Multiple Choice Quiz

One common objection to virtue ethics, according to Annas, is that:

it is too vague to be capable of telling us what to do.

it is too vague to resolve ethical disagreement

it tends to be parochial in a way unsuitable for ethical thinking.

all of the above.

According to Annas, a decision procedure for telling us what to do gives us:

a list of instructions on how to live our individual lives.

specific instructions for how to act which are applicable to everyone in the same way.

specific instructions of the persons we should be.

a step-by-step guide on how to resolve moral disagreements.

According to Annas, the appeal of the computer manual model of ethics comes from:

its precision.

its completeness.

its egalitarianism.

none of the above.

According to Annas, if a moral theory correctly tells us what to do it:

would hugely benefit humankind.

would make us lose an important sense in which we should be making our own decisions.

would surely be right to follow.

would also tell us what we have most reason to do.

Annas argues that we should think of becoming virtuous on the lines of:

learning to be a computer technician.

learning to be a builder.

learning to be parents.

learning to be a ship captain.

Annas claims that the truly brave person does the right thing:

from the right reasons

as a result of having the right disposition

both a and b.

neither a nor b.

According to Annas, we initially identify virtuous people by:

looking a what actions they perform.

looking to others to tell us.

looking to their credentials.

looking to who the virtuous look to as experts.

Annas claims that virtue ethics guides us by:

improving our practical reasoning.

directing us to emulate people who are generally better than we are.

both a and b.

neither a nor b.

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