INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS TEST 2 STUDY GUIDE
BE ABLE TO
Define
Utilitarianism
Intrinsic good
Instrumental good
Rule utilitarianism
cost-benefit analysis
Do the following
Tell what utilitarians think is the only intrinsic good
Know the difference between Mill and Bentham's views on pleasure
Tell whether Kant thinks motive is important in determining the moral significance of an act and what kind of motive he thought we he had to have to make an act morally right
Give both forms of Kant's categorical imperative
Tell whether Kant thinks our "perfect duties" have exceptions
Explain the lying promise as an example of the application of the first formulation of Kant's categorical imperative
Explain one problem for Kant's moral theory (be sure to explain WHY it's a problem).