The paradox of hedonism (or the paradox of selfishness) is that people who are exclusively concerned with their own
interests tend to have happier and more satisfying lives than those who are concerned about other people.
a. True
b. False
False
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According to Minkoff and Paltrow, granting more extensive rights to the unborn than are held by born individuals comes at the expense of which value?
a) Autonomy b) Informed consent c) Justice d) All of these choices
Before Jesus, the term __________ was closely related to revelations and apocalyptic writing
a. Lord b. Messiah c. Son of God d. Son of Man
Which of the following statements would John Stuart Mill accept and Jeremy Bentham reject?
a. Happiness is not identical to sensuous pleasure. b. Consequences play no role in determining what is morally right. c. No one can say which pleasures are better than others. d. all of the above
Ethics is the study of
a. Morality b. Religion c. Metaphysics d. Efficacy