Week 2 Notes Flashcards

1
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_______________- good outcome or consequence

A

Consequentialism

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2
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___________- duty or obligation based on ethics

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Deontology

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3
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According to ______________, consequences of a particular action for the basis for valid moral judgment about that action

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consequentialism

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4
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According to ______________, morally right action is one that produces a good outcome, or consequence

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consequentialism

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5
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According to _______________, every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue —Demosthenes 384 – 322 BC

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consequentialism

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6
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According to consequentialism, consequences of a particular action for the basis for ______ ______ _________ about that action

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valid moral judgment

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7
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According to consequentialism, morally right action is one that produces a good ________, or ___________

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outcome

consequence

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8
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According to consequentialism, every advantage in the _____ is judged in the light of the ______ ______ —Demosthenes 384 – 322 BC

A

past

final issue

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9
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According to __________, you focus on the rightness or wrongness of actions themselves

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deontology

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10
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According to __________, ignores the rightness or wrongness of the consequences of those actions

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deontology

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11
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According to __________, Kant placed liars at level of murderers

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deontology

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12
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Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a consequentialist, deontologist, or utilitarianist?

A

deontologist

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13
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According to deontology, you focus on the _________ or __________ of actions themselves

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rightness

wrongness

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14
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According to deontology, ignores the rightness or wrongness of the ____________ of those actions

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consequences

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15
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According to deontology, Kant placed liars at level of _________

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murderers

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16
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____________ focuses on the greatest good for the greatest many

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Utilitarianism

17
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Jeremy Bentham (1748 -1832) and John Stuart Mills (1806 –1873) were consequentialists, deontologists, or utilitarianists?

A

utilitarianists

18
Q

According to ____________, the moral worth of an action is solely determined by its contribution to overall utility

A

utilitarianism

19
Q

According to ____________, the principle of utility states that actions or behaviors are right in so far as they promote happiness or pleasure, wrong as they tend to produce unhappiness or pain

A

utilitarianism

20
Q

According to utilitarianism, the moral worth of an action is solely determined by its ____________ to overall _______

A

contribution

utility

21
Q

According to utilitarianism, the principle of utility states that actions or behaviors are right in so far as they promote _________ or _________, wrong as they tend to produce unhappiness or pain

A

happiness

pleasure

22
Q

According to utilitarianism, the principle of utility states that actions or behaviors are right in so far as they promote happiness or pleasure, wrong as they tend to produce ___________ or ______

A

unhappiness

pain

23
Q

Is this Kantianism or Utilitarianism:
The ethically relevant feature of an act is
it’s motive

A

Kantianism

24
Q

Is this Kantianism or Utilitarianism:
The ethically relevant feature of an act is
its consequences

A

Utilitarianism

25
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Is this Kantianism or Utilitarianism:
Its basic value is
Autonomy

A

Kantianism

26
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Is this Kantianism or Utilitarianism:
Its basic value is
Pleasure/Happiness

A

Utilitarianism

27
Q

Is this Kantianism or Utilitarianism:
Its ethical imperative is
respect autonomy

A

Kantianism

28
Q

Is this Kantianism or Utilitarianism:
Its ethical imperative is
promote pleasure/happiness

A

Utilitarianism

29
Q

Is this Kantianism or Utilitarianism:
Choices are evaluated from
Chooser’s point of view

A

Kantianism

30
Q

Is this Kantianism or Utilitarianism:
Choices are evaluated from
Impersonal point of view

A

Utilitarianism

31
Q

Is this Kantianism or Utilitarianism:
Test for ethical correctness
Categorical Imperative: unconditional moral obligation

A

Kantianism

32
Q

Is this Kantianism or Utilitarianism:
Test for ethical correctness
Utility calculation

A

Utilitarianism

33
Q

What is Issac Asimov’s 3 laws of robotics?

A

1) robot may not injure a human, r through inaction allow a human to be harmed
2) robot must obey the orders given to it by humans, except if it conflicts rules #1
3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection doesn’t conflict with the 1st or 2nd law