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Which of the following statements is an example of
metaethics?

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Killing whales is always wrong, no matter the reasoning.
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Boy Scouts have a moral obligation to help the elderly cross the street.
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Most people believe in some form of utilitarianism.
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Kantian deontology is the correct ethical theory.




CONCEPT

Branches of Ethics
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"Eating pork is morally wrong because the Torah forbids
it."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made

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Conventionalism
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Virtue-based ethics
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Kantian deontology
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this statement likely appealing?
CONCEPT

Case Study: Animal Rights
3

Which of the following statements would you

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"A culture's customs are unrelated to ethical truths."
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"Morality cannot be compared across cultural borders."
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expect to hear from a conventionalist?




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"The effects of an action on the culture determine its
morality."
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"The most important culture is the world's culture."
CONCEPT

Conventionalism
4

"Abortion is morally acceptable if it is legal here."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made

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Conventionalism
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Kantian deontology
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Utilitarianism
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Virtue-based ethics



this statement likely appealing?
CONCEPT

Case Study: Abortion

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