This quiz from 'Chapter 8 of Test2 J&E' focuses on ethical theories, particularly utilitarianism and ethical egoism. It assesses understanding of Bentham's principles, the felicity calculus, and critiques by philosophers like Ayn Rand and John Stuart Mill.
Intensity
Variety
Proximity
Fecundity
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The prisoner's dilemma
Conflicts of interests
Partiality
Knowledge of interests
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Jeremy Bentham
John Stuart Mill
Ayn Rand
James Rachels
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Carl Klockars
Ayn Rand
John Stuart Mill
Thomas Hobbes
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Felicity calculus
Greatest happiness principle
Principle of utility
B and C
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Klockars
Hobbes
Bentham and Mill
Skolnick and Leo
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Governmental or legal authority
The felicity calculus
A judge or expert
Self-introspection
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Utopian state
State of nature
Status quo
Social contract
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Altruism
Paternalism
Contractualism
Ethical egoism
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8
7
9
5
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Utilitarianism
Psychological hedonism
Formalism
Contractualism
Legal value
Moral principle
Social norm
None of the above
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Thomas Hobbes
James Rachels
John Stuart Mill
B and C
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Desired goods
Security
Utopia
Authoritative government
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James Rachels
Ayn Rand
John Stuart Mill
Thomas Hobbes
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Contractualism
Kantian ethics
Virtue ethics
Formalism
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Intrinsic
Instrumental
Hedonistic
A and B
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Virtue
Sociological
Normative
Cultural
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Contractualism
Ethical egoism
Utilitarianism
Altruism
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Self-interest
The welfare of others
Personal welfare
A and C
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Carl Klockars
John Stuart Mill
Thomas Hobbes
Jeremy Bentham
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Reasonable
Virtuous
Self-interested
Altruistic
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Beating a suspect until he confessed to the crime if we knew for sure that he was guilty.
Promising a suspect a lenient sentence in order to gain a confession even if we knew that was not our decision to make.
Planting evidence at a crime sene to implicate a suspect who we knew was guilty.
All of the above.
None of the above.
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The person does not feel guilty about them.
They serve to bring about good ends.
The person does not get caught.
They meet the needs of the agency the person works for.
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