The Ethical Theory of Intuitionism Proposes That

question 36

Multiple Choice

The ethical theory of intuitionism proposes that:

• A) the power of an individual to assess the rightness or wrongness of decisions is as basic to human beings as the instinct for survival.
• B) market outcomes should be the basis for distributing goods.
• C) the "veil of ignorance" should be developed to consider the needs and rights of all society's members.
• D) society should stress equality of opportunity, not results.

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Definitions:

Total Fertility Rate

The mean number of children a woman is expected to have throughout her life, assuming the current fertility rates specific to various ages remain constant.

Average Number

The result obtained by adding several quantities together and then dividing this total by the number of quantities; the arithmetic mean.

Woman

is an adult human female.

Fertility-Rate Calculations

The computation of the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime in a specific population.