Ch-3

1. 11. According to John Rawls, perfect procedural justice does which of the following?

Always produces just outcomes.

Produces just outcomes only to a certain extent

Rarely produces just outcomes

None of these.

2. 2. Kant's moral philosophy is based on:

Consequences of action.

Human reason.

False pretenses.

All of these.

None of these.

3. 3. "Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law" is an example of which of the following?

Categorical imperative

Hypothetical imperative

Prudential imperative

All of these

None of these

4. 4. "Act so that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in that of another, always as an end and never as a means only" is an example of which of the following?

Categorical imperative

Hypothetical imperative

Prudential imperative

All of these

None of these

5. 13. Which of the following states that each person has an equal right to the most extensive set of basic liberties that are compatible with a system of liberty for all?

The principle of equal liberty

The difference principle

The principle of equal opportunity

All of these

None of these

6. 7. Which of the following theories holds that innate rights depend on some human convention or judicial act?

Utilitarianism

Kantian or deontological theories

Natural rights theory

All of these.

None of these.

7. 14. Which of the following allows an exception to the principle of that each person has an equal right to the basic liberties if some unequal arrangement benefits the least well-off person?

The principle of equal liberty

The difference principle

The principle of equal opportunity

All of these

None of these

8. 5. Which of the following theories holds that rights, properly so called, belong to all persons solely by virtue of being human?

Utilitarianism

Kantian or deontological theories

Natural Rights theory

All of these

None of these

9. 8. Which of the following describes "virtue?"

Those traits that everyone needs for the good life.

An excellence that is admired in a person

A disposition to act in a certain way.

A specific state of character.

. All of these.

10. 6. Which of the following theories holds that rights, properly so called, because they facilitate the human good?

Utilitarianism

Kantian or deontological theories

Natural Rights theory

All of these

None of these

11. 12. Which of the following holds that all public offices and employment should be made available to everyone?

The principle of equal liberty

The difference principle

The principle of equal opportunity

All of these

None of these

12. 9. Which of the following is a strength of virtue ethics?

Virtue ethics does not address the problem of conflict.

Virtue ethics does not fit particularly well with our everyday moral experience.

Virtue ethics fits well with our everyday moral experience.

Virtue ethics is incomplete.

13. 10. Which of the following is a weakness of virtue ethics?

Virtue ethics does not fit particularly well with our everyday moral experience.

Virtue ethics fits well with our everyday moral experience.

Virtue ethics is incomplete

There are no weaknesses in virtue ethics.

14. 1. Which of the following are prominent theories of justice examined in the text?

Aristotle’s principle of proportionate equality

John Rawls’ egalitarian theory of justice

John Mill’s theory of justice based on utility

Robert Nozick’s libertarian entitlement theory

All of these

15. 15. According to Adam Smith's "Invisible Hand" argument, each individual in pursuit of personal gain is:

Led by an invisible hand to promote an end (his own benefit) which was no part of his intention.

Led by an invisible hand to promote an end (his own self-interest) which was no part of his intention.

Led by an invisible hand to promote an end (the welfare of society) which was no part of his intention

None of these.

16. 17. The point of justice, for Nozick, is which of the following?

To protect rights and promote human well-being

To protect rights and achieve equality

To protect rights, promote human well-being, and achieve equality

To protect rights, not to promote human well-being or to achieve

17. 16. According to Robert Nozick, under which of the following conditions is a person entitled to their holdings?

The principle of just transfer

The principle of just original acquisition

The principle of rectification

. A and B

All of these

1. 11. According to John Rawls, perfect procedural justice does which of the following?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. 2. Kant's moral philosophy is based on:

3. 3. "Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law" is an example of which of the following?

4. 4. "Act so that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in that of another, always as an end and never as a means only" is an example of which of the following?

5. 13. Which of the following states that each person has an equal right to the most extensive set of basic liberties that are compatible with a system of liberty for all?

6. 7. Which of the following theories holds that innate rights depend on some human convention or judicial act?

7. 14. Which of the following allows an exception to the principle of that each person has an equal right to the basic liberties if some unequal arrangement benefits the least well-off person?

8. 5. Which of the following theories holds that rights, properly so called, belong to all persons solely by virtue of being human?

9. 8. Which of the following describes "virtue?"

10. 6. Which of the following theories holds that rights, properly so called, because they facilitate the human good?

11. 12. Which of the following holds that all public offices and employment should be made available to everyone?

12. 9. Which of the following is a strength of virtue ethics?

13. 10. Which of the following is a weakness of virtue ethics?

14. 1. Which of the following are prominent theories of justice examined in the text?

15. 15. According to Adam Smith's "Invisible Hand" argument, each individual in pursuit of personal gain is:

16. 17. The point of justice, for Nozick, is which of the following?

17. 16. According to Robert Nozick, under which of the following conditions is a person entitled to their holdings?