John Stuart Mill's Eudaimonistic Utilitarianism
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According to Ross, what is the basis of the duty of justice?

  • The possibility of a distribution of pleasure or happiness that is in accord with the merit of the persons concerned
  • The duty to do good to others
  • The duty to promote one’s own good
  • The possibility of a distribution of pleasure or happiness that is not in accord with the merit of the persons concerned (correct)

    • What is the primary concern of the duty of beneficence?

  • Avoiding harm to others
  • Promoting the health, security, wisdom, moral goodness, or happiness of others (correct)
  • Improving one's own moral goodness
  • Preventing harm to oneself

    • According to Ross, what is the basis of the duty of self-improvement?

  • The duty to avoid harming others
  • The possibility of improving the conditions of others
  • The fact that one can make oneself better in respect of virtue, or of intelligence, or of pleasure (correct)
  • The duty to promote the general happiness

    • What is the primary concern of the duty of non-maleficence?

    <p>Avoiding harm to others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the duty of justice and the distribution of pleasure or happiness?

    <p>The duty of justice is based on the possibility of a distribution of pleasure or happiness that is not in accord with the merit of the persons concerned</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary concern of the duty of beneficence, according to Ross?

    <p>Promoting the health, security, wisdom, moral goodness, or happiness of others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basis of the duty of self-improvement, according to Ross?

    <p>The fact that one can make oneself better in respect of virtue, or of intelligence, or of pleasure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary concern of the duty of non-maleficence, according to Ross?

    <p>Avoiding harm to others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the duty of justice and the distribution of pleasure or happiness, according to Ross?

    <p>The duty of justice is based on the possibility of a distribution of pleasure or happiness that is not in accord with the merit of the persons concerned</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary concern of Ross's moral principles?

    <p>Fostering the health, security, wisdom, moral goodness, or happiness of others</p> Signup and view all the answers

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