Quiz: Kantian Ethics And Engineering Ethics!

It features an updated understanding of what it means to be human, which is informed by medieval technology

It is revolutionary because it is almost completely contrary to Aristotle's theory

It is more expansive than Aristotle's theory because Thomas thought that human flourishing must have a spiritual or religious dimension

The central concept of eudaimonia (happiness) is defined as suffering

Descriptions of how great people behave in moral situations

"Imperatives" because they are commanded by God, even though God gives individuals free will

"Imperatives" originating in the structure of reason that an individual can disobey

Derivable from the moral intuitions of ordinary people

The plan of the parents is morally right since it will lead to the maximum happiness of the whole family

The plan of the parents is morally wrong if it involves using the new sibling as a mere means to an end

The plan of the parents is morally right provided that the law allows the new sibling to donate a kidney

The plan of the parents is morally wrong because most siblings would not consent to donating a kidney

Consequentialists seek to maximize equality, whereas utilitarians seek to maximize the sum total of happiness

Consequentialism and utilitarianism are two different names of the same ethical theory

Consequentialism is a family of ethical theories that evaluate our actions solely according to their consequences. Utilitarianism is one of several examples of consequentialist theories

None of the above

Kantianism cannot account for the aspirational aspect of common morality, which advocates promoting well-being and the benefit of others

Utilitarianism cannot account for the importance that happiness and well-being plays in common morality, because of it's focus on consequences

Kantianism cannot account for the importance of equal treatment in common morality, because of its emphasis on duty

None of the above

No such investigations were made because of political concerns

NASA had an established program through which engineers and other employees could register dissent to policies with which they disagree

The culture was one in which the organization could be considered at least part of the "cause" of the accident

It was one in which a "culture of dissent" was firmly established

A risk is an unwanted event that occurs with a known probability, whereas an uncertain event occurs with a probability that is unknown or undefined

There is no difference between risk and uncertainty

A risk is an unwanted event that occurs with a probability of at least 1%; an uncertain event occurs with a probability of less than 1%

An uncertain event occurs with a known probability, whereas a risk occurs with a probability that is unknown or undefined.

We become so accustomed to deviant behavior in a technological system that we decide to implement new rules that makes this behavior normal

We become so accustomed to deviant behavior in a technological system that we no longer consider it deviant, despite the fact that we have exceeded the applicable safety rules

We become so accustomed to deviant behavior in a technological system that we no longer consider it as deviant, and therefore revise the applicable safety rules to reflect the new practice

None of the above

He is in a potential conflict of interest situation

He is an actual conflict of interest situation

He is in an apparent conflict of interest situation

He is in a kinetic conflict of interest situation

Preventive and supererogatory

Preventive and obligatory

Prohibitive and permissible

Prohibitive and obligatory

Use his best professional judgment because doing so allows him to escape the conflict of interest situation

Notify his family of the possibility and ask them if he should choose their property

"Blow the whistle" and let state regulators know about his ethical predicament

Notify his manager about this situation and offer to leave this task to other employees

A decision that may affect the health, safety or well-being of others

A decision that may only be taken by licensed engineers

A decision that may affect the health, safety or well-being of others, or involves technical matters that require engineering expertise

A decision for which engineers can be held responsible according to the NSPE code even if the actual decision was taken by the engineer's manager

Yes, because this determination primarily depends on resolving a conceptual issue

Yes, because this determination primarily depends on resolving a moral issue

No, because this determination primarily depends on resolving a factual issue

No, because this determination primarily depends on resolving an application issue

When imposing a risk on others, we are not permitted to treat people as a means to an end

When imposing a risk on others, we are not permitted to violate the hypothetical imperative

When imposing a risk on others, we are not permitted to withhold any information to them

When imposing a risk on others, we are not permitted to treat people in a way that they would not consent to, or that rational people could not consent to

About -10000 units of utility

About 0 units of utility

About 9 units of utility

About 10 units of utility

External whistleblowing, because he used a toll-free phone line set up for government contractors to report improper actions by government employees

Anonymous whistleblowing, because he expressed his concerns to management through an unsigned, typed letter to avoid confrontation

Insubordination, because he directly contacted NASA personnel over his manager's objections

None of the above

Cultural nihilism

Ethical subjectivism

Cultural relativism

Cultural realism

This objection shows that all versions of utilitarianism are false

The best response utilitarians can give to this objection is to question the assumption that we are always able to know in advance whether an act is right or wrong

Since some utilitarians evaluate acts according to their expected consequences and the expected consequences are often easier to determine in advance than the actual ones, the objection is not as forceful for all utilitarians

Both (b) and (c)

By asking whether an individual engineer's utility would be maximized if he or she accepted the bribe

By asking whether utility would be maximized if engineers generally accepted bribes

By asking what the total consequences of that act would be for everyone concerned

By asking whether a rational and impartial person would conclude that utility is maximized for himself if engineers in general accepted bribes

The ability to work against one's inclinations, which are the only condition that allows acts to be called "virtuous"

Maximizing the pleasure and minimizing the pain that will likely result from a particular action

Fulfilling one's potential, which results from the cultivation of one's virtues

A central term in virtue ethics, which is equivalent to what utilitarians mean by "happiness" or "pleasure."

A factual claim

A conceptual claim

An application issue

A moral issue

A factual issue

A conceptual issue

An application issue

A moral issue

The features selected should describe the negative paradigm and not the positive paradigm

The features selected should describe the test case as closely as possible

The features selected should help to determine whether the test case resembles the positive or negative paradigm more closely

The features selected should be irrelevant to the paradigms

Preventive ethics

Hedonistic ethics

Aspirational ethics

Prohibitive ethics

Moral judgments such as "That is wrong" are just expressions of one's own moral views and have no binding force on others

Moral judgments such as "That is wrong" are just expressions of moral views within a culture and have no binding force on people in other cultures

Statements such as "That is wrong" do not have any moral content - because moral content does not exist - and are just a way of getting people to do what we want them to do

Moral judgments such as "That is wrong" are derived from a moral theory and have no validity or meaning for people who do not accept that theory