18 Jan Which of the following rules

PHI115 ETHICS

Quiz on utilitarianism

Question 1

True/False: According to Mill, a completely contented fool is happier than an intelligent person who is not fully satisfied with his or her lot.

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TRUE

FALSE

Question 2

True/False: According to Mill, pleasure is the only thing desirable for itself and not as a means to some other end.

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TRUE

FALSE

Question 3

On what grounds does Mill think some pleasures can be judged higher or better than others?

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the undisputed superiority of the mind over the body

the compatibility of certain kinds of pleasure with moral virtue

the preference for one kind of pleasure over another shared by all of thsoe fully acquaiinted with both

all of these

Question 4

True/False: The utilitarian standard of right action is the happiness of the one performing the action.

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TRUE

FALSE

Question 5

Mill would most likely say that it is generally immoral to lie because:

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lying involves treating someone merely as a means.

lying undermines trustworthiness, which is indispensable to human well-being.

lying runs counter to the divine will.

to lie is to act according to a maxim that would not be universalized.

Question 6

Which of the following rules captures Mill’s understanding of utilitarian ethics?

Answers:

Love your neighbor as yourself

Act only according to maxims you would be willing to make into universal laws.

To thine own self be true.

Carpe diem (“Seize the day”).