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Advanced Ethical Philosophy

Ethics

A rigorous examination of foundational ethical frameworks, historical philosophers, and systematic moral theories.

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12 Questions Hard Ages 15+ Aug 25, 2026

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1 Which philosopher authored the 'Categorical Imperative' as a foundational principle of deontology?

A John Stuart Mill
B Immanuel Kant
C Jeremy Bentham
D David Hume

2 In utilitarianism, what is the 'Greatest Happiness Principle' primarily concerned with?

A Maximizing individual liberty
B Maximizing the total aggregate pleasure
C Adhering to divine commandments
D Protecting natural rights

3 Aristotle's 'Nicomachean Ethics' defines virtue primarily as a balance between two extremes. What is this concept known as?

A The Golden Mean
B The Eudaimonic Path
C The Categorical Duty
D The Social Contract

4 What is the core distinction between 'cognitivism' and 'non-cognitivism' in meta-ethics?

A Whether moral judgments can be true or false
B Whether animals have moral status
C Whether laws are ethically binding
D Whether virtue is inherited or learned

5 Which ethical theory argues that moral judgments are merely expressions of the speaker's feelings or attitudes?

A Moral Realism
B Emotivism
C Divine Command Theory
D Natural Law Theory

6 What does the 'Is-Ought Problem', identified by David Hume, state?

A One cannot derive an 'ought' from an 'is'
B One cannot prove an 'is' from an 'ought'
C Ethics is purely subjective
D Reason cannot influence action

7 According to Thomas Aquinas, which law is defined as the participation of the rational creature in the eternal law?

A Positive Law
B Natural Law
C Civil Law
D Divine Law

8 Who is the primary proponent of the 'Justice as Fairness' theory involving the 'Veil of Ignorance'?

A Robert Nozick
B John Rawls
C Jean-Paul Sartre
D Karl Marx

9 What is the primary focus of 'Care Ethics' as developed by thinkers like Carol Gilligan?

A Universal abstract rules
B The importance of interpersonal relationships
C Strict adherence to duty
D The minimization of pain

10 Which term describes the ethical view that there are no objective moral facts, and all moral truths are dependent on cultural context?

A Moral Universalism
B Moral Relativism
C Moral Absolutism
D Moral Nihilism

11 W.D. Ross introduced the concept of 'prima facie' duties. What does 'prima facie' imply in this context?

A A duty that is absolute and binding
B A duty that is binding unless overridden by a more compelling duty
C A duty that is purely legal rather than moral
D A duty that only applies to the state

12 Which branch of ethics examines the moral status of the environment and non-human entities?

A Environmental Ethics
B Meta-ethics
C Applied Deontology
D Virtue Epistemology

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