ETHC: 101 CHAPTER 2 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
ethical relativism
right and wrong can vary from one person or group of people to another
ethical objectivism
ethical principles are not completely subjective but rather can be known objectively
cultural relativism
what is right or wrong is determined by your culture/by the society in which you live
Mores
moral values shared by a group of people
diversity thesis
there are no moral principles that are held by all people
universals
patterns or traits that are common to all people
moral absolute
an ethical principle that is binding on all people rather than just the people in a specific
culture or society
non sequitur
something that does not logically follow
conflation
the combination of two distinct ideas as if there are no relevant differences between
them
ethical absolutism
refers to what actually is right or wrong independent of what people think
beg the question
is to assume in your proof the truth of the very issue that is being debated. A fallacy; an
illogical way of reasoning.
prima facie
at first sight
ultima facie
A conclusion arrived to after a thorough scrutiny of all the considerations pertinent to the
subject being studied
reducito ad absurdum
reduction to absurdity
the problem of specificity
an argument against ethical relativism that shows an inability to classify social groups
CORRECT ANSWERS
ethical relativism
right and wrong can vary from one person or group of people to another
ethical objectivism
ethical principles are not completely subjective but rather can be known objectively
cultural relativism
what is right or wrong is determined by your culture/by the society in which you live
Mores
moral values shared by a group of people
diversity thesis
there are no moral principles that are held by all people
universals
patterns or traits that are common to all people
moral absolute
an ethical principle that is binding on all people rather than just the people in a specific
culture or society
non sequitur
something that does not logically follow
conflation
the combination of two distinct ideas as if there are no relevant differences between
them
ethical absolutism
refers to what actually is right or wrong independent of what people think
beg the question
is to assume in your proof the truth of the very issue that is being debated. A fallacy; an
illogical way of reasoning.
prima facie
at first sight
ultima facie
A conclusion arrived to after a thorough scrutiny of all the considerations pertinent to the
subject being studied
reducito ad absurdum
reduction to absurdity
the problem of specificity
an argument against ethical relativism that shows an inability to classify social groups
