Core Theme
What philosophical term describes the view that human beings possess the ability to make choices that are not completely determined by prior causes?
What is Free Will
What ethical theory judges an action primarily according to whether it conforms to moral duties or rules rather than its consequences?
What is Deontology
What principle states that power may only be exercised over someone against their will to prevent harm to others?
What is Harm Principle?
Before moving to Stanmore in 1880, in which present-day Sydney suburb was Newington College originally located?
What is Silver Water
What is the dot above a lowercase “i” or “j” called?
What is a Tittle
Which philosopher argued, “I think, therefore I am,” using thought as evidence for the existence of the self?
What is Renes Descartes
What term describes Aristotle’s idea of human flourishing or living well?
What is Eudaimonia
Which religious group does Mill reference when discussing restrictions on eating pork as an example of how a majority might prohibit conduct it finds personally offensive?
What is Muslim
Which Newington Head Master had previously served as Vice-President of the Geelong Football Club and helped introduce an early form of Australian Rules to Newington?
What is Metcalfe?
What country has a national animal that is a mythical creature?
What is Scotland
What theory claims that the mind and body are two fundamentally different substances?
What is Dualism
What principle in Natural Law holds that an action with both a good and bad consequence may sometimes be morally permissible?
What is Double-Effect?
Which Roman emperor does Mill use as an example of a morally serious persecutor who nevertheless participated in suppressing truth?
What is Marcus Aurelius
In what year was Newington College founded?
What is 1863
What animal has fingerprints so similar to humans that they can be difficult to distinguish at a glance?
What is a Koala?
What term describes Sartre’s idea that humans deceive themselves to avoid accepting their freedom and responsibility?
What is Bad faith
What meta-ethical position holds that moral truths exist independently of individual or cultural beliefs?
What is Moral Objectivism?
In On Liberty, which substance does Mill use as an example when discussing whether authorities may legitimately restrict the sale of something that could be used to commit a crime?
What is Poison
Newington’s famous Wyvern symbol actually originated because an engraver mistakenly substituted a wyvern for what creature on the Wesley family crest
What is a Cockatrice
What word describes the earthy smell produced when rain falls on dry ground?
What is Petrichor?
What philosophical position argues that free will and determinism can both be true?
What is Compatabilism
Which philosopher developed emotivism beyond A. J. Ayer by arguing that moral language not only expresses attitudes but also attempts to influence the attitudes of others?
What is C.L.Stevenson
Which German thinker does Mill reference when defending individuality through the ideal of developing human powers into a harmonious whole?
What is Wilhelm Humboldt?
What is the name of the historic bell at Newington College traditionally used to mark significant occasions?
What is the Founders Bell
What is the official name for the metal or plastic cage that holds the cork in place on a bottle of champagne?
What is a muselet