Part I: For the exam you should be able to perform the following tasks:
- Explain Aquinas' supreme moral principle.
- Explain the three natural inclinations Aquinas uses to derive moral principles, and for each inclination, articulate one specific moral obligation derived from it.
- Explain and provide examples of the naturalistic fallacy.
- Explain where Hume thinks moral judgments come from.
- Explain Individual Ethical Relativism and three objections to it discussed in class.
- Explain Cultural Ethical Relativism and three objections to it discussed in class.
- Define Consequentalism.
- Define Utilitarianism.
- Explain Mill's Greatest Happiness Principle.
- Explain the two additional principles Mill articulates (Principle of Universality and Principle of Impartiality)
- Explain the difference between Act and Rule Utilitarianism
- Define the Good Will for Kant.
- Describe the four character types Kant considers, and explain which one he thinks is the most moral.
- Explain the difference between a Hypothetical and a Categorical Imperative.
- Describe the Formula of Universal Law and the Formula of Humanity and explain how Kant uses each of these formulas to show that it is wrong to make a lying promise.
- Define the "Highest Good" for Aristotle.
- Define "Function," "Virtue," and "Vice."
- Define Aristotle's conception of the function of human beings.
- Explain a moral virtue (including the three parts) and give an example.
Part II: In addition, you should be prepared to write an essay in which you compare and contrast the views of two of our authors on a specific moral issue. | 