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Duty is a central theme in any discussion about


A) adherence to the law
B) behavioral accountability
C) human responsibility in general
D) all of the above

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Criticism of Kant's ethical theory includes that it is


A) concerned with the promotion of good over evil
B) focused on the consequences of one's acts
C) not concerned with the promotion of good in the world, but only with intentions
D) meaningless mumbo-jumbo

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Discussions about deontological theories are about duty.

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The founder of the school of ethical formalism was John Stuart Mill.

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Discuss police-work-related examples of how different duties can conflict. How can the duty to apply the law in an absolute manner conflict with duties toward individuals, with the interests of a community, with the duties that one has to one's fellow officers, etc.?

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Drawbacks of absolute rule interpretation do not include


A) it can allow majorities to persecute minorities
B) it fails to promote good in people's lives
C) it encourages people to recognize the moral significance of a situation
D) by failing to properly discriminate against people, it can inhibit justice

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Kant said


A) we must blindly obey rules
B) understanding the intention behind a rule is unnecessary
C) voluntary actions require that we be able to act on a rule we can formulate or explain
D) involuntary actions require that we be able to act on a rule we can formulate or explain

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Ethical formalism is a/an _________ theory.


A) conditional
B) deontological
C) teleological
D) equivocal

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One of the strengths of ethical formalism is that it allows for police discretion.

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Examples of where human beings find out about ethics include


A) the Bible
B) the Koran
C) the Torah
D) all of the above

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Ethical formalist call their absolute principle the


A) Categorical Initiative
B) Categorical Imperative
C) Categorical Institute
D) Categorical Principle

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All of the world's great organized religions suggest that, rather than being made by humans, ethics


A) were given to man by Abraham
B) were given to man by Isaac
C) are God-given
D) were given to man by Jacob

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Kant's philosophy reveals several major drawbacks except


A) it does help with conflicting duties
B) it does not allow for reasonable exceptions
C) it does not make clear whether maxims are moral or not
D) minority rights can be sacrificed

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One criticism of ethical formalism is that the moral worth of an act


A) must be self-dependant
B) is irrelevant, only its consequences matter
C) should depend, at least in part, on something beyond itself
D) is already linked to its good or evil consequences

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Kant was an enthusiastic supporter of


A) the American Revolution
B) the Russian Revolution
C) the French Revolution
D) rock and roll music

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Under ethical formalism


A) the focus is on the act
B) the focus is on consequences
C) the focus is on the individual
D) the focus is on the nature of the motivation

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Ethical theories include


A) ethical formalism
B) utilitarianism
C) a and b
D) none of the above

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Essential to Kantism is


A) the idea of universal law or applicability
B) the freedom to adapt ethical rules
C) that circumstances dictate ethical rules
D) that ethics are G-d given

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According to Kant, any act, by itself, is right or wrong.

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The idea that a person's duty is absolute has its roots in ancient history.

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