The morality of inequality of opportunity is a(n) _______ ethical concern, while the morality of inequality of outcome is a(n) ________ ethical concern?
A) Natural law, relative
B) Categorical imperative, natural law
C) Natural law, utilitarian
D) Utilitarian, relative
C
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A theodicy is an attempt to
A. find commonalities among the world's religions. B. find common elements among all mythologies. C. translate all holy scriptures into a single language. D. justify belief in God given the existence of evil. E. identify the first religion humans practiced.
The authors of our text point out that our image of ourselves as individuals is paradoxical because
A) ?in fact selves do not exist. B) ?it is an image that we have been taught by society, precisely because we are not mere individuals. C) ?it implies we are always in bad faith. D) ?the self is "Spirit," as Hegel says.
Which of the following is a Kantian argument against discrimination?
A. Since the least advantaged in a society would be better off in a nondiscriminatory society than in one that discriminates, the rational person would see that nondiscrimination is morally preferable. B. People are treated as members of class with a certain characteristic, not as persons. They are not ends in themselves, but because of that characteristic, they are denied equal treatment and respect. C. The dominant class has a desire to maintain its superiority and its class prerogatives. D. Systematic discrimination produces a class of people who are arguably treated unjustly. Other groups in the society will also have cause to worry about whether they will be the next group to be discriminated against. On the whole, more harm than good is done.
Which notions of wrong does Socrates use in his moral argument vs. escape?
A. wrong = violating a just agreement B. wrong = disobeying the laws of the gods C. wrong = disobeying the laws of any state D. wrong = doing harm or evil (e.g. in return for harm or evil done to you) E. wrong = disobeying the laws of nature