GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions - GRE General Test - Verbal Reasoning Measure Exam

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Read the following passage and answer the question. "Moral philosophers have long debated whether the rightness of an action depends solely on its consequences or also on the nature of the act itself. Consequentialists hold that an act is right if and only if it produces the greatest good for the greatest number. Deontologists, by contrast, insist that certain acts are inherently right or wrong regardless of outcome — that duties and rights impose constraints on what we may do even in pursuit of good ends. Neither camp has achieved a decisive victory in this debate, and many contemporary ethicists have sought to find common ground between the two frameworks." The passage most strongly suggests that the debate between consequentialism and deontology is:

Essentially resolved by contemporary ethicists Irrelevant to practical moral decision-making An ongoing dispute without a definitive winner Primarily a dispute about the meaning of 'good'

Correct Answer:

An ongoing dispute without a definitive winner

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