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Most Greek philophosers, including Aristotle, advocate ___.
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Virtue ethics
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T or F: In slave morality, there is a tendency to approximate the significations of the words good and stupid.
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True
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T or F: Using rule utilitarianism means making ethical decisions on a case-by-case basis.
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False
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Mill argues that Epicureanism is not a doctrine worthy of swine by ___.
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All of the above -
1. maintaining that the pleasures Epicureans have in mind are better than the physical pleasures
2. distinguishing between higher pleasures and lower pleasures
3. claiming humans are not like swine in some respects
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T or F: Mill said that people are just like swine in seeking pleasure
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False
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T or F: Utilitarianism is an egotistical moral theory
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True
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Mills philosophy is frequently called ___
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Teleological
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T or F: According to Nietzsche, to be noble means to see oneself as the center of all value
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True
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T or F: The etymology of deontology is the study of binding duties
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True
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T or F: Kant wanted to find the grounds for a universal, objectively-grounded ethics
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True
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T or F: Nietzsche believed that striving for power was wrong
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False
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The noble soul (aristocrat) accepts the fact of his ___
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Egoism
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T or F: For Kant, happiness is the intrinsic good
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False
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T or F: One way not to state the categorical imperative is "always treat persons as ends in themselves"
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False
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"Act only according to that maxim (rule) by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law" was said by Immanuel Kant to explain the absolute rule of a ___
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Categorical imperative
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