In Describing Ethical Theories, Which of the Following Is True

question 4

Multiple Choice

In describing ethical theories, which of the following is true?

• A) The root of "compassion" comes from a Greek phrase meaning "to compare feelings."
• B) The Stoics believed in the greatest good for the greatest number, as the basis for morality.
• C) Augustine quipped that life was "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."
• D) Kant believes that autonomy of alcoholic patients is best respected by understanding that alcoholism is a disease over which they have little free will.
• E) Some forms of utilitarianism consider the suffering of animals in calculating the greatest good for the greatest number.

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Definitions:

Interbreeding Populations

Groups of organisms of the same species living in the same geographic area that interbreed or exchange genetic material.

Biological Species Concept

A definition of species based on the ability of individuals to interbreed and produce viable, fertile offspring.

Allopatric Populations

Populations of the same species that are geographically isolated from each other, leading to potential evolutionary divergence.

Behavioral Preference

Involves the selection of specific behaviors over others by an individual, often influenced by genetic, environmental, and psychological factors.