PHI 445 Week 1 Discussion

PHI 445  Week 1 Discussion | Ashford University

Question 1

When a pharmaceutical company releases a new drug with known side effects that will help more people than the side effects will harm, this is an example of what type of ethics?

Virtue  

Denotology  

Utilitarian 

Duty

Question 2

Groups could not function well if members of groups were completely free to make decisions for themselves about what to do and how to act. Which of the following uses legal rules and organizational rules to keep order in groups?

Self-rule 

Personal norms 

Social contract theory 

Duty theory

Question 3

An example of an intrinsic value for an employee would be

getting a pay raise. 

accomplishing something of real value. 

receiving a bonus. 

being rewarded with a gift card.

Question 4

Which of the following would be an immoral act but not usually considered an illegal act?

Stealing from an employer  

Lying on the witness stand  

Driving over the speed limit  

Cheating on an exam

Question 5

One of the three key components to moral objectivism is that morality is objective, which means

moral standards are set apart from the physical world in a higher spirit realm; neither human beings nor societies create them.  

moral standards do not change, no matter where you are in time or place.  

moral standards are the same for everyone, regardless of race, gender, wealth, or social standing.  

moral standards change with time and are different in each society.

Question 6

Mrs. Takeda jumps into an icy river to save a stranger. This is an example of

@This answer is found in Section 1.2 Ethics and Psychology in Introduction to Business Ethics.

egoism.  

duty theory.  

altruism.  

utilitarianism.

Question 7

According to philosopher John Locke, which of the following statements about human rights is true?

Each human has basic rights to life, health, liberty, and possessions.  

Human rights do not stay with us during our entire life  

What human rights you are entitled to depend on where you live. 

Human rights are created by governments.

Question 8

According to Immanuel Kant, there is essentially one fundamental moral duty:

to treat people like they exist for our purposes.  

to consider the consequence of our actions.  

to treat another person anyway that we want.  

to treat all people as ends in themselves.

The answer is found in Section 1.3 Moral Standards in Introduction to Business Ethics.

Question 9

Janelle gives to charity because she enjoys the gratitude and recognition from the people she helps. This is an example of

altruism.  

virtue ethics.  

care ethics. 

psychological egoism.

Question 10

Which of these statements about moral values is true?

We are born with them.  

We learn them from family and friends.   

We inherit them from our parents’ genetic make-up.  

We learn them in ethics classes.

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true about divine command theory?

God endorses absolute moral truths but he does not literally create them from nothing.  

Moral standards are created by God.

Humans do not need to depend on God for our moral knowledge.  

Believers are not necessarily more moral than non-believers.

Question 12

Which of the following shifts the focus from questions about what a person should do toward a focus on who a person is?

Altruism 

Utilitarianism 

Virtue theory  

Duty theory

Question 13

Which theory of ethics says that we should make decisions that produce “the greatest good for the greatest number”?

Duty 

Egoism 

Utilitarian

Kantian