ENGR 482 Exam Questions With Correct
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Conceptual issues should always be resolved by consulting a dictionary definition -
answerTrue
one of the frustrating things about disagreement over moral issues is that: - answerThe specific
nature of the disagreements are rarely stated clearly
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Conceptual issues should always be resolved by consulting a dictionary definition -
answer✔True
one of the frustrating things about disagreement over moral issues is that: - answer✔The specific
nature of the disagreements are rarely stated clearly
You are an engineer working in an automobile crash test laboratory. Your team is deciding
whether to use cadavers instead of dummies for simulations. No reliable data exists that shows
that cadavers produce more accurate dat, but many of you co-workers argue that common sense
suggests they do. Others claim that the use of human cadavers as mere instruments for our well-
being disrespects those individuals, who have not consented to the use of their bodies for this
purpose. The question of whether to continue to use cadavers in the laboratory is what kind of
issue? - answer✔moral
You are an engineer working in an auto mobile crash test laboratory. Some members of your
team have raised objections against the use of cadavers in the crashes. Everyone agree that
human remains should be treated with dignity. Some argue, though, that using them for crash
testing is beneficial to the public welfare and is a way to treat them with dignity. Others disagree.
If the question at hand is whether using cadavers in crash testing in this case violates human
dignity, what kind of issue is it? - answer✔application
Which of the following are important distinctions for contemporary utilitarians? Chose all that
apply. - answer✔act vs. rule utilitarianism
An act is morally right if it brings about more pleasures than a majority of alternative acts. -
answer✔False
On what point do act utilitarians disagree with rule utilitarians? - answer✔act utilitarians believe
that features of an act relevant to moral analysis are nothing other than the consequences of that
particular act alone
What is the essential determiner of moral value for utilitarians? - answer✔sentience
While direct consequences fall within the scope of utilitarian analysis, indirect consequences are
not considered sufficiently relevant. - answer✔False
According to the utilitarian calculus, the consequences that an action poses to future generations
can outweigh those facing individuals in the present time. - answer✔True
Although there is disagreement over what types of consequences are morally wrong, most
consequentialists agree on how the consequences correlate with the moral properties of our acts.
- answer✔False
Egalitarians differ from other utilitarians in that... - answer✔they argue that acts are rightly only
insofar as the wellbeing they produce is distributed equally
Which of the following are objections to utilitarianism? Select all that apply. - answer✔persons
could turn out to be mere containers with no direct moral importance
the theory is too demanding
Which of the following statements can be ascribed to duty? Choose all that apply. - answer✔A
will is good only when it is aligned with duty
duty informs us of what we should do in each situation
duty is obedience to the moral law
According to Kantian ethics, morality is based on: - answer✔The purity of the will
Who of the following was a leading progenitor - answer✔Immanual Kant
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