Practice
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Which of the following is not an intellectual virtue according to Aristotle? a. the basic order of life b. knowledge c. wisdom d. prudence
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Deliberative prudence does all the following except ________. a. align ends and means b. encourage prodigality c. avoid conflict d. prevent rash behavior
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According to Aristotle, happiness is a virtuous activity of the soul. a. True b. False
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It is possible to act deliberately and shrewdly in a good way or toward a good end. a. True b. False
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How might virtue ethics apply to contemporary business?
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Quan means which of the following? a. adherence to the past b. philosophic tradition c. practicality d. insistence on protocol
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The Analects of Confucius ________. a. are similar to Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics b. represent an oral tradition c. reflect Buddhist ideals d. codify a system of virtue ethics
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Confucian virtue ethics is similar to the Aristotelian version in that both are very practical. a. True b. False
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According to Confucius, the hope for reform of Chinese society was a centralized planning system. a. True b. False
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How can wholeheartedness and sincerity serve as models of risk assessment?
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"Control" as used in this section does not refer to which of the following? a. reverence b. phrónēsis c. temperance d. Confucian self-regulation
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Managerial ethics is related to which of the following? a. shareholder wealth b. righteousness c. bureaucracy d. honor
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In both East and West, the means used to achieve a certain end are often more important than the end. a. True b. False
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Individualism was the greatest value in Confucian ethics. a. True b. False
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Utilitarianism is a system that ________. a. considers historical conditions b. approaches Aristotelian deliberation c. builds on natural law theory d. attempts to quantify the good
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In On Liberty, John Stuart Mill ________. a. proposes a harm principle b. exalts libertarianism c. prescribes a consequentialist answer to ethical crises d. rejects rights
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John Stuart Mill’s emphasis on human rights distinguishes him from Jeremy Bentham. a. True b. False
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How does utilitarianism affect contemporary business practice?
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Does the value that John Stuart Mill placed on the deliberative process and individual expression as the main ways of arriving at truth have any relevance for political debate today?
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Immanuel Kant objected to dogmatism in ________. a. religion b. science c. both A and B d. neither A nor B
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Immanuel Kant contended that people often interpret reason subjectively. a. True b. False
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A criticism of Immanuel Kant’s categorical imperative is that its refusal ever to permit exceptions in acting ethically is impossible to observe in life. a. True b. False
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What are the essential differences between John Stuart Mill’s version of utilitarianism and Immanuel Kant’s deontology?
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How does Kantian ethics work in a business setting?
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John Rawls’s theory of justice is based on which of the following? a. cognitive structures b. moral duty c. social contract theory d. survival of the fittest
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The "veil of ignorance" ensures which of the following? a. mass delusion b. objectivity c. self-reliance d. Enlightenment reason
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John Rawls’s theory of justice is mainly non-Utilitarian. a. True b. False
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A distinguishing characteristic of justice theory is that it emphasizes method over content. a. True b. False
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What challenges does Rawlsian justice theory present when it comes to the redistribution of goods and services in society?