PHIL 434 Midterm Exam Questions With
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Philosophy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-examines |ideas. |it |considers |the |nature |of |thought |and |
belief, |as |well |as |what, |in |particular, |is |thought |and |belived
ethics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |branch |of |philosophy |that |considers |ideas |about |how |
humans |should |treat |one |another, |and |how |societies |should |be |organized
Morals |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |are |the |principles |on |which |an |individuals |judgement |of |
right |and |wrong |are |based
- |usually |applies |to |principles |of |right |and |wrong |in |personal |behaviour
- |how |you |treat |the |people |you |know
Ethics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |are |principles |of |right |conduct, |codes |of |behaviour |expected |
by |the |group |to |which |the |individual |belongs
- |usually |applies |to |professional |and |buisness |practices
- |how |you |treat |people |you |don't |know
Moral |dilemma |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-occurs |whenever |we |must |make |a |decision |and |none |
of |the |possible |courses |of |action |open |us |us |entirely |satisfactory |b/c |each |violatles |a |value |we |
think |is |important
ethical |relativism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |belief |that |we |cannot |make |moral |judgements |
about |what |people |do |when |their |actions |are |rooted |in |cultural |practices |and |beliefs
, ethical |defeat |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |admission |that |a |person's |actions |have |no |postive |
ethical |justification; |that |a |person's |actions |are |completly |immoral
moral |pluralism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |view |that |there |is |no |single |moral |theory |or |
principle |that |should |be |accepted |as |preferable |to |others; |different, |diverse, |and |even |
mutually |inconsistent |ethical |postitions |should |be |recognized |and |considered |reasonable.
presciptive |theory |of |ethics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-theories |that |allow |for |the |judgement |of |
an |act |as |right |or |wrong; |recommending |and |forbidding |certain |types |of |conduct
descriptive |theory |of |ethics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |non-judgement |empirical |study |of |
ethics |in |particular |groups |or |societies
conssequentialism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |moral |outlook |that |evaluates |actions |or |
behaviours |according |to |the |consequences |of |those |outlooks |or |behaviours
non |consequentialism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |rightness |of |an |action |depends |on |the |
intrinsic |qualities |of |the |action, |not |its |consequences, |Morality, |then |is |a |matter |of |doing |the |
right |thing |b/c |it |is |right
ethical |reasoning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |reasoned |application |of |ethical |theory |to |a |
given |situation
cultural |relativism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |view |that |behaviours |and |values |are |relative |to
|particular |cultures; |that |behaviours |are |dependent |on |the |accepted |norms |of |the |particular |
society |or |culture |in |which |they |take |palce
ethical |relativism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |view |that |moral |values |are |relative |to |particular
|environments; |moral |behaviours |are |dependent |on |the |accepted |ethical |norms |of |the |
particular |society, |culture |or |environment |in |which |they |take |place
Correct Answers
Philosophy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-examines |ideas. |it |considers |the |nature |of |thought |and |
belief, |as |well |as |what, |in |particular, |is |thought |and |belived
ethics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |branch |of |philosophy |that |considers |ideas |about |how |
humans |should |treat |one |another, |and |how |societies |should |be |organized
Morals |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |are |the |principles |on |which |an |individuals |judgement |of |
right |and |wrong |are |based
- |usually |applies |to |principles |of |right |and |wrong |in |personal |behaviour
- |how |you |treat |the |people |you |know
Ethics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |are |principles |of |right |conduct, |codes |of |behaviour |expected |
by |the |group |to |which |the |individual |belongs
- |usually |applies |to |professional |and |buisness |practices
- |how |you |treat |people |you |don't |know
Moral |dilemma |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-occurs |whenever |we |must |make |a |decision |and |none |
of |the |possible |courses |of |action |open |us |us |entirely |satisfactory |b/c |each |violatles |a |value |we |
think |is |important
ethical |relativism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |belief |that |we |cannot |make |moral |judgements |
about |what |people |do |when |their |actions |are |rooted |in |cultural |practices |and |beliefs
, ethical |defeat |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |admission |that |a |person's |actions |have |no |postive |
ethical |justification; |that |a |person's |actions |are |completly |immoral
moral |pluralism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |view |that |there |is |no |single |moral |theory |or |
principle |that |should |be |accepted |as |preferable |to |others; |different, |diverse, |and |even |
mutually |inconsistent |ethical |postitions |should |be |recognized |and |considered |reasonable.
presciptive |theory |of |ethics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-theories |that |allow |for |the |judgement |of |
an |act |as |right |or |wrong; |recommending |and |forbidding |certain |types |of |conduct
descriptive |theory |of |ethics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |non-judgement |empirical |study |of |
ethics |in |particular |groups |or |societies
conssequentialism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |moral |outlook |that |evaluates |actions |or |
behaviours |according |to |the |consequences |of |those |outlooks |or |behaviours
non |consequentialism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |rightness |of |an |action |depends |on |the |
intrinsic |qualities |of |the |action, |not |its |consequences, |Morality, |then |is |a |matter |of |doing |the |
right |thing |b/c |it |is |right
ethical |reasoning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |reasoned |application |of |ethical |theory |to |a |
given |situation
cultural |relativism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |view |that |behaviours |and |values |are |relative |to
|particular |cultures; |that |behaviours |are |dependent |on |the |accepted |norms |of |the |particular |
society |or |culture |in |which |they |take |palce
ethical |relativism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |view |that |moral |values |are |relative |to |particular
|environments; |moral |behaviours |are |dependent |on |the |accepted |ethical |norms |of |the |
particular |society, |culture |or |environment |in |which |they |take |place
