Ethics Exam 1

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Philosophy Test sobre Ethics Exam 1, creado por Dorothy Dudley el 24/04/2018.
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy concerned with
Respuesta
  • Knowledge
  • Valid inference
  • Virtue
  • Justice
  • The nature of reality

Pregunta 2

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Ethical relativism is the view that
Respuesta
  • Sophistry and philosophy are equally concerned with the truth
  • You should care more about your relatives than strangers
  • There are no objective ethical values or truths
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Not being able to make sense of ethical progress is a problem for
Respuesta
  • Philosophy
  • Epistemology
  • Virtue ethics
  • Ethical relativism
  • Essentialism

Pregunta 4

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Which of the following is not a proposition or claim
Respuesta
  • ECU is in NC
  • Plato was a student of Socrates
  • Where is the cat?
  • Gorillas have wings
  • Water quenches thirst

Pregunta 5

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The cardinal Ancient Greek virtues (the ones exemplified by Plato’s ideal state) are
Respuesta
  • Courage, generosity, temperance, and justice
  • Wisdom, courage, generosity, and justice
  • Wisdom courage, temperance and justice
  • Faith hope, and clarity
  • Eat drink and be merry

Pregunta 6

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A deductively valid argument by definition
Respuesta
  • Has true premises
  • Cannot have a false conclusion
  • Is always sound
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

Pregunta 7

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On Plato’s metaphysical view, reality ultimately consists of
Respuesta
  • Copies or imitation
  • Mere appearances
  • Sensible particulars
  • Timeless unchanging forms or essences
  • None of the above

Pregunta 8

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Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with
Respuesta
  • Ethical conduct
  • Knowledge
  • Valid inference
  • The nature of reality
  • None of the above

Pregunta 9

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Philosophy is the love of...
Respuesta
  • Studying
  • Wisdom
  • Music
  • Freedom
  • Pizza

Pregunta 10

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Plato's systematic philosophy includes
Respuesta
  • A rationalist epistemology
  • A virtue ethical theory
  • An essentialist metaphysics
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

Pregunta 11

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Consider the following: All cats have wings Lassie is a cat Therefore Lassie has wings This argument is:
Respuesta
  • Invalid
  • Valid
  • Unsound
  • B and C
  • None of the above

Pregunta 12

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The ___ of X is that which all X's have in common that makes them X's is
Respuesta
  • Virtue
  • Knowledge
  • Essence
  • Truth
  • Opinion

Pregunta 13

Pregunta
According to Plato, only ______ are fit to rule or govern as kings in an ideal state
Respuesta
  • Sphism
  • Philosophers
  • Artists
  • Doctors
  • None of the above

Pregunta 14

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In Plato’s cave allegory, the shadows on the wall represent
Respuesta
  • Form or essences
  • Virtues
  • Appearances or sensible particulars
  • Philosopher kings
  • None of the above

Pregunta 15

Pregunta
The silhouettes represent
Respuesta
  • Form or essences
  • Virtues
  • Appearances or sensible particulars
  • Philosopher kings
  • None of the above

Pregunta 16

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Which of the following is true of inductively strong arguments?
Respuesta
  • The conclusion must be true if the premises are true
  • Accepting the premises but rejecting the conclusion involves a contradiction
  • There is no new information in the conclusion
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

Pregunta 17

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On the traditional account of knowledge, in order for S to know that P, it must be the case that
Respuesta
  • S believes that p
  • P is true
  • S Jim’s justified in believing p
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

Pregunta 18

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Socrates was brought to trial on the charge of
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  • Corrupting the youth
  • Being a pacifist and refusing to go to war
  • Being an ethical relativist
  • Calling for a revolution and refusing to pay taxes
  • None of the above

Pregunta 19

Pregunta
Which of the following is not a characteristically Socratic maxim or thesis?
Respuesta
  • The unexamined life is not worth living
  • Know thyself
  • Is is better to suffer an injustice than to inflict an injustice
  • Only death is to be feared
  • Nothing can harm a good person

Pregunta 20

Pregunta
According to Plato, our senses present us with
Respuesta
  • The essence of Goodness
  • Reality
  • Mere appearances
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

Pregunta 21

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Virtue ethics is an example of a normative ethical theory
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 22

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According to Socrates, nothing can harm a good person
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 23

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According to Plato, justice in instrumentally valuable
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 24

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Just rulers in Plato’s ideal state would always tell the truth
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 25

Pregunta
“Are there any objective moral truths?” is an example of a meta-ethical question
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 26

Pregunta
All valid arguments are sound
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 27

Pregunta
All sound arguments are valid
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 28

Pregunta
According to Plato, a just person is a person with a well-ordered soul
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 29

Pregunta
Plato’s ideally just state is paternalistic
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 30

Pregunta
In Plato’s cave allegory, the sun represents the essence of goodness
Respuesta
  • True
  • False
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