Quiz Fall 8-Philosophy & Belief - Core Topics In Philosophy

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Human law

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A law whose effect is to diminish the common good would, according to St. Thomas, be

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Some physicians admit to providing assisted suicide to elderly persons who __________.

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According to St. Augustine, each of the following is true EXCEPT:

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According to St. Augustine, the “medicine of the mind” involves each of the following EXCEPT:

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According to St. Augustine,

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According to St. Augustine,

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According to St. Augustine, each of the following is a necessary ingredient in human happiness EXCEPT:

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If “the impious man is not he who denies the gods of the many, but he who attaches to the gods the beliefs of the many,” then

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The study of values and principles governing personal relationships, including ideals of autonomy,justice, and conduct Is known as ethics.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the main branches of ethics?

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This term refers to a set of standards that we ought to live up to

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Which is not a central concern of morality?

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What do principles of law, etiquette, self-interest, tradition, and morality all have in common?

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Conventional morality" is the set of

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Which of the following is not one of the plausible starting points for moral thinking discussed in the text?

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The question "do the ends justify the means?" falls within the area of

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The area of moral philosophy known as "value theory" includes questions such as

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The claim that morality is a human invention and therefore not objective is a claim about:

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Distributive justice concerns the morally proper distribution of social benefits and burdens

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The Fugger dynasty was an example of

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According to John Rawls,

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Libertarians would find it immoral and unjust to coerce people to give food or money to the starving.

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The view that associates morality with self-interest is egoism.

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“Corporate in fighting,’’ “management power struggles,’’ “maneuvering and politics and power grabbing’’ and “Machiavellian intrigues’’ are all phrases, H. Ross Perot, uses to describe

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Aristotle concluded that "tableness" can be found:

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Existential organizations and training programs have emerged in:

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Aristotle’s concept of ethos refers to the speaker’s use of emotional appeals

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (later amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972) prohibits all forms of discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin

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Anti-discrimination laws do not address the present-day effects of past discrimination

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A survey shows that three out of four Hispanics believe that African Americans and whites are more likely than Hispanics to prefer living on welfare

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Statistics by themselves do not prove discrimination

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Women entering male turf, or minority workers of either sex going into a predominantly white work environment, can find themselves uncomfortably being measured by a white male value system

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Executive Order 10925, which decreed that federal contractors should "make rigid quotas to ensure that applicants are employed without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin.''

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to all employers, both public and private, with twenty five or more employees

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Diversity in the workplace can be viewed as a competitive advantage

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Affirmative action is synonymous for reverse discrimination

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The 1995 case Adarand Constructors v. Pena shows that, after years of disagreement, the Supreme Court is now unanimous on the issue of affirmative action

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The courts view sexual harassment as a kind of sexual discrimination

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Men cannot be the victims of sexual harassment

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An isolated or occasional remark or innuendo inevitably constitutes sexual harassment

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Catherine A. MacKinnon describes sexual harassment as sexual attention imposed on someone who is not in a position to refuse it

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The only true form of job discrimination is intentional and individual

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The issue of comparable worth pits against each other two cherished American values: the ethic of nondiscrimination verses the free enterprise system

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"Affirmative action" means programs taking the race or sex of employees or job candidates into account as part of an effort to correct imbalances in employment that exist as a result of past discrimination, either in the company itself or in the larger society

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 allowed sexual and racial discrimination at work until overturned by the Supreme Court

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