Introduction to Philosophy

Achieve Test Prep: Philosophy

Chapter Nine Review Questions 1. Which philosopher wrote about the ethics of care which holds that our individual ethical actions are motivated by what they define as a caring response rooted in natural caring? a. Noddings b. Singer c. Mil d. Camus 2. What term refers to the ethical theory focuses on the moral quality of individuals rather than their actions? a. The Golden Mean

6. Which term is used to describe a prior experience often used to describe a proposition, argument, or value that we can be certain is true without empirical verification that something derived from pure reason? a. Entelechy

b. A priori c. Maxim d. Deontology

7. Which philosopher contended that our freedom which defines our existence has meaning only in relationship to others who are exercising their freedom of choice? a. Sartre b. Mill c. Kant d. Beauvoir 8. What term describes that an authentic life is lived according to the free choices that you make? 9. What term is known as a moral law? a. Maxim b. Ethical hedonism c. Entelechy d. Deontology 10. What term describes the moral view that human desire and action ought to be directed to achieving pleasure and avoiding pain? a. Hedonism b. Ethical hedonism c. A priori d. Entelechy a. Utilitarianism b. Deontology c. Existentialist ethics d. Virtue ethics

b. Teleological c. Virtue ethics d. Entelechy

3. In Aristotle’s ethics, which is used to describe the desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess and the other of deficiency? a. Hedonism

b. Utilitarianism c. Golden Mean d. Existentialism

4. Which philosopher believes that all of life is governed by a primal force, the will to power, the will to grow, spread, seize, become dominant that is manifested in all living things with the ultimate moral good is an individual’s striving to exert his or her will to power to the fullest possible extent? a. Epicurus b. Kant c. Singer d. Nietzsche 5. What term refers to the view that everything has a design or a purpose? a. Maxim b. Teleological c. Entelechy d. Priori

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