PHIL 224
Spring 2013
Study Guide/Exam 3
I You should be able to identify or define the following terms:
Consequentialism Utilitarianism
Perfectionist Consequentialism
Rule Consequentialism Utility
Principle of Utility
Act Consequentialism
Doctrine of Double Effect
Categorical
Humanity Formulation
Universal Law Formulation
Psychoanalysis
Unconscious
Drives
Pleasure Principle
Reality Principle
Id
Ego
Super-Ego
Mechanisms of Defense
Existentialism
Bad Faith
II You should be able to answer multiple choice, true/false or matching questions about the
following topics:
Consequentialism: The Basics
The Boy Child
Implications
The Girl Child
Utilitarianism
The Moral of the Story
Perfectionist Consequentialsim
Diagnosis
Playing by the Rules
A ‘Normal’ Person
Natural Law Theory
Non-Normal
Aquinas on Intrinsic Value
Prescription
Basic Principle of Natural Law Theory
Existentialism
The Doctrine of Double Effect
Human Nature
Kantian Moral Theory
Meaningless, But Free
Ci: Humanity Formulation
Authenticity
CI: Universal Law Formulation
“Existentialism”
A Few Presuppositions
Dimensions of Freedom
It’s a Matter of Principles
Final Analysis
A Specific Difference
III You should be able to write a 2-3 paragraph essay in response to one of the following
questions.
Choose one of the moral theories we’ve discussed and provide a complete summary and
explanation of the theory. Then evaluate it as a moral theory. What are its strengths and it’s
weakness. Finish your essay by arguing for or against its adoption as a basis for moral decision
making.
Present and critically evaluate Freud’s theory of human nature. As part of your presentation
make sure to discuss his presuppositions, his conclusions about the structure of the personality,
his diagnosis and his prescription. In your evaluation, make sure to argue for your position.
Present and then discuss the moral implications of Sartre’s theory of human nature. As part of
your presentation makes sure to discuss the concept of nothingness and its relation to freedom,
the notions of bad faith and authenticity, and the specific dimensions of human freedom. When
specifying the moral implications, pay paerticular attention to how these dimensions of human
freedom condition our moral responsibilities.