According to Anselm, the idea of God is an idea of that than which…

According to Anselm, the idea of God is an idea of that than which…

According to Anselm, the idea of God is an idea of that than which

nothing greater can be conceived.  Now, if God were merely an idea, then the idea of God would not be an idea of that than which nothing greater can be conceived. So, if God were merely an idea, then we would have a contradiction. In order to avoid this contradiction, Anselm reasons that the idea of God cannot be merely an idea and concludes that God
is just an idea.
exists.
is not that than which nothing greater can be conceived.
is different to different cultures.

What would a Utilitarian do to do the fat man on the bridge?
Advise him to lose weight
Talk about the health benefits of a good diet
Ask him “what is wrong?”
murder him

According to Kant, does the good will act out of inclination?
No
Yes
It depends on the circumstances.
The good will is motivated by an understanding of the consequences.

Whom did Hume inspire?
Johnson and Taylor
Kierkegaard and Heidegger
Fischer and Spassky
Bentham and Mill

What follows from “All demiurges are mad pilots maneuvering careening hovercrafts”?
Therefore, if Bill is a pilot demiurge, then Bill is a careening hovercraft maneuver.
Therefore, not all demiurges are mad pilots maneuvering careening hovercrafts.
Therefore, Frederick is a demiurge who is a mad pilot maneuvering a careening hovercraft.
Therefore, if Adam is a demiurge, then Adam is a mad pilot maneuvering careening hovercrafts.

If I try to universalize “steal from others, when times are tough”, then taking others’ things would be allowed. So, there would be no
stealing.
property.
malevolence.
respect for property.

According to Thompson, can we kill a person with a right to life?
yes
no
only if he/she is on death row
only if the person has committed murder or treason

According to recent studies, racism is
learned.
innate.
nonexistent.
a form of hate.

Can I universalize the maxim “steal from others?”
Yes
No
It depends on the circumstances.
It depends on the culture.

According to what we covered after the midterm, it appears that racism
does not exist.
will eventually vanish.
is a form of ignorance.
is a form of hate.

According to Judith Jarvis Thompson, if a pregnant woman should see the pregnancy through and not have an abortion, because the rights of the fetus outweigh her rights (since the fetus is a person), then a kidnapped and drugged man must remain connected to
a life support machine.
an artificially generated zygote.
an ailing violinist.
the feminine will.

According to the second formulation of the Categorical Imperative, we are to treat humanity as an end and never merely as a
means.
human beings.
rational animals.
ensouled agents.

According to David Hume, the moral action is motivated by
a sense of duty.
sympathy.
integrity.
inspired virtue.