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Western Ethics In Philosophy — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

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Which among the following are the two variants of egoism?

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The moral argument, for the necessity of rebirth has been advanced by

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Who advocated this 'Duty for Duty Sake'?

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Kingdom of Ends' is which maxim of Kant?

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The word ethics is derived from the Latin word 'Ethos' which means?

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In which book Cicero dealt with the ethical concepts?

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Right is regarded as 1. Means 2. Ethics 3. End 4. Non-ethic Select the correct answer:

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Whether Kant was against utilttarianism?

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Negative utilitarianism avoids what?

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According to . . . . . . . ., eudaimonia is defined as benevolent spirit.

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Eudaimonia is defined as . . . . . . . . happiness.

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What if someone follows right and wrong process of action? Do they connect with moral law?

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Who has proposed motive utilitarianism?

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Who uses this phrase for the theory of altruism? 'Live for others.'

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Who were regarded as the classical utilitarian?

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GE Moore rejects which utilitarianism?

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"The goodness of art action is determined by its consequence" is the theory attributed to

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Justice is regarded as 1. Nature law 2. Absolute notion 3. Rational law 4. Absolute nation Select the correct answer:

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Which one of the following provides the metaphysical ground of morality?

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Human rights is an essential concept of . . . . . . . . according to philosophers.

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Consider the following statements in regard to the views of Kant's moral philosophy 1. Moral ideal is God's deceese. 2. Moral ideal is achievement of happiness of all. 3. Moral ideal is abiding by the maxims of pure practical reason. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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Which actions are said to be responsible for right and wrong action?

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Who said "Equals should be treated equally and unequals unequally"?

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Utilitarianism has many forms like 1. Ideal utilitarianism 2. Preference utilitarianism 3. Motive utilitarianism 4. JS Mill utilitarianism Select the correct answer:

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Hedonistic utilitarianism is related to . . . . . . . . according to utilitarian.

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What is said to be rightness and correctness of anything in ethics?

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Whose theory of ethics is said to be deontological ethics?

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As per whose ethics, Rational law is the universal law that holds for all and acceptable to all?

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What do you mean by pleasure, according to Mill?

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Kant Moral theory lies in which book?

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Who introduced the distinction between teleological and deontological theories?

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Kant's ethics is known as what?

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Which virtue helps a person to overcoming the fear of death?

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Ethics is a normative science and normative science is also known as

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According to Bentham, there are how many ways to measure the dimensions of pleasure or pain?

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Which theory covers the interest of maximum number of people in the society?

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Kant ethics is known as 1. Deontological 2. Consequentionalist 3. Teleological 4. Critique of practical reason Select the correct answer:

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Social disparities is related to . . . . . . . ., according to philosophers.

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Utilitarianism is referred as what to morality?

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What is most important for Kant?

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