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Ethics—final exam Professor Short Fall 2023 Name_________________________ Traditionally, philosophy is said to be expressed in _________ branches, parts, or modes. [looking for a number!] In this aspect, philosophy is expressed through the question, “How do we know what we know?” A) Pragmatics B) Oncology C) Epistemology D) Ethics In this aspect, philosophy is expressed through the questions, “What is real?”/“What is the structure of reality?” A) Dermatology B) Ontology C) Epistemology D) Oncology In this aspect, philosophy is expressed through the questions, “How should I live?”/“What is the good life?” A) Ethics B) Epistemology C) Nestorianism D) Ontology For the following questions, determine which branch of philosophy is most appropriate for the quotation: “Atoms and void, I count no other entities than these as fundamental building blocks of the cosmos.” (Summary of Epicurus’ teachings) A) Epistemology B) Ontology C) Ethics D) Oncology “For Dion in truth was quick-witted, both in respect to his daily life and in grasping the arguments I put forth to him, and he attached himself to my teachings with a conviction I could not find in any other of the youth; he determined to live the rest of his life in a manner different from his peers, one not devoted to luxury and

wealth, but a life devoted to the discipline of the Good.” (Plato’s Seventh Letter) A) Epistemology B) Ontology C) Ethics D) Oncology “You can prove anything you want by coldly logical reason—as long as you pick the right postulates.” (Isaac Asimov, I, Robot ) A) Epistemology B) Ontology C) Ethics D) Oncology “The Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Parmenides taught that the only things that are real are things which never change... and the Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus taught that everything changes. If you superimpose their two views, you get this result: Nothing is real.” (Philip K. Dick) A) Epistemology B) Ontology C) Ethics D) Oncology “There are some things in our control, and some things not in our control. If you concern yourselves with what is not in your control, you bring great suffering into your mind. If you concern yourself with those things you control—your judgments, secondary emotional responses, and opinions—then you are bringing yourself into harmony with the Good, and you will live a blessed life.” A) Epistemology B) Ontology C) Ethics D) Oncology “The world presented to us by our senses is nothing like reality itself. We experience the world only through the filter of our senses, which developed not as detectors of truth, but as means of survival.” (Donald Hoffmann, The Case Against Reality ) A) Epistemology B) Ontology C) Ethics D) Oncology For the following questions, determine which ethical theory best describes the stance of the statement. This includes the modern

ethical theories of Kantianism and Utilitarianism, as well as the ancient ones of Stoicism and Epicureanism: “We cannot treat each other as means to some end; you and I, the young people across the barrier, the elderly who gather in cafes to discuss their past, all of them live lives that are full and worthy of respect. You cannot say they are ‘collateral damage’ or reduce them to a statistic in order to justify your bombing campaign.” A) Kantianism B) Utilitarianism C) Stoicism D) Epicureanism “He told me, ‘that man is just a delivery driver, stop agonizing about his life. He’s just here to serve your needs and then be forgotten forever.’ But I simply cannot treat a fellow human as a function— he’s a person, like me, and he deserves respect.” A) Kantianism B) Utilitarianism C) Stoicism D) Epicureanism “The fact of the matter is we cannot ensure coverage for everyone, but with my healthcare plan, we can cover most Americans. My opponent’s plan will leave more than half of the country uninsured!” A) Kantianism B) Utilitarianism C) Stoicism D) Epicureanism “You tell me that this was an accident that I ended up in this place, in this time, but I tell you that my entire life led me to this moment. There’s a reason I am here, and I aim to find it out and live my life according to that purpose.” A) Kantianism B) Utilitarianism C) Stoicism D) Epicureanism “It is with great sorrow that I inform you that I must resign my military commission. I cannot in good conscience take orders that involve killing others simply because they belong to the other side— those are people like me we are killing, not ‘the enemy’ and I will not take part.” A) Kantianism

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