ETHC: 101 CHAPTER 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
ethics
refers to a theory about what is morally right and wrong
morals
refers to a person's pre-theoretical beliefs about what is right or wrong
intentional
deliberately and carefully thought through
etiquette
behavioral expectations in a given society
meta-
indicates something lying beyond of behind something else
metaphysics
the attempt to get beyond our assumptions about reality in order to investigate its true
nature
metaethics
seeing behind the scene of someone's moral presuppositions in order to discover and
evaluate the beliefs and methods on which they are based
applied ethics
the attempt to evaluate the morality of specific actions
false dilemma
A fallacy of oversimplification that offers a limited number of options (usually two) when
in fact more options are available.
common sense
a product of culture and history and experiences which suggest good sense and sound
judgement
epistemology
The study of how we know what we know
CORRECT ANSWERS
ethics
refers to a theory about what is morally right and wrong
morals
refers to a person's pre-theoretical beliefs about what is right or wrong
intentional
deliberately and carefully thought through
etiquette
behavioral expectations in a given society
meta-
indicates something lying beyond of behind something else
metaphysics
the attempt to get beyond our assumptions about reality in order to investigate its true
nature
metaethics
seeing behind the scene of someone's moral presuppositions in order to discover and
evaluate the beliefs and methods on which they are based
applied ethics
the attempt to evaluate the morality of specific actions
false dilemma
A fallacy of oversimplification that offers a limited number of options (usually two) when
in fact more options are available.
common sense
a product of culture and history and experiences which suggest good sense and sound
judgement
epistemology
The study of how we know what we know
