Introduction to Philosophy: Loving Wisdom and Human Rights

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What does philosophy mean according to the text?

  • Caring about the true, beautiful, and good (correct)
  • Developing virtue like justice
  • Pursuing the highest end of human life
  • Studying and doing just acts

What is the aim of modern moral philosophy?

  • To pursue the highest end of human life
  • To establish a basis of moral knowledge independent of church authority (correct)
  • To develop philosophical prudence
  • To study and do just acts

How can we pursue the highest end of human life according to the text?

  • By developing virtue like justice
  • By studying and doing just acts
  • By making morally discerning choices
  • By striving for the full and free development of human faculties (correct)

What does using our freedom in a responsible way entail, according to the text?

<p>Making it beneficial for us personally and for others (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is fundamental to uphold for living a meaningful life, according to the text?

<p>The human rights of all persons (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to utilitarianism, why should one choose a higher pleasure over a lower pleasure?

<p>Because it leads to greater human happiness in the long run (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Kant view the will of rational human beings?

<p>As more dignifying than being concerned with human pleasure (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In relation to human rights, why does justice require us to uphold the human rights of all persons?

<p>Because they are human beings (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is healthy intersubjectivity realized by accepting our differences with other people?

<p>Because it heals our fragmented being (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does organizing meaning in human social reality involve?

<p>Being holistic and taking an integral view (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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