Martin Luther King was strongly influenced by this writer.
What will be an ideal response?
Mahatma (Mohandas) Gandhi
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According to Baier, one distinctive thing about the work of women who write about ethics
is that they tend a. to be utilitarians. b. not to develop moral theories. c. to reject all forms of moral objectivism. d. to rely heavily on literature and the arts as sources, rather than on earlier philosophers. e. to draw more inspiration from the social and life sciences rather than the physical sciences.
Held maintains that if there is a conflict between cognitive science and the conception of
mind we have in moral experience, then we should a. seek to discover our mistake, for the two cannot really be in conflict. b. be guided by cognitive science, and modify our conception of moral experience. c. reject cognitive science. d. try to resolve the conflict by appeal to a higher level theory. e. hold on to both, and treat them as occupying different spheres of life.
What is a "social contract"?
Compare the ideas of Hobbes and Locke regarding the social contract.
Utilitarians argue that what really matters is:
a. the greatest happiness for the greatest number b. the good of a few individuals with no concern for the social good c. both a and b d. neither a nor b