Intro to Ethics – PHIL 200 Unit 2 Questions/answers

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Whichtoftthetfollowingtstatementstabouttdivinetcommandttheorytisttrue?

Answer:tDivinetcommandttheorytstatestthattwhattistrighttistwhollytdeterminedtfromtGod'stcommand.

DivinetcommandttheorytstatestthattGodtfreelytchoosestwhattistrighttandtwhattistwrong.tDivinet

commandttheorytistantobjectivisttmoralttheory.

NormantlearnstfromthistpastortthattGodtcommandstpeoplettotlovetonetanother.tTh
ustaccordingttotdivinetcommandttheory,tlovingtonetanothertist.

Answer:tobligatory

PatriciatabstainstfromteatingtporktbecausetshetbelievestGodthastcommandedthertto.tTh
ustaccordingttotdivinetcommandttheory,teatingtporktist.

Answer:timpermissible

Olivertasksthistrabbitiftit'stacceptabletforthimttotswimtintthetoceantwhiletvisitingtfamilytintSouthtCarol
ina.tThetrabbittellsthimtGodthastnottsaidtanythingtabouttswimmingtintthetocean.
Thustaccordingttotdivinetcommandttheory,tswimmingtintthetoceantist.tAnswer:tneutral

Whichtoftthetfollowingtexamplestcomprisestatdisagreementtbetweentpopulartthoughttandtdivinetc
ommandttheory?

Answer:tGodtsaysttotforgivetalltpeople,tbuttmanytcrimestaretthoughtttotbetunforgivable.tGodtfo

rbidsteatingtmeattfromtpigs,tbuttmanytpeopletsayteatingtporktistatgoodtthing.

Godtforbidstlying,tbuttmosttpeopletthinktlyingtistacceptabletiftittdoestgood.tWh

ichtoftthetfollowingtistantadvantagetoftdivinetcommandttheory?

Answer:tDivinetcommandttheorytofferststandardstthattoriginatetoutsidetofthumanity.tDivinetc

ommandttheorytprovidestatsourcetfortethicaltstandards.

, Divinetcommandttheorytofferstatfirmtbasistfortethics.

Whichtoftthetfollowingtrepresentstatchallengettotthetvoluntaristtoptiontoftdivinetcommandtthe
ory?

Answer:tIftGodtchanges,twhattistgoodtandtwhattisteviltcouldtalsotchange.

Whichtoftthetfollowingtrepresentstatchallengettotthetintellectualisttoptiontoftdivinetcommandttheory?

Answer:tIttgoestagainsttdivinetcommandttheory'stprincipletthattGod'stcommandtistfree.tWhicht

oftthetfollowingtrepresentstatchallengettotdivinetcommandttheory?

Answer:tDivinetcommandttheorytdoestnottoffertdirectivestforteverytsituation.

Intatwell-
knowntBiblicaltstory,tAdamtandtEvetlivedtintatbeautifultgarden.tTheytweretallowedttoteattanythingtth
eytwished,texcepttGodtforbadetthemtfromteatingtthetfruittfromtonetparticularttree.tSincetEvetandtAda
mtsampledtthetfruittfromtthetforbiddenttree,taccordingttotdivinetcommandttheory,twastthistatrighttacti
ontortatwrongtaction?

Answer:tAtwrongtactiontbecausettheytdisobeyedtGod’stcommand

Intatwell-
knowntBiblicaltstory,tGodtsenttJonahtontanterrandttotdelivertatmessage.tInstead,tJonahtwentttotseatontat
ship.tTheretwastatterribletstormtandtJonahtwastthrowntoverboardttotsavetthetothers.tThentGodtsenttatgr
eattfishttotswallowtJonahtandtsavethim.
Accordingttotdivinetcommandttheory,twastJonah’stdecisionttotgottotseatatrighttortatwrongtactio
n?

Answer:tAtwrongtactiontbecausetGodthadtcommandedtJonahttotdotsomethingtelse

IntatpopulartBibletstory,tGodtintendsttotfloodtthetearthtandtcommandstNoahttotbuildtantarkttotpreservet
histfamilytandtalltthetanimals.
Accordingttotdivinetcommandttheory,tiftNoahthadtrefusedttotbuildtthetark,twouldtthatthavetbeentatrig
httactiontortatwrongtaction?

Answer:tAtwrongtactiontbecausetthattwouldthavetbeentdenyingtGod’stcommand

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Whichtoftthetfollowingtideastdoestconventionalismtprofess?

t Answer:tWhattistgoodtintonetculturetcouldtbeteviltintanother.tW

hichtoftthetfollowingtistcorrecttoftconventionalism?

Answer:tConventionalismtistnottatsingletethicalttheory,tbuttatfamilytofttheories.