Ethical Theories Quiz
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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.

  • False
  • Unclear from the text
  • Partially true
  • True (correct)
  • 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?

    <p>It focuses on rights and liberties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the veil of ignorance aim to eliminate?

    <p>Bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does declining marginal utility of money imply?

    <p>Each addition to income brings less happiness over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory asserts that all actions are selfishly motivated and truly unselfish actions are impossible?

    <p>Psychological egoism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to consequentialist moral theories, what determines the rightness or wrongness of an action?

    <p>The action's results or consequences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do normative theories aim to do?

    <p>Propose principles to distinguish right from wrong actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does libertarianism consider as the prime value of justice?

    <p>Ideal of liberty</p> Signup and view all the answers

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