Multiple Choice Quiz

Arpaly calls the extent to which an agent deserves moral praise or blame for performing an action:

the moral desirability of an action.

the moral value of an action.

the moral virtue of an action.

the moral worth of an action.

Arpaly claims that a person who donates to charity simply on the advice of her accountant:

does the right thing.

performs a morally desirable action.

deserves less praise than someone who acts charitably out of compassion.

all of the above.

According to Arpaly's analysis, the moral worth of an action is fundamentally a matter of:

the agent's motivations.

the agent's knowledge.

the agent's ability to deliberate.

the agent's self-control.

The phenomenon in which an agent does the right thing, but does so against her own best judgment is called:

deficiency of the will.

inverse akrasia.

cognitive dissonance.

ill will.

According to Arpaly, an agent can be morally blameworthy because of:

ill will.

a deficiency of motivation.

a deficiency of perception.

all of the above.

According to Arpaly's analysis, agents are deficient in moral motivation when:

they fail to recognize morally relevant features of their situation.

they are not sufficiently moved by morally relevant features of their situation.

they lack self-control.

all of the above.

According to Arpaly, depth of moral concern is reliably indicated by:

reflective endorsement of moral principles.

strength of motivation.

the extent of an agent's moral deliberation.

all of the above.

Comparing a happy philanthropist and a sorrowing philanthropist, Arpaly argues that:

only the happy philanthropist is praiseworthy

the happy philanthropist is more praiseworthy than the sorrowing philanthropist.

the sorrowing philanthropist is more praiseworthy than the happy philanthropist.

they are equally praiseworthy.

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