Question 1

In the reading from Utilitarianism Mill writes that we have learned by experience that murder and theft are wrong because they are generally injurious to human happiness.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What has value because people value it has intrinsic value.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to utilitarian moral theory,happiness is an instrumental good.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to utilitarianism which of the following is an intrinsic good?

Accepted Answer

A)   Love
B)   Justice
C)   Pleasure
D)   PowerE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

When is something considered instrumentally good? Provide an example.

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Something is instrumentally good when it...

Question 6

According to Mill,the only way to prove that something is desirable in itself (as an end)is to notice that people do desire it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Utilitarianism and John Stewart Mill

When is something considered instrumentally good? Provide an example.

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According to utilitarianism which of the following is an intrinsic good?

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According to Mill,the only way to prove that something is desirable in itself (as an end)is to notice that people do desire it.

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According to utilitarian moral theory,happiness is an instrumental good.

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What has value because people value it has intrinsic value.

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In the reading from Utilitarianism Mill writes that we have learned by experience that murder and theft are wrong because they are generally injurious to human happiness.

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Exam 5: Utilitarianism and John Stewart Mill

When is something considered instrumentally good? Provide an example.

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According to utilitarianism which of the following is an intrinsic good?

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According to Mill,the only way to prove that something is desirable in itself (as an end)is to notice that people do desire it.

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According to utilitarian moral theory,happiness is an instrumental good.

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What has value because people value it has intrinsic value.

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In the reading from Utilitarianism Mill writes that we have learned by experience that murder and theft are wrong because they are generally injurious to human happiness.

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Something is instrumentally good when it...
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