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PHIL 1103: Ethics End-Term Exam
Name:_____________________________________________ Class ___________ Date:____________
I. Identify the following kinds of theories of philosophical ethics. (1 point each for a total of 7 points)
1.) Moral goodness consists in the collective cultivation of the virtues, such as courage, honesty, justice, generosity, etc. in human agents.
2.) The moral goodness of acts (and their agents) is determined by the nature of those acts that reason (deductive reasoning) demonstrates is our duty.
3.) The moral goodness of acts (and their agents) is determined only by whether or not they maximize the utility (benefits) for the maximum number of agents.
4.) The moral goodness of acts (and their agents) is determined only by whether they maximize each agents self-interests.
5.) The moral goodness of acts (and their agents) is determined by the consequences of those acts.
6.) All theses about morality are nothing more than what an individual or a collection of individual believes to be moral.
7.) All theses about morality are nothing more than disguised expressions of emotions.
II. State the logical negation of each of the following four propositions. (1 point each for a total of 2 points)
1.) All acts of self-denial are not unethical. _________________________________________________
2.) Some acts of returning property to its owner are not immoral. _______________________________
III. State the Principle of Non-Contradiction (1 point)
IV. Why can’t a person (consistently) be both an ethical supernaturalist and an ethical deontologist? Be sure to discuss why this would be a logical impossibility. (4 points)
VI. Answer the following. (5 points total)
How is heteronomy of the will directly related to hypothetical
Name:_____________________________________________ Class ___________ Date:____________
I. Identify the following kinds of theories of philosophical ethics. (1 point each for a total of 7 points)
1.) Moral goodness consists in the collective cultivation of the virtues, such as courage, honesty, justice, generosity, etc. in human agents.
2.) The moral goodness of acts (and their agents) is determined by the nature of those acts that reason (deductive reasoning) demonstrates is our duty.
3.) The moral goodness of acts (and their agents) is determined only by whether or not they maximize the utility (benefits) for the maximum number of agents.
4.) The moral goodness of acts (and their agents) is determined only by whether they maximize each agents self-interests.
5.) The moral goodness of acts (and their agents) is determined by the consequences of those acts.
6.) All theses about morality are nothing more than what an individual or a collection of individual believes to be moral.
7.) All theses about morality are nothing more than disguised expressions of emotions.
II. State the logical negation of each of the following four propositions. (1 point each for a total of 2 points)
1.) All acts of self-denial are not unethical. _________________________________________________
2.) Some acts of returning property to its owner are not immoral. _______________________________
III. State the Principle of Non-Contradiction (1 point)
IV. Why can’t a person (consistently) be both an ethical supernaturalist and an ethical deontologist? Be sure to discuss why this would be a logical impossibility. (4 points)
VI. Answer the following. (5 points total)
How is heteronomy of the will directly related to hypothetical