Friday, November 15, 2019

phi 2604 exam #1 (miniterm) fall 2020

Moral norms

1. Of these 4 facts say propose an order of hardness beginning with hard and ending with the least hard.  

a) "mammals have livers" b) "2+3 =5" c) "incest is wrong" d) "democracy is better than tyranny"

2. Can consensus be defeated?

3. Based on this lecture, What's the difference between "morality," "etiquette," and "law"? 

On Egoism 

1. State Ethical Egoism's position.
2. What does it mean to say: "best interests"? Provide an example of you own life where you balance your interest vs. your best interest.
3. Can the egoist actually do good to people? Explain
 

On Utilitarianism  

4. What is traditional utilitarianism? What's the problem of happiness in utilitarianism?
5. Explain how a RULE UTILITARIAN would respond to a TRADITIONAL UTILITARIAN in the case of Brandt Utilitarian Heir counterexample?

on Divine Command Theory

6. What is a religion? Explain.
7. Why are religion symbols viable?
8. What is the role of the shaman in early human societies?
9. What's the Divine Command Theory? 
10. What is faith? Why are faith and reason so different? Explain
11. Why is MLK's religious message of faith so important? Explain.

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