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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi
The Search for Ethical Values
Utilitarianism

True False Quiz



1

A key plank of utilitarianism is the rejection of the claim that the end justifies the means.
A)True
B)False
2

According to the principle of utility, a morally right action is one that produces at least as much good (utility) for all people affected by the action as any alternative action that could be performed.
A)True
B)False
3

Both ethical egoists and utilitarians are consequentialists.
A)True
B)False
4

Mill believes some pleasures are higher than others, whereas Bentham thinks pleasures differ only in quantity, there being no sense in trying to distinguish between higher and lower pleasures.
A)True
B)False
5

Something is said to have intrinsic value if its desirability is in terms of other ends it achieves.
A)True
B)False








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