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I can't figure out the answers to these questions for my test corrections. I just need an answer and then I should be able to find the explanation in my notes.

The purpose of Rawls' veil of ignorance is to

(a) prevent the contractors from adopting principles of justice that unfairly advantage themselves.

(b) make it easier for people from behind the veil to make decisions about which principles to adopt.

(c) ensure that the principles of justice are not too complicated for ordinary people to follow.

(d) None of the above

When did Kant think that actions are morally praiseworthy?

(a) Only when they are motivated by benevolence.

(b) When they are done in accordance with duty.

(c) When they are done for the sake of duty.

(d) When the consequences are optimific.

According to Kant, the shopkeeper who gives a kid the correct change out of concern for his reputation

(a) Acts in accordance with duty and for the sake of duty.

(b) Acts for the sake of duty but not in accordance with duty.

(c) Acts in accordance with duty but not for the sake of duty.

(d) Has moral worth regardless of his intentions.

Kant’s main aim in the Groundwork is to

(a) Identify the supreme principle of morality.

(b) Provide instructions on how to apply the supreme principle of morality.

(c) Draw on the supreme principle of morality to develop a list of all of our duties to ourselves or others.

(d) None of the above.

Which of the following does Kant NOT think the Formula of the Kingdom of Ends adds to the Formula of Universal Law?

(a) An imprecise and perhaps unrealizable ideal to hold in mind when making decisions about how to act and live our lives.

(b) The demand that we check to see not only if we can universalize our own maxims but also that everyone else in the Kingdom of Ends could universalize our maxim if they were in our circumstances.

(c) A realizable goal that we should pursue by any means necessary.

(d) An ideal created by reason.

Murdoch identifies freedom with the capacity to step back from your beliefs, values, and desires and choose for yourself which actions to perform at the moment.

(a) True

(b) False

Question 42:

When we describe Bentham and Mill as ‘hedonists,’ we mean that

(a) they were highly self-indulgent people who couldn’t say no to food, sex, or alcohol.

(b) They ascribed to a theory of happiness that identifies happiness with pleasure and the minimization of pain.

(c) They ascribed to a theory of happiness that says we should privilege short term pleasures over long-term pleasures.

(d) They ascribed to a theory of happiness that identifies happiness with wealth and success.

(e) The ascribed to a theory of happiness that identifies happiness with virtuous activity.

Question 45:

Murdoch defines freedom as

(a) the ability to choose which actions to perform.

(b) obedience to an independent moral reality.

(c) being able to do what you want.

Question 50:

Which of the following is Murdoch not trying to convey with her M-D example?

(a) You shouldn't judge people.

(b) Our picture of the moral life should be dominated more by images of contemplation than action and choice.

(c) Inner life is as moral significance apart from its impact on action.

(d) A good person's understanding of virtue concepts like 'love' or 'courage' or 'coward' are not fixed by conventional social meanings but deepen overtime in ways that reflect her experiences and her efforts at seeing people lovingly.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The correct answer is A.

2. The correct answer is C.

3. The correct answer is C.

4. The correct answer is C.

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