Course:PHIL230-CH/shrt-answr-questions

Short answer questions on the exam could come from any part of the course, and will be words or phrases, or quotes from one of the readings. You'll need to identify the author, explain the words/phrase/quote and say how they fit into a larger argument the author is making.

Please post your ideas in the area for your group, below (maybe this way we can all type on the document at the same time)

Groups 1 and 2

Possible questions on utilitarianism:
Quote on pleasure and pain- discuss origin and application
Act vs. Rule Utilitarianism
Utility vs. Eudaimonia

Possible questions on Kantianism:
Discuss the concept of the Kingdom of Ends and how Kant applies it
Discuss Kant's concept of the Good Will
What is the "lying example" discussed by Korsgaard and Kant

Groups 3 and 4

What are the three formulations of the categorical imperative?

What are the key differences between Mill's form of utilitarianism and Brandt's?

Explain what it means to have a moral rule that is in "currency" (three criteria)?

How do you define "virtue"?

What makes a virtuous person?

What are the two levels of pluralism?

Whats the difference between expectable and reasonable consequentialism?

What is moral relativism? Conversely what is moral absolutism?

What is megalopsuchia?

Groups 5 and 6

Group 6:

What is the difference between the first and second form of the categorical imperative?

Groups 7 and 8

What is the Kingdom of Ends?

Distinguish between forms of the Categorical Imperative

Define vice and virtue

Define Eudiamonia

What is the formula for autonomy

Distinguish between treating someone as a means versus a mere means to an end

Distinguish between Act and Rule Utilitarianism

Define consequentialism

Distinguish between moral criteria for Mill versus Kant

Define the Greatest Happiness Principle

What are the common spheres of human experience? Name 3

What is a maxim

Name one difference between Virtue Ethics and Utilitarianism

Define what Kant means by 'good will'

The hypothetical vs. Categorical imperative- differences and similarities

Groups 9 and 10

- What is eudaimonia?

- identify the philosopher behind the "satisfied pig" and explain the significance of this idea

- What is the difference between the categorical and hypothetical imperative?

- What is the difference between consequentialism and virtue ethics?

- what is the difference between categorical imperative and utilitarianism?
- what is the difference between virtue and vice?
- Describe the law of universality?
- what is a maxim? And give an example

Groups 11 and 12

-Virtue

-eudaimonia (human flourishing)

-duty

-The golden mean

-categorical imperative

-maxim

-imperfect and perfect duties

-pratical wisdom

-act and rule utilitarianism

-kingdom of ends (treating people as mere means to an end).

-"good will"

-Greatest happiness principle

Groups 13 and 14

1. What is the difference between Mill's "happiness" and Aristotle's "eudaimonia", and how do each relate to utilitarianism and virtue ethics, respectively? 2. Continence and incontinence? (explain how they fit into the moral theory of whoever came up with those terms, and say who came up with those terms) 3. Explain the categorical imperative.