Philosophy 27 Fall 2013Professor Gerald Doppelt

Final Exam Study Guide

The final exam will be held on Thursday, December 12, 11:30-2:30pm in Peterson 108. Please bring ONE unmarked blue book, assuming that you will be able to write on both sides of each sheet (16 pages—or 18, including the inside of the front and back covers). Before the exam, we will collect and redistribute all blue books, then give you very special instructions concerning where to begin writing in your blue book. Please arrive a few minutes early so we can start on time. The exam may take you about two hours to complete, though you will have the full three hours. You should be able to write the final exam in one blue book. If you require two blue books, we will have extras on hand for you to use.

The exam will consist of one essay and three identifications that I select.

The essay and the three ID’s will be based on the following concepts, arguments, or ideas.

Carefully explain the meaning of each of the following concepts or ideas and its main role in the argument of the author who uses it. You should be prepared to write ½-1 page of a standard blue book on each of the following concepts or ideas

1. the principle of pure rationality (Ladd)2. internal goods vs. external goods (Sullivan)3. the main characteristics of formal organizations (Ladd)4. the professions’ monopoly (Camenish)5. the civic-minded professional (Sullivan)6. “calling” vs “career” (Sullivan)7. individualistic morality (Camenish)8. codes of ethics and of professional responsibility (Camenish)9. moral schizophrenia (Ladd)10. social decisions (Ladd) 11. individual ethical decision-making on the part of employees (Ladd)12. law and princples of morality (Ladd) 13. three challenges to Ladd’s argument from Long and Snoeyenbos (Long and Snoeyenbos)14. one challenge to Ladd’s argument from Camenish or Sullivan (Camenish or Sullivan)15. one challenge to Ladd’s argument from lecture 16. how Ladd could respond to one of the challenges to his argument17. how “organizational decision-making at Aero products” illustrates a challenge to Ladd 18. the societal investment in the professional (Camenish)19. the sharp distinction between organizational and personal decisions (Long and Snoeyenbos)20. limiting operating conditions (Ladd)21. multiple goals (Long and Snoeyenbos)22. how “organizational decision-making at Aero products” ilustrates Ladd’s argument