Introduction to Ethics 2020 Final Exam Study Guide

Define

Social Contract Theory

Virtue ethics

Do the following:

Tell the difference between hypothetical and categorical imperatives and which Kant thought moral duties were

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).

Tell what W.D. Ross calls the kind of duty we have normally, such as keeping a promise (that can be overridden by other duties)

Tell Hobbes' idea of what people's lives would be like in the state of nature

Tell the point of the prisoner's dilemma

Tell how moral rules are justified on social contract theory

Explain one problem for social contract theory

Tell Artistotle's view about the virtues

Explain one advantage of virtue ethics over other moral theories

Tell what Robert Louden means when he says that virtue ethics can't account for moral fallibility.

Explain Kant's retributivist view of punishment. Contrast it with a utilitarian view of punishment. Give one advantage and one problem for each. All things considered, which view do your prefer and why?

 

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