PHI 220 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Applied Ethics. Answer: The application of moral norms to specific moral issues or cases,
particularly those in a profession such as medicine or law.
● Descriptive Ethics. Answer: The scientific study of moral beliefs and practices.
● Devine Command Theory. Answer: A theory asserting that the morally right action is the
one that God commands.
● Ethics (or Moral Philosophy). Answer: The philosophical study of morality.
● Extrinsically Valuable. Answer: Valuable as a means to something else, such as a pen
that can be used to write a letter.
● Intrinsically Valuable. Answer: Valuable in itself, for its own sake, such as happiness or
beauty.
● Metaethics. Answer: The study of the meaning and logical structure of moral beliefs.
● Morality. Answer: Beliefs concerning right and wrong, good and bad; they can include
judgments, rules, principles, and theories.
● Normative Ethics. Answer: The study if the principles, riles or theories that guide our
actions and judgments.
● Cultural Relativism. Answer: The view that an action is morally right if one's culture
approves if it.
● Emotivism. Answer: The view that moral utterance are neither true nor false but are
expressions or attitudes.
● Objectivism. Answer: The view that some moral principles are valid for everyone.
● Subjective Relativism. Answer: The view that an action is morally right if one approves of
it.
● Appeal to Authority. Answer: The fallacy od relying on the opinion of someone thought to
be an expert who is not.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Applied Ethics. Answer: The application of moral norms to specific moral issues or cases,
particularly those in a profession such as medicine or law.
● Descriptive Ethics. Answer: The scientific study of moral beliefs and practices.
● Devine Command Theory. Answer: A theory asserting that the morally right action is the
one that God commands.
● Ethics (or Moral Philosophy). Answer: The philosophical study of morality.
● Extrinsically Valuable. Answer: Valuable as a means to something else, such as a pen
that can be used to write a letter.
● Intrinsically Valuable. Answer: Valuable in itself, for its own sake, such as happiness or
beauty.
● Metaethics. Answer: The study of the meaning and logical structure of moral beliefs.
● Morality. Answer: Beliefs concerning right and wrong, good and bad; they can include
judgments, rules, principles, and theories.
● Normative Ethics. Answer: The study if the principles, riles or theories that guide our
actions and judgments.
● Cultural Relativism. Answer: The view that an action is morally right if one's culture
approves if it.
● Emotivism. Answer: The view that moral utterance are neither true nor false but are
expressions or attitudes.
● Objectivism. Answer: The view that some moral principles are valid for everyone.
● Subjective Relativism. Answer: The view that an action is morally right if one approves of
it.
● Appeal to Authority. Answer: The fallacy od relying on the opinion of someone thought to
be an expert who is not.
