Multiple Choice Quiz

According to Ross, the main issue between utilitarianism and its opponents is whether:

the principle of utility can be proven.

there is any single characteristic which makes acts right.

pleasure is good in itself.

utilitarianism is compatible with justice.

According to Ross, hedonistic utilitarianism is committed to:

what produces the maximum good is right

pleasure is the only thing good in itself.

both a and b.

neither a nor b.

Which of the following is not one of Ross's prima facie duties?

Fidelity

Beneficence

Non-maleficence

Legality

According to Ross, we should construct a moral theory by:

constructing logical proofs for moral principles.

consulting social conventions.

reflecting on what we really think.

consulting scripture.

According to Ross, our prima facie duties:

can be proven.

are self-evident.

cannot be known.

are not objective.

To explain the notion of a prima facie duty, Ross draws an analogy with:

natural laws.

the laws of a nation.

the commands of a dictator.

our emotions.

Ross claims that we learn of our prima facie duties:

by seeing the prima facie rightness of particular acts, and then apprehending general principles.

by apprehending general principles, and then inferring the prima facie rightness of particular acts.

by proving them philosophically.

from the explicit moral instruction we receive as children.

According to Ross, justice is:

when all laws are followed.

when contracts and promises are adhered to.

when the distribution of happiness is in accordance with merit.

when the guilty are punished for their crimes.

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