PHIL 2310 124 Theory of Ethics. Quiz 5. Graded A

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Quiz Question 1 (1 point) Saved The Greatest Happiness Principle is the idea that something is morally good when... Question 1 options: We disregard the consequences of our actions, focusin... g only on motive. It makes one person as happy as they could possibly imagine. The government forces everyone to behave as the majority would will. It produces the most happiness and/or the least pain for the greatest number of people. Question 2 (1 point) Saved About stealing, Mill would say... Question 2 options: That we cannot control how people behave, so laws against things like stealing are immoral. That theft may be permissible if the consequences of the theft generates the most happiness for the most people. That you should do it when it makes you happy. That you should never steal under any circumstances. Question 3 (1 point) Saved Mill certainly thinks Democratic governments are better than Monarchies. But which of these are possibly problems for Democratic states... Question 3 options: Tyranny of the Majority Overstepping authority to control what people do, even when it harms no one else. Codifying opinions, like religious beliefs, into law. All of the above. Question 4 (1 point) Saved What is one thing the Trolley Problem as presented in the reading meant to demonstrate? Question 4 options: That Kant was right. If we do nothing about the Trolley, we remain morally pure. That Kant was wrong. By choosing not to act, we are complicit in the deaths of whoever is on the unchanged track. That options we have before us might all be bad in some way, and we need to figure out how choose the least-bad option. Trolleys are really dangerous. Question 5 (1 point) Saved The Trolley Problem was first formulated by... Question 5 options: Philippa Foot Jeremy Bentham Rick Astley St. Augustine [Show More]

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