.
is always more beneficial than injustice

has value only relative to its usefulness to the individual

has value only relative particular cultures

Question 3.3. Aristotle describes each virtue as: (Points J

a maximum

a minimum

a relative mean

an absolute mean

Question 4.4. What is palliative care? (Points )

Treatments that relieve suffering for people in life threatening situations that allow them to live their lives to the fullest

Treatments that are only provided in Canada

Treatments that heal people when they face life-threatening illnesses

Treatments that involve painful processes that help to kill cancer and other diseases

Question 5.5. In Held’s article, a thinker named Annette Baier claims that the history of Western ethical thought does not take into account feminine aspects because (Points : 1)

The great moral theorists were men who had little intimate interaction with women

The great moral theorists were often loving husbands

The great moral theorists hated women

The great moral theorists

Question 6.6. Rachels claims that: (Points : 1)

there is no moral difference between active and passive euthanasia, considered in themselves

there is always a moral difference between the consequences of active and passive euthanasia

both a and b

neither a nor b

Question 7.7. In Aristotle’s view, the virtues are: (Points : 1)

acquired through habit

acquired through philosophical reflection

a gift from the gods

something we are either born with or not

Question 8.8. If Midgley is correct, moral scepticism (Points : 1)

Leads to inaction

Leads to crude opinions

Leads to immorality

Rejects all criticism

Question 9.9. What does Peter Singer say about the history of liberation movements?  (Points : 1)

They tend to become narrower in scope … zeroing in on the exact class that deserves moral consideration

They tend to become wider in scope … with people learning to apply moral principles to groups previously not considered

They tend to become more discriminatory … giving fewer and fewer rights to the less privileged.

They tend to discover that the original concepts in the past were superior and it is a mistake to veer from traditional wisdom

Question 10.10. According to Kant, suicide is: (Points 🙂

Moral if and only if one’s life becomes too burdensome

Moral if and only if it relieves other people’s burdens