Quiz 10 Ethics

Front 1

According to Hobbes what is the fundamental reason for acting?

Back 1

Self Interest

Front 2

In Hobbes's philosophy "the fool" is someone who

Back 2

Believes that it is sometimes rational to behave unjustly

Front 3

Situations in which one person can benefit from a common good without contributing anything are sometimes referred to as

Back 3

The free-rider problem

Front 4

For Hobbes a well-ordered society is one in which

Back 4

There are reliable threats against breaking mutually beneficial rules

Front 5

Hobbes argued that

Back 5

The risks of doing wrong always outweighs its potential benefits

Front 6

Some contractarians believe that we all have a duty to obey the law because

Back 6

We have tacitly consented to do so

Front 7

According to contractarians our fundamental moral duties are determined by

Back 7

What we would consent to if we were free rational and seeking mutual cooperation

Front 8

According to contractarians the contractors who fix the content of morality are

Back 8

Rational and self-interested

Front 9

What is the term for the idea that we have agreed to obey the law simply by living where we do?

Back 9

Tacit consent

Front 10

Which of the following are members of the moral community according to contractarianism?

Back 10

All contractors