PHI-103 exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions And Correct Answers
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Terms in this set (50)
What kind of ethic (normative or meta?) asks the question Normative Ethics
.... "What basic moral principles determine what is
"objectively" morally right or wrong?
An example of a metaethical theory is ..... Personal subjectivism, Cultural subjectivism, and divine command theory
Personal Subjectivism (aka: ethical relativism) is the view What's right or wrong is based on the individual's feelings; morality is relative to
that: the person in question.
Cultural Subjectivism (aka: moral relativism) is the view What's right or wrong is based on the current cultural norms and practices of
that: society; morality is relative to the culture in question.
What were some of the problems with Personal 1. Everyone will always be morally perfect 2. All moral choices are
Subjectivism?: good/acceptable (including Hitler/Dahmer) 3. The PS makes moral judgments all
the time! 4. They tend to confuse morals with mores (shaking hand vs bowing
head)
What were some of the problems with Cultural 1. We couldn't challenge our cultural norms (e.g. slavery, civil rights, past/present
Subjectivism? wrongs) 2. We couldn't challenge other cultural norms (e.g. genocidal policies,
female circumcision) 3. What does one do amid "multi-cultural" membership in a
multi-cultural context (Asian/Black/American/Hindu)?
The moral theory (also Greek term) that is about the Virtue based ethics
question "What kind of person should I become?"
One of the problems with (BLANK) is that a moral Personal Subjectivism.
disagreement can never be a moral disagreement (thus
self-defeating)
What is the study or aim of ethics? The study of right living
, Which are some of the key features of Personal What is right or wrong is based on the individuals feelings; morality is only relative
Subjectivism (ethical relativism)? to the person in question; comes from a place of disagreement of what is right or
wrong and that we don't like being told that we are wrong
Which type of ethical relativism best describes this view: Personal subjectivism
"What determines the validity of a moral principle are
individual choices/feelings"?
Which type of ethical relativism best describes this view: cultural subjectivism
"Moral principles are only valid relative to the
standards/norms of a given culture or society"?
For ethical relativists moral progress or regress is by Impossible
definition:
Which version of ethical relativism is characterized by the Cultural subjectivism
following? - It provides little or no guidance to those
who are members of multiple cultures - It entails that all
moral reformers (regarding your own or another culture)
would be wrong to do so It confuses ethical norms with
cultural mores.
The problem raised regarding the Divine Command Euthyphro Dilemma: Is something commanded "good" because God wills it? Is
Theory (Plato's Euthyphro Problem) something commanded "good" because God discovers it?
Kant's Deontological Theory is also known as the ... Kants categorical imperative
The two versions of Utilitarianism were called.... Act and rule utilitarianism
One of the strengths of a deontology theory is that it Moral Absolutes
guarantees:
The ethics of ________usually associated with deontologism
philosopher Immanuel Kant holds the position that
principles of ethics are universal absolute and invariable
applying to everyone and in all circumstances.
Which moral/ethical theory is characterized by the Kants Categorical Imperative
following? -A person can never be treated merely as a
means to an end. - If something is wrong then it is wrong
in all circumstances for every person. - A right is
something a person has regardless and something which
others have an absolute obligation to honor and protect.
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Terms in this set (50)
What kind of ethic (normative or meta?) asks the question Normative Ethics
.... "What basic moral principles determine what is
"objectively" morally right or wrong?
An example of a metaethical theory is ..... Personal subjectivism, Cultural subjectivism, and divine command theory
Personal Subjectivism (aka: ethical relativism) is the view What's right or wrong is based on the individual's feelings; morality is relative to
that: the person in question.
Cultural Subjectivism (aka: moral relativism) is the view What's right or wrong is based on the current cultural norms and practices of
that: society; morality is relative to the culture in question.
What were some of the problems with Personal 1. Everyone will always be morally perfect 2. All moral choices are
Subjectivism?: good/acceptable (including Hitler/Dahmer) 3. The PS makes moral judgments all
the time! 4. They tend to confuse morals with mores (shaking hand vs bowing
head)
What were some of the problems with Cultural 1. We couldn't challenge our cultural norms (e.g. slavery, civil rights, past/present
Subjectivism? wrongs) 2. We couldn't challenge other cultural norms (e.g. genocidal policies,
female circumcision) 3. What does one do amid "multi-cultural" membership in a
multi-cultural context (Asian/Black/American/Hindu)?
The moral theory (also Greek term) that is about the Virtue based ethics
question "What kind of person should I become?"
One of the problems with (BLANK) is that a moral Personal Subjectivism.
disagreement can never be a moral disagreement (thus
self-defeating)
What is the study or aim of ethics? The study of right living
, Which are some of the key features of Personal What is right or wrong is based on the individuals feelings; morality is only relative
Subjectivism (ethical relativism)? to the person in question; comes from a place of disagreement of what is right or
wrong and that we don't like being told that we are wrong
Which type of ethical relativism best describes this view: Personal subjectivism
"What determines the validity of a moral principle are
individual choices/feelings"?
Which type of ethical relativism best describes this view: cultural subjectivism
"Moral principles are only valid relative to the
standards/norms of a given culture or society"?
For ethical relativists moral progress or regress is by Impossible
definition:
Which version of ethical relativism is characterized by the Cultural subjectivism
following? - It provides little or no guidance to those
who are members of multiple cultures - It entails that all
moral reformers (regarding your own or another culture)
would be wrong to do so It confuses ethical norms with
cultural mores.
The problem raised regarding the Divine Command Euthyphro Dilemma: Is something commanded "good" because God wills it? Is
Theory (Plato's Euthyphro Problem) something commanded "good" because God discovers it?
Kant's Deontological Theory is also known as the ... Kants categorical imperative
The two versions of Utilitarianism were called.... Act and rule utilitarianism
One of the strengths of a deontology theory is that it Moral Absolutes
guarantees:
The ethics of ________usually associated with deontologism
philosopher Immanuel Kant holds the position that
principles of ethics are universal absolute and invariable
applying to everyone and in all circumstances.
Which moral/ethical theory is characterized by the Kants Categorical Imperative
following? -A person can never be treated merely as a
means to an end. - If something is wrong then it is wrong
in all circumstances for every person. - A right is
something a person has regardless and something which
others have an absolute obligation to honor and protect.
