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According to Entitlement theory, when are people entitled to their holdings?
According to Entitlement theory, when are people entitled to their holdings?
- When they have acquired it unfairly
- After acquiring it unfairly
- As long as they have acquired it fairly (correct)
- When they acquire it unfairly
True or False: Bentham and Mill equated pleasure with happiness and believed that pleasure was the ultimate value.
True or False: Bentham and Mill equated pleasure with happiness and believed that pleasure was the ultimate value.
- False
- Unclear from the text
- Partially true
- True (correct)
What is the main characteristic of non-consequentialist theories?
What is the main characteristic of non-consequentialist theories?
- Disregard fair treatment and compensation
- Known as deontological theories (correct)
- Focus solely on consequences
- Equate pleasure with happiness
What is the main characteristic of an optimal moral code?
What is the main characteristic of an optimal moral code?
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What does the veil of ignorance aim to eliminate?
What does the veil of ignorance aim to eliminate?
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What does declining marginal utility of money imply?
What does declining marginal utility of money imply?
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Which theory asserts that all actions are selfishly motivated and truly unselfish actions are impossible?
Which theory asserts that all actions are selfishly motivated and truly unselfish actions are impossible?
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According to consequentialist moral theories, what determines the rightness or wrongness of an action?
According to consequentialist moral theories, what determines the rightness or wrongness of an action?
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What do normative theories aim to do?
What do normative theories aim to do?
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What does libertarianism consider as the prime value of justice?
What does libertarianism consider as the prime value of justice?
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