The Golden Rule "Do Unto Others as They Would Do

question 130

Multiple Choice

The golden rule "do unto others as they would do unto you" is:

• A) an example of the utilitarian approach to ethical behavior.
• B) representative of the moral-justice approach to moral decision making.
• C) an example of the values that guide the individualism approach to ethical behavior.
• D) silly and outdated.
• E) an example of the justice approach to ethical behavior.

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Definitions:

Existential Instantiation

A logical operation that moves from a statement about existence to a specific instance of that existence.

Universal Generalization

A logical inference stating that what is true for all members of a particular group or category.

Quantifier Negation

The process of reversing the scope of a quantifier in a logical expression, such as changing from "all" to "not all."

Existential Generalization

A logical inference rule that allows for the conclusion that at least one member of a domain possesses a property, based on the existence of a specific example with that property.