UNITED STATES ACADEMY: INTRODUCTION
TO ETHICS Q & A
Unit 4 Challenge 1
"The accumulation of wealth is morally wrong because Jesus said, 'Woe to you that are rich' in
Luke 6:24."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Divine command theory
"It is morally wrong to refrain from eating meat because humans are meant to, as evidenced by
our teeth and digestive system."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Kantian deontology
"Eating meat is morally acceptable if a person is comfortable with it and likes the taste."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Egoism
"Farming and killing animals is morally acceptable since meat, milk, and other animal products
help human society flourish."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
, UNITED STATES ACADEMY: INTRODUCTION
TO ETHICS Q & A
Answer: Utilitarianism
Unit 4 Milestone
"Treating animals inhumanely is morally wrong because it shows insensitivity on the part of the
farmer."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Virtue-based ethics
Which of the following critiques represents a challenge to virtue-based ethics?
Answer: Two people might disagree on whether something is a virtue.
Tom passed the same homeless person each day as he walked to work. The homeless person
never asked for money, but one day Tom stops and hands the man a $10 bill.
According to virtue-based ethics, Tom’s action is unethical if he .
Answer: gives the man money out of a sense of superiority
"Capital punishment is morally wrong because killing people is always wrong, no matter what."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Kantian deontology
"Abortion is morally wrong because it is murder, and murder is forbidden in the Bible."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Divine command theory
Which of the following people would be most satisfied with virtue-based ethics?
Answer: Abner is looking for an ethical system that is about more than just doing good.
"People who are generous help those in need however they can."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Virtue-based ethics
Which action, while seemingly good, may reveal a vice rather than a virtue?
TO ETHICS Q & A
Unit 4 Challenge 1
"The accumulation of wealth is morally wrong because Jesus said, 'Woe to you that are rich' in
Luke 6:24."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Divine command theory
"It is morally wrong to refrain from eating meat because humans are meant to, as evidenced by
our teeth and digestive system."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Kantian deontology
"Eating meat is morally acceptable if a person is comfortable with it and likes the taste."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Egoism
"Farming and killing animals is morally acceptable since meat, milk, and other animal products
help human society flourish."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
, UNITED STATES ACADEMY: INTRODUCTION
TO ETHICS Q & A
Answer: Utilitarianism
Unit 4 Milestone
"Treating animals inhumanely is morally wrong because it shows insensitivity on the part of the
farmer."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Virtue-based ethics
Which of the following critiques represents a challenge to virtue-based ethics?
Answer: Two people might disagree on whether something is a virtue.
Tom passed the same homeless person each day as he walked to work. The homeless person
never asked for money, but one day Tom stops and hands the man a $10 bill.
According to virtue-based ethics, Tom’s action is unethical if he .
Answer: gives the man money out of a sense of superiority
"Capital punishment is morally wrong because killing people is always wrong, no matter what."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Kantian deontology
"Abortion is morally wrong because it is murder, and murder is forbidden in the Bible."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Divine command theory
Which of the following people would be most satisfied with virtue-based ethics?
Answer: Abner is looking for an ethical system that is about more than just doing good.
"People who are generous help those in need however they can."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Virtue-based ethics
Which action, while seemingly good, may reveal a vice rather than a virtue?
