Chapter 18 Self Quiz

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. According to Held, the central focus of the ethics of care is

attending to and meeting the needs of the particular others for whom we take responsibility. correct incorrect

attending to and meeting the needs of the least advantaged members of society. correct incorrect

attending to and meeting the needs of all people. correct incorrect

none of the above. correct incorrect

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. Held understands care as

a value. correct incorrect

a practice. correct incorrect

both a value and a practice. correct incorrect

neither a value nor a practice. correct incorrect

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. According to the ethics of care, someone in a genuinely caring relation acts

out of altruistic intentions. correct incorrect

in accordance with abstract principles. correct incorrect

out of love for all humanity. correct incorrect

for self-and-other together. correct incorrect

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. Held claims that persons in caring relations are acting for

themselves. correct incorrect

particular others. correct incorrect

both A and B. correct incorrect

neither A nor B. correct incorrect

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. Held claims that the ethics of care starts with the moral claims of particular others.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. By “care,” Held means the benevolent disposition of one individual toward another.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The ethics of care is interested in describing but not evaluating the various aspects of care and caring relations.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Held believes that empathy can become excessive.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect