PHIL 2306: Introduction to Ethics - EXAM 1

QUE ST ION 1

According to hedonism, the key ingredient to the good life is:

Happiness

Getting what you

want

Doing God's will

Being kind to

others

QUE ST ION 2

If something is intrinsically valuable, then it must

Bring about other good things

Be valuable for its own sake

Be recognized to be valuable by everyone, not just

some people

Be attainable by everyone

QUE ST ION 3

The view that we all do act purely out of self-interest is:

Id, Ego, Superego

Ethical Egoism

Altruism

Psychological

egoism

QUE ST ION 4

If ethical egoism is true, then everyone has the right

To pursue self-interest

To be free from interference of

others

To one's own property

To do anything

QUE ST ION 5

The Divine Command Theory states:

God's commands are always based on good reasons

God did not create morality but always accurately

reports it

Acts are morally required just because they are

commanded by God

God created the universe but has nothing to do with

morality