Questions:
1. Locke argued all humans should be treated equally because we all have the same basic nature
True
B. False
2. The idea that the basic moral law can be known by human reason and that we know what it requires by looking to human nature are two of the tenets of natural law theory.
A. True
B. False
3. "Laws of nature" is another way of referring to natural law theory.
A. True
B. False
4. Moral laws are descriptive generalizations of fact.
A. True
B. False
5. Civil law is prescriptive and as such tells us how we ought to behave.
A. True
B. False
6. Evolutionary theory may present a challenge to natural law theory.
A. True
B. False
7. One problem for natural rights theory is that not everyone agrees on what human nature requires.
A. True
B. False
8. The natural state of human liberty is a state of license according to Locke.
A. True
B. False
9. Existentialists like Sartre believe that essence precedes existence.
A. True
B. False
10. For Sartre there are no values or commands that legitimize our conduct.
A. True
B. False