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Examination (Part 1) 6. Morality that is based on the Categorical
Your email will be recorded when you submit this Imperatives is something like a command where we
form
are not necessarily always obliged to do whatever is
1. It was during his time that virtue theory had
commanded. No one can not opt out of it or claim
reached its peak as a basis for any study of ethics
that it does not apply to him or her.
or morality.
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2. According to Immanuel Kant we have to perform
our duty out of pure moral motive. We also have for 7. Jeremy Bentham is an British philosopher who
the good of the majority of the members of the founded Utilitarianism and Hedonism. He was also
society. in favor of "act utilitarianism" as a way gauging
moral actions.
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3. It is the fundamental claim of Utilitarianism that
the rightness or wrongness of an action has to be 8. Good persons are those who always do their duty
judged by the number of moral duties performed. It because it is their duty. It is fine if they enjoy doing
is in its ability to produce pleasure or remove pain. it, but it must be the case that they would do it even
if they did not enjoy it.
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4. The midpoint of two extremes is referred to as the
golden mean. It is also referred as____________. 9. If Utilitarianism is concerned with the
consequences of an action and Deontology is all
GOLDEN RULE
about duty, then Virtue Ethics is concerned
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5. Fecundity is concerned with the probability that
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
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would point or lead to another pleasure and pain. In
10. According to Utilitarianism a person is good or
other words, the more the merrier.
bad depending on the motivation of their actions. It
is not, therefor, on the goodness of the should act so that the rule governing our actions
consequences of those actions. produce the greatest happiness for most people.
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11. He was a German philosopher responsible for 16. It as an ethical framework that works on the idea
the creation of the categorical imperatives intended that the rightness or wrongness of actions does
for us to understand that morality is about doing our depend on whether we fulfill our duty to the law or
duty. not.
JEREMY BENTHAM DEONTOLOGY
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12. In the felicific calculus, this measure deals with 17. It is a rule or principle that allows us to have a
the probability of the pleasure and pain to occur and basis, or as standard, for our actions.
last for a period of time. 2 points
DURATION Your answer
2 points 18. Propinquity is about the proximity of the
Your answer pleasure and pain from the future. It deals with the
13. In Act Utilitarianism, we tally the consequences remoteness of pleasure and pain to be achieved.
of each action we perform and thereby determine on 2 points
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or wrong. It is also the case that we venture into the
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motive to determine the rightness and wrongness of
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a moral act
19. If ever you encounter someone infected with
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COVID-19 and you are forced to do something about
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14. One word that can capture the essence of the report to the authorities since it is your duty to do
so
first categorical imperative: “ALWAYS ACT IN SUCH
confront the person and tell him to get lost for the
AWAY THAT YOU COULD WILL THAT THE MAXIM sake of the majority
OF YOUR ACT BECOME A UNIVERSAL LAW.” advice the person to isolate himself and seek help
RULE / PRINCIPLE? just avoid the person and move on seeking pleasure
and avoiding pain
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15. John Stuart Mill is a French philosopher who they are discovered by means of pure practical
helped develop Utilitarianism. He claimed that we reason, not by experience.
2 points wanted. This way of thinking belongs to the second
Your answer categorical imperative which deals with the principle
21. Act utilitarianism deals more on the quality of an of universality.
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If only the first statement is true 27. The extent of pleasure and pain deals with the
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EMMANUEL KANT
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28. Our function as a human being is part of God'
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plan so that we naturally bestow them as we grow. It
23. He is known to have claimed that happiness is
is also true that everything has a function and a
man’s greatest aim in life, while tranquility and
thing is good to the extent that it fulfills its function
rationality are the cornerstones of happiness.
and it is bad if it does not
EPICURUS
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24. Hedonism usually imbibes the motto: "Eat, drink If both statements are false
and be merry for tomorrow you can die". It is If only the first statement is false
naturally in line with what human beings seek such 29. It is with this kind of knowledge that we can
as pleasure and pain. learn through our experience and by honing our
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30. Virtue ethics is the quest to understand and live
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a life of moral character. And according to Socrates
25. It expresses the motive of our action as we do
and Aristotle, by honing virtuous habits, people will
our duty out of respect for the moral law.
likely make the right choice when faced with ethical
GOOD WILL
challenges.
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26. If you wanted to lie to get something you If only the first statement is true
wanted, you would have to be willing to make it the If both statements are false
case that everyone always lied to get what they If only the first statement is false
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