When a utilitarian like Jeremy Bentham advocates "the greatest happiness for the greatest number," we must consider
unhappiness or pain as well as happiness
a. True
b. False
True
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These people advocate the course of action that produces the greatest good for the greatest number:
A. fundamentalists B. moralists C. consequentialists D. utilitarianists E. non-consequentialists
B.C. Johnson said that no one can have justifiable faith in the goodness of a God who allowed atrocities to occur
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Immanuel Kant, the deontologist, disagreed with Aristotle on this point. Aristotle thought that _________________ should accompany virtue and well being.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following primarily depends upon empirical reasoning?
(a) To those who would dismiss evolution as "only a theory," The National Center for Science Education Web site proposes this analogy: "Evolution is only a theory in the same way that Universal Gravity is only a theory." (b) No animals capable of tool making, social interaction, and language deserve to be put in zoos or used for medical experiments. It follows that our treatment of chimpanzees is a deplorable and unethical violation of their basic rights. (c) I know several people who believe that it is OK to cheat on their taxes just a little bit. Like not reporting all their cash income. Or, by padding their business travel expenses. (d) The data show that the hypothesis that climate change is unrelated to human behavior is false.