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Chapter 5 Self-Quiz
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Frankena suggests that Kant's universalization test may not be enough to establish
war as a duty.
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deceitful promising as immoral.
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benevolence as a duty.
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work as a duty.
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Ross says duties that can be overridden by other duties are _______ duties.
absolutist
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not really
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weak
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prima facie
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Ross believes that we can discover true moral principles by consulting our
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religious codes.
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utilitarian calculations.
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intuitions.
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In "A Horseman in the Sky," Private Druse followed his father's dictum to do his duty at all costs. The result was that Druse
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deserted.
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killed his father.
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saved his father.
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According to Fried, lying is bad because it
violates the Ten Commandments.
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fails to respect utility.
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is unintentional.
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fails to respect truth.
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The doctrine that morality depends on religion is called
natural law theory.
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intuitionism.
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the divine command theory.
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the categorical imperative.
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Nagel argues that the Kantian way of viewing morality is
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simplistic.
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logical.
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complete.
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Nagel thinks that our notion of moral responsibility is
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workable.
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useful.
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incoherent.
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Kant believes that morality consists of hypothetical imperatives.
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Kant believes that morality is contingent.
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Kant endorses the divine right of kings in a kingdom of ends.
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Kant's theory puts strict limits on what can be universalized.
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Frankena says there is more to the moral point of view than the universalization of rules.
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Ross's principles are not absolutes.
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Ross endorses some types of utilitarianism.
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In "A Horseman in the Sky," Bierce examines the implications of absolutist values.
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