Test 3: Self-Interest and Society

Important Concepts: be able to characterize and give examples.

utilitarianism		ends and means
eudaimonia		árete
doctrine of the mean		Aristotle on pleasure
reason		faith
duty ethics		religious ethics
categorical imperative		practical imperative
teleological suspension		æsthetic stage
ethical stage		religious stage
naturalistic ethics		self-realization

Important Distinctions: be able to list differences and give examples.

1. free will and determinism
2. duty ethics and religious ethics
3. actions in accordance with duty and actions for the sake of duty
4. maxim and universal law
5. Kierkegaard's stages on life's way: æsthetic, ethical, and religious
6. Jung's thinking, valuing, sensation, and intuitive types

Important Essays: Be able to explain in depth.

1. Explain by citing examples the relation between the practice of morals and the ethics of the Sioux as described by Ohiyesa.
2. What does Kant mean by universalizing my maxim? Give an example of a maxim which cannot be universalized, and explain why it cannot be universalized.
3. What are the main points of and criticisms of Aristotle's ethics? What is the rôle of pleasure in Aristotle's ethics?
4. Explain Bentham's Hedonistic calculus.
5. How can Jung's Theory of Types be used for Self-Realization ethics?