Which type of ethics is sometimes referred to as consequentialism?
Answer: Theological ethics
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Thomas Hobbes believed that
a. mankind was naturally self-interested and competitive. b. mankind was weak and ineffective in dealing with power. c. mankind was irrational. d. None of the above.
Roberta's husband had told her he was going out of town for a week to a business conference. Roberta misses him terribly and is looking forward to his return. You were also at the conference but left early because of other commitments. Roberta calls shortly after you return home and asks if you saw Jack at the conference. She was unable to reach him by phone and is very concerned. You know that he is not at the conference but, instead, is in Bermuda with her best friend, Joan. Do you lie and say he was at the conference, or do you tell Roberta the truth? Sissela Bok would most likely advise you to:
A. apply the test of publicity, which requires you to first make a public announcement of Jack's infidelity. B. do what feels personally right for you. C. tell Roberta the truth. Lying is always wrong because it is a violation of respect for persons. D. first ask yourself if you would want to be lied to if you were in Roberta's position.
What does John Rawls mean by the "veil of ignorance"?
A. When coming up with principles of justice, we should try to ignore our background. B. We can never discover moral truths because they are hidden from us by a veil of ignorance. C. It is ignorant of us to criticize women in other cultures for wearing veils since the principle of multiculturalism requires us to respect other cultures' customs. D. People often refuse to analyze moral issues by using ignorance as a type of resistance.
Included among external sanctions are such things as:
a. our own conscience. b. the approval or disapproval of others. c. fear of God. d. "our own conscience" and "the approval or disapproval of others." e. "the approval or disapproval of others" and "fear of God."