Week 6: Chapter 10 - Considering Moral
Ideals
Which of the following are ethicists' views on ideals? - ANS-Ideals are notions of
excellence.
Ideals bring greater harmony in ourselves and with others.
Which among the following statements best defines justice? - ANS-It denotes the
evaluation of situations according to their merits, fairly and without prejudice, as well as
giving each person his or her due.
_____ involves conquering fear and withholding the body from flight no matter what the
risk of pain. - ANS-Courage
_____ entails being truthful to others and refusing to mislead or deceive. - ANS-Honesty
_____ refers to not only understanding the other person's difficulties but also vicariously
experiencing them. - ANS-Empathy
Which of the following are true of moral ideals according to highly ethical people? -
ANS-They are personal standards of conduct that these people hold themselves
responsible for meeting in everyday situations.
What is the cornerstone of law? - ANS-Justice
Identify the actions that make up courage. - ANS-Reinforcing the resolutions of the will
Steeling the will
Turning the mind to face the truth
Honesty was derived from the Latin word for _____. - ANS-honorable
_____ is a sentiment that occurs in response to other people's suffering, emotional as
well as physical. - ANS-Compassion
Larry shoplifts groceries from a store, but he realizes that his action was morally wrong,
so he returns to the store and gives back what he took. Which virtue does this scenario
best illustrate? - ANS-Reparation
Ideals
Which of the following are ethicists' views on ideals? - ANS-Ideals are notions of
excellence.
Ideals bring greater harmony in ourselves and with others.
Which among the following statements best defines justice? - ANS-It denotes the
evaluation of situations according to their merits, fairly and without prejudice, as well as
giving each person his or her due.
_____ involves conquering fear and withholding the body from flight no matter what the
risk of pain. - ANS-Courage
_____ entails being truthful to others and refusing to mislead or deceive. - ANS-Honesty
_____ refers to not only understanding the other person's difficulties but also vicariously
experiencing them. - ANS-Empathy
Which of the following are true of moral ideals according to highly ethical people? -
ANS-They are personal standards of conduct that these people hold themselves
responsible for meeting in everyday situations.
What is the cornerstone of law? - ANS-Justice
Identify the actions that make up courage. - ANS-Reinforcing the resolutions of the will
Steeling the will
Turning the mind to face the truth
Honesty was derived from the Latin word for _____. - ANS-honorable
_____ is a sentiment that occurs in response to other people's suffering, emotional as
well as physical. - ANS-Compassion
Larry shoplifts groceries from a store, but he realizes that his action was morally wrong,
so he returns to the store and gives back what he took. Which virtue does this scenario
best illustrate? - ANS-Reparation
