Where does moral evil come from, according to St. Augustine?
What will be an ideal response?
Misdirected love.
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Heidegger accepted the Greek understanding of truth as unconcealment or revealment
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Shaw supports the deterrence theory, the claim that punishment is justified
because it is the morally appropriate response to wrongdoing.
a. True b. False
One criticism of Bentham's quantitative model of the utility principle is that it could lead to results that seem deeply unjust. For example,
A) it could allow a sadistic dictator to get away with torturing his subjects, on the grounds that his pleasure is so great it outweighs their collective pain. B) it oppresses strong, creative people with its slave morality. C) it tells us that we always ought to act selfishly in all circumstances. D) it requires us to put duty before pleasure.
A state may exist with the purpose of:
A. lining the pockets of the ruling class. B. carrying out the tenets of a religion. C. ensuring justice and tranquility. D. Either B or C E. Any of the above