The problem of multiple results emerging from a good intention is known as
a. plural effects.
b. the doctrine of double effect.
c. collateral damage.
d. normative ethics.
B
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According to Todorov, the possibility of ________ entails the possibility of the moral life
a. choice b. survival c. death d. human rights
Peter Railton gives an example in which gaining better historical and biological
knowledge might legitimately change one's moral view; that example involves moral beliefs concerning a. capital punishment. b. a caste system. c. rights of animals. d. access to medical care. e. war.
For Hume, one can test the truth of one's ideas by
A) using a priori and deductive arguments. B) tracing ideas back to the impressions from which they came. C) tracing impressions back to the ideas from which they came. D) finding out what some authority says.
An absolute right is one which
a. bestows leadership on kings b. can not be questioned c. refers to religious freedom d. cannot be overridden by other considerations that do not involve rights.