16 Phil 100 Singer
Introduction to Philosophy
Phil 100 ∙ Spring 2014
Professor Paul Burger
Email paul.burger@csulb.edu
Office Location MHB 805
Office Hours Tues. & Thurs. 3:30 – 4:30
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR
CELL PHONE!
1.
Which of the following is not part of Mill’s Principle of Utility?
A.
Actions are to be judged right or wrong solely in virtue of their consequences and nothing else.
B.
In assessing the consequences of some act, the only thing that matters
(from an ethical point of view) is the amount of happiness or unhappiness that is created. Nothing else is relevant.
C.
The good of the community is a function of the happiness of the members that comprise it.
D.
People have a moral obligation to show a deeper concern for members of their immediate family than for people who might be suffering elsewhere.
E.
Each person’s happiness is of the same value.
2.
Which one of the following arguments would a utilitarian be most likely to accept? A.
Humans should not be cruel to animals, because this could encourage humans to be cruel to one another. Ultimately, right and wrong is a matter of consequences for human happiness.
B.
We are justified in giving criminals the death penalty because the prevented suffering of victims and their families is far greater than the relatively limited suffering we create in the executed prisoner.
C.
Animals have no rational mind, and no soul; so we have no moral duty to treat animals with moral respect.
D.
Abortion is wrong because a fetus is a human life, and God considers all human life to be sacred.
E.
French people are justified in eating lots of steak because that food is part of their culture.
3. In what century did Mill live?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The
The
The
The
The
3rd Century BC (i.e., the 200s BC)
17th Century AD (i.e., the 1600s)
18th Century (i.e., the 1700s)
19th Century (i.e., the 1800s)
20th Century (i.e., the 1900s)
4. After September 11th, 2001, the American government began the controversial practice of torturing prisoners who they
Phil 100 ∙ Spring 2014
Professor Paul Burger
Email paul.burger@csulb.edu
Office Location MHB 805
Office Hours Tues. & Thurs. 3:30 – 4:30
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR
CELL PHONE!
1.
Which of the following is not part of Mill’s Principle of Utility?
A.
Actions are to be judged right or wrong solely in virtue of their consequences and nothing else.
B.
In assessing the consequences of some act, the only thing that matters
(from an ethical point of view) is the amount of happiness or unhappiness that is created. Nothing else is relevant.
C.
The good of the community is a function of the happiness of the members that comprise it.
D.
People have a moral obligation to show a deeper concern for members of their immediate family than for people who might be suffering elsewhere.
E.
Each person’s happiness is of the same value.
2.
Which one of the following arguments would a utilitarian be most likely to accept? A.
Humans should not be cruel to animals, because this could encourage humans to be cruel to one another. Ultimately, right and wrong is a matter of consequences for human happiness.
B.
We are justified in giving criminals the death penalty because the prevented suffering of victims and their families is far greater than the relatively limited suffering we create in the executed prisoner.
C.
Animals have no rational mind, and no soul; so we have no moral duty to treat animals with moral respect.
D.
Abortion is wrong because a fetus is a human life, and God considers all human life to be sacred.
E.
French people are justified in eating lots of steak because that food is part of their culture.
3. In what century did Mill live?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The
The
The
The
The
3rd Century BC (i.e., the 200s BC)
17th Century AD (i.e., the 1600s)
18th Century (i.e., the 1700s)
19th Century (i.e., the 1800s)
20th Century (i.e., the 1900s)
4. After September 11th, 2001, the American government began the controversial practice of torturing prisoners who they