PHIL 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Categorical Imperative, Machismo, Ethics
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25 mc questions on most recent specific readings (below). Be sure to read the ones you haven"t yet. People are not critiqued for not giving to charity. Giving back is closer to duty than it is to charity. Geographical location - the proximity of the issue does not matter. Marginal utility - the line where you stop giving because it is harmful to yourself. You don"t save a drowning child because you could ruin your new shoes. If you don"t care about your shoes, you should use the money you spent on the shoes to benefit others. There are better ways to use that money. We tend to think less about those who are far away. Utilitarian argument - concerned with the consequences. We have to care about our future. Concerns of the future are the concerns of now because now will eventually be the future. The mere date on which a harm occurs makes no difference to its value.