Chapter 4 Self Quiz

1. If something is intrinsically valuable, then it must

bring about other good things.

be valuable for its own sake.

be recognized to be valuable by everyone, not just some people.

be attainable by everyone.

2. According to hedonism, the key ingredient to a good life is

happiness.

getting what you want.

doing God’s will.

being kind to others.

3. To say that something is instrumentally valuable is to say that it is

good for its own sake.

good because it helps us to achieve some other good.

good both for its own sake and for what it helps us to achieve.

useful to think it is valuable, even if it isn’t really valuable.

4. According to the Argument from False Happiness, what is wrong with hedonism?

Hedonism says that it is possible for false beliefs to make us happy.

Hedonism says that happiness based on evil actions just as good as any other happiness.

Hedonism says that happiness based on false beliefs is just as good for us as happiness based on true beliefs.

all of the above

5. A theory of the good life is supposed to tell us

which policies will make people better off.

why we ought to try to make other people’s lives better.

which things are instrumentally good for us.

which things are intrinsically good for us.

6. Which of the following does the hedonist believe is intrinsically valuable?

the pain of exercising

the good health that is a result of exercise

the happiness that accompanies being healthy

all of the above.

7. The Argument from Autonomy objects to hedonism on the grounds that

autonomy is intrinsically valuable, even though it cannot make us happy.

autonomy can contribute to a good life even when it fails to make us happy.

happiness is only valuable as insofar as it contributes to autonomy.

autonomy is the only thing that is intrinsically valuable.

8. Hedonists respond to the Argument from Evil Pleasures by

admitting that the pleasure that comes from doing evil deeds is not valuable.

making a distinction between moral goodness and well-being.

making a distinction between physical and attitudinal pleasure.

none of the above (The “Evil Pleasures” objection refutes hedonism.)

9. A theory of the good life is an objective theory if and only if it claims

to be true.

to find a single ingredient (e.g., desire satisfaction) that is essential to a good life.

that certain things are good for us independently of our desires and opinions.

that welfare is to be found in material possessions rather than psychological states.

10. According to the Motivation Argument,

if something is intrinsically good for you, then it will satisfy your desires.

if something will satisfy your desires, then you will be at least somewhat motivated to get it.

if something is intrinsically good for you, then you will be at least somewhat motivated to get it.

all of the above

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