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What type of normative ethics do you adhere to?

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1. What makes an act moral or immoral?

The consequences of the act

The nature of the act itself

The character or personality of the person committing the act

The extent to which the act is in accordance with your self-interest

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2. What makes the consequences of an act morally good?

Increased happiness among everyone involved

A more equally distributed happiness among everyone involved

Decreased suffering among everyone involved, independently of whether happiness is produced or not

An increase in your own personal happiness, independently of others involved

The consequences of an act are not morally significant

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3. When is an act morally good in itself - by its very nature?

When the act is of such nature that it could become a universal law (followed by all rational beings) without leading to contradiction or destruction

When the act respects certain natural human rights that we hold to be self-evident and absolute

When the act honours an agreement/contract between individuals or communities to behave a certain way

When the act is of such nature that all unbiased people would approve of it

An act itself can neither be good or bad. You must take into account consequences and virtues

When an act fulfils your personal preference or desire

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4. Are there certain absolute moral principles that should be followed by everyone everywhere independently of circumstances and consequences?

Yes

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5. Which of these goals do you believe to be the most morally important?

Adhering to absolute moral principles that can be universally followed without logical contradictions

Establishing social contracts and agreements between individuals and communities

Developing and cultivating your personality and character

Increasing the overall happiness in the world

Equalizing the overall happiness in the world among individuals

Decreasing the overall suffering of the world

Increasing your own happiness, fulfilling self-interest

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6. What is the nature of moral goodness?

It can be calculated mathematically

It is a set of universal principles

It is a matter of agreement between humans

It is inexact and uncertain, but dependant on personal virtues

It is decided by each individual based on self-interest

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7. A murderer asks you where your innocent friend is hiding, intending to kill him/her. Is telling a lie in this situation justified?

Yes, because the consequences are more important than the act itself.

Yes, because a potential murderer loses his right not to be deceived

Yes, because the murderer is violating a social contract or agreement

No, because being truthful is an absolute and universal moral principle

No, because not being deceived is a human right

Both telling the truth and telling a lie can be a moral decision, but it depends on the valid moral intuitions of the person in this situation.

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8. You have the option to put a person through extremely painful medical experiments. They would suffer but this would help develop medicine that helps thousands of people. Are the medical experiments justified?

As long as the benefits outweigh the harms caused

Yes, unless the person being tortured is you

No, because avoiding suffering is more important than delivering benefits

No, because this would cause vast imbalance in the distribution of happiness among those involved

No, individual rights must be respected independently of all consequences

It depends entirely on wether relevant state laws, assigned roles and contracts are respected

It depends on the valid moral intuitions of the responsible person in this situation.

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9. Do you have a moral duty to give money to charity that will effectively reduce suffering in the world?

Yes, as long as the benefits the charity provides others outweighs the money you lost

Yes, no matter how many benefits it deprives you of

No, it cannot be a moral duty because it depends too much on contingent circumstances

No, because your money is your private property

No, because there is no established contract or agreement between you and those who receive your money

No, unless giving money to charity is within your self-interest

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10. On what basis is your view of normative ethics justified?

It is deduced from the principles of human reason

It is deduced from a common agreement between different people

It is deduced from intuitive human rights that are self-evident in the majority of humanity

It is deduced from character/personal virtues and the desire to improve yourself as a human being

It is justified by taking into account the feelings of everyone involved

It is justified by my own self-interest

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