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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?
What does the veil of ignorance aim to eliminate?
What does the veil of ignorance aim to eliminate?
What does declining marginal utility of money imply?
What does declining marginal utility of money imply?
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?
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?
What do normative theories aim to do?
What do normative theories aim to do?
What does libertarianism consider as the prime value of justice?
What does libertarianism consider as the prime value of justice?
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