QUESTION 1 1 A problem with the Utilitarian ethical principle is that: It is difficult to foresee th

QUESTION 1
1 A problem with the Utilitarian ethical principle is that:
It is difficult to foresee the long-term consequences of an action
It is difficult to weigh and measure the good v bad consequences of an action
It is difficult to ascertain how the good should be distributed
All are problems
05 points
QUESTION 2
1 A major criticism that Kant would make of Utilitarianism is that:
a
It is an egalitarian doctrine that registers the pleasure and pain of everyone affected by an action
b
It counts the pleasure and pain of animals since they feel pleasure and pain
c
It is an immoral ethical doctrine because it can morally legitimize the suffering of a minority in an effort to achieve the greater good for society as a whole
d
It is difficult to get an accurate definition of “society” so as to determine societal moral norms
05 points
QUESTION 3
1 A major criticismof Utilitarianism is that:
It is an egalitarian doctrine
It has a stakeholder analytical component
Decisions require the measurement of quantities and qualities that are not subject to precise measurement
Decisions are not allowed to take into account an individual’s station or place in society
05 points
QUESTION 4
1 Which of the following statements is not accurate?
In a business context, Aristotle’s Doctrine of the Mean would indicate that a corporation should be only concerned with legal profit maximization and not be interested in social responsibility activities
Aristotle’s Ethics of Virtue is concerned primarily with the inculcation and development of virtuous traits and the cultivation or moral character as opposed to rationally establishing ethical principles and moral rules
A major problem with Aristotle’s Ethics of Virtue is that it does not focus on the quality of actions and thus it cannot be used to determine if an action is morally right or wrong
A true psychological egoist cannot acknowledge the existence of a purely altruistic act
05 points
QUESTION 5
1 A problem with the theory of ethical relativism is:
Defining the appropriate “society“
The inability to make comparative moral judgments between and among societies
The inability to criticize a society as immoral for its moral norms
All are problems
05 points
QUESTION 6
1 Pat, product development manager for Agricultural Hybrids, Inc, applies Utilitarian ethics to determine that an action is morally correct when it produces
The greatest good for Pat
The greatest good for the most people affected by the action
The greatest good for Pat’s company and its shareholders since they are the only true stakeholder groups
Good emotional feelings that arise in Pat
05 points
QUESTION 7
1 What is FALSE about the ethical theory of Utilitarianism?
A
It is an egalitarian ethical theory since everyone’s pain and pleasure gets counted
B
There is no need to predict the consequences of an action since only the form of the action is to be evaluated pursuant to Utilitarianism
C
The consequences of an action must be examined beyond the impact on oneself but on others affected by the action
D
The “ends can justify the means” pursuant to this ethical theory
05 points
QUESTION 8
1 Machiavellian “ethics” is basically premised on the views of:
The Roman Catholic Church
Socrates
The Sophists
The Italian parliament
05 points
QUESTION 9
1 Someone who believes that moral duties are based on universal rules, and that the actor must abide by the same rules being applied to others, believes in which moral theory?
Ethical Relativism
Utilitarianism
Ethical egoism
Kantian ethics
05 points
QUESTION 10
1 Pursuant to Legal Positivism,
There is no such thing as a bad or unjust law
The law is the basis for morality
If one is acting legally, then one is acting morally
All are true