PHIL 2306 ETHICS Exam 1

QUESTION 1
1. According to Mackie, one argument in favor of the view that moral values are
subjective is:
1 the argument from
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relativity.
2 the phenomenological
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argument.
3 the argument from nature.
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4 None of the above.
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1 points
QUESTION 2
1. Why is the argument from atheism wrong?
1 It is wrong because morality cannot be objective if God
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does not exist.
2 It is wrong because morality can be objective if God does
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not exist.
3 It is wrong because morality cannot be objective if God
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exists.
4 It is wrong because morality can be objective if God exists.
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1 points
QUESTION 3
1. If expressivism is true, then:
1 amoralism is possible
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2 amoralism is
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impossible
3 moral progress is
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possible
4 None of the above
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1 points
QUESTION 4
1. What is the term for the view that moral features are just ordinary scientific features?
1 Moral
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naturalism
2 Moral
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absolutism
3 Ethical
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scientism

, 4 Moral
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psychology

1 points
QUESTION 5
1. If ethical subjectivism is true, then it is possible that one's sincere moral beliefs are
false.
True


False



1 points
QUESTION 6
1. According to the anthropologist Ruth Benedict, "morality" is another name for what?
1 Truth
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2 Emotions
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3 Knowled
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ge
4 Normalit
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y

1 points
QUESTION 7
1. What does Nozick attempt to prove with the "experience machine"?
1 Pleasure is not an intrinsic
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good.
2 Pleasure is not the only intrinsic
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good.
3 Hedonism is true.
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4 The desire theory is incomplete.
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5 None of the above.
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1 points
QUESTION 8
1. Ethical subjectivism is the view that all moral facts are:
1 products of cultural beliefs.
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2 products of the natural world.
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3 products of agreements between
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individuals.

, 4 products of personal conviction.
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1 points
QUESTION 9
1. Which one of the following statements best describes constructivism?
1 All moral facts are created.
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2 Moral facts are reducible to
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natural facts.
3 There are no moral facts.
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4 All moral facts are discovered.
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1 points
QUESTION 10
1. Which of the following traits best describes the philosopher?
1 Skeptical
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2 Curious
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3 Rational
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4 All of the
.
above

1 points
QUESTION 11
1. One consequence of ethical relativism is that:
1 all moral codes are equally
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good
2 all moral codes are false
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3 all moral codes are evil
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4 None of the above
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1 points
QUESTION 12
1. Normative ethicists do which of the following?
1 Describe rules for moral
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behavior
2 Prescribe rules for moral
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behavior
3 Describe rules for living the
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good life