Ethics

Ethics Study Guide 13. What is a guiding principle of ethical relativism? a. All actions are equally moral b. No one can really know right and wrong c. There is no objective right and wrong d. Everyone should have the same morals 14. Which of the following people was NOT one of the founders of utilitarianism? a. Rene Descartes b. James Mill c. John Stuart Mill d. Jeremy Bentham 15. What are hypothetical imperatives? a. Complicated manners of behaving b. Things that must be done no matter what c. Suggestions that we should use what works to arrive at a goal d. Actions all people should take to arrive at the same goal 16. According to the utilitarianism viewpoint, which of the following is useful for evaluating the morality of an action? a. The result b. The type of action c. Accomplishing the goal d. The behavior of the person(s) involved 17. Which of the following statements expresses the correlativity thesis regarding rights? a. Rights imply entitled behaviors b. Rights are the same across the globe c. Rights all depend on the situation d. ©2018 Achieve Page 91 of 116 Rights entail obligations and vice versa 18. How would a utilitarian regard abortion? a. “Wrong” because it shouldn’t be a choice b. They would perform a cost-benefit analysis c. “Right" because it appears to render an outcome that benefits a lot of people d. Immoral because it destroys life 19. Moral "oughts" are all of the following EXCEPT________: a. The belief in equality b. They are supported by laws c. The similarity of people d. A necessity