Instead of tabulating consequences or pondering precisely what one's duties are in a given situation, a virtuous person generally makes ethical decisions. How?
(a) as spontaneous System-1 reactions to a given situation
(b) as reflective System-2 deliberations about a given situation
(c) by consideration of relevant prior precedents
(d) by asking a wiser person what ought to be done
a
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The charge brought against Jesus by the high priest, Caiaphas, was
a. idolatry. b. adultery. c. blasphemy. d. covetousness
Which of the following statements is analytic?
A. There is evil in the world. B. The Confederacy lost the Civil War. C. A round room has no corners. D. Old men go bald. E. None of the above
Differentiate between a consequentialist and a utilitarian theory. Will Niccolò Machiavelli's theory be regarded as consequentialist or utilitarian?
What will be an ideal response?
How can producers remedy external costs of production when they internalize the costs of pollution?
a. By absorbing the cost when determining the price of its goods b. By imposing the costs to a third-party polluting agent c. By practicing lessons of the precautionary principle d. By maximizing the rule of probability theory