Chapter 13 Self Quiz

. Hedonism, roughly speaking, is the ethical position wherein

the greatest utility for the greatest number of people is the only good. correct incorrect

satisfying one's desires is the only good, and having them left unsatisfied, the only bad. correct incorrect

pleasure is the only good and pain is the only bad. correct incorrect

thrill-seeking, sexual promiscuity, the consumption of drugs, and so on are the only true goods. correct incorrect

. According to the text, which of the following is a direct bad?

The presence of pantry moths correct incorrect

An overdue bill correct incorrect

The heartache of a person whose love is unrequited correct incorrect

Failing an exam in philosophy correct incorrect

. __________ was the most famous of all hedonists who chose to lead a simple, almost ascetic life with his/her friends in a commune.

Richard Layard correct incorrect

Epicurus correct incorrect

Jean-Paul Sartre correct incorrect

Susan Wolf correct incorrect

. Which of the following criticisms has/have been made against hedonism?

While pleasure is directly good, it is not the only direct good. correct incorrect

Not all pleasures are good. correct incorrect

Hedonism, as a theory, neglects meaningfulness. correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

. Essence, according to Sartre, more or less means the __________ of a thing

purpose correct incorrect

various qualities correct incorrect

fundamental quality correct incorrect

Being correct incorrect

. For Sartre, one's essence arises owing to __________ creation of it.

God's correct incorrect

Nature's correct incorrect

one's own correct incorrect

our society's correct incorrect

. Sartre defined anguish as the pain we experience

as essential to human life as such. correct incorrect

when forced to make difficult decisions about what to value. correct incorrect

after having made horrible decisions about what to value. correct incorrect

when seemingly good decisions turn out to be horrifying. correct incorrect

. For Sartre, a particularly frequent form of bad faith is

seeing oneself as not bound by moral laws. correct incorrect

seeing oneself as determining the moral laws for other human beings. correct incorrect

identifying oneself with one's social role or function (e.g., a waiter or grocer). correct incorrect

identifying oneself with the roles of society that are looked highly upon. correct incorrect

. Sartre's position has been criticized insofar as

we do not seem to create value, but rather discover it (particularly with pleasure and pain). correct incorrect

modern materialistic science has shown we are not free in the way Sartre proposes. correct incorrect

it entirely denies the existence of nature in the "nature vs. nurture" debate. correct incorrect

human beings can rarely escape living in bad faith. correct incorrect

. Which of the following does not involve active engagement?

Writing checks to your favorite charity correct incorrect

Climbing a mountain correct incorrect

Preparing to run a marathon correct incorrect

Running a marathon correct incorrect

. In addition to meaningfulness, Wolf also believed __________ was an important aspect of a good life

pleasure correct incorrect

happiness correct incorrect

free choice correct incorrect

moral goodness correct incorrect

. Wolf herself raised criticisms against her theory related to the fact that evaluations of worth seem

overly elitist. correct incorrect

purely subjective. correct incorrect

culture-bound and variable with time. correct incorrect

insufficiently grounded in nature. correct incorrect