The quiz below has questions on Kantian ethics and engineering ethics. Every line of work has a code of ethics that people are expected to follow, and the quiz below is perfect to see how the knowledge you are when it comes to what is right or wrong. Do give it a try and see how engineering ethics are similar to the Kantian one. All the best this year!
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
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