Question 1

Subjective relativism is the doctrine that

Accepted Answer

A)  an action is morally right if one approves of it. 
B)  an action is morally right if one's culture approves of it. 
C)  actions are judged by objective standards. 
D)  an action is morally right even if no one approves of it. 
A)  an action is morally right if one approves of it. 
B)  an action is morally right if one's culture approves of it. 
C)  actions are judged by objective standards. 
D)  an action is morally right even if no one approves of it.

Question 2

Suppose I think that I sometimes make mistakes on moral matters, and so does my culture. Acknowledging this, I say, "My moral beliefs are sometimes wrong and sometimes my culture's moral principles are wrong as well." On which view could my statement be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  emotivism 
B)  cultural relativism 
C)  objectivism 
D)  subjective relativism 
A)  emotivism 
B)  cultural relativism 
C)  objectivism 
D)  subjective relativism

Question 3

Which feature of emotivism makes it different from subjective relativism?

Accepted Answer

A)  In emotivism, moral judgments vary from individual to individual. 
B)  In emotivism, some of our feelings about actions are objectively justified. 
C)  In emotivism, we are not able to have disagreements in our moral beliefs. 
D)  In emotivism, we do not automatically have true beliefs about right and wrong. 
A)  In emotivism, moral judgments vary from individual to individual. 
B)  In emotivism, some of our feelings about actions are objectively justified. 
C)  In emotivism, we are not able to have disagreements in our moral beliefs. 
D)  In emotivism, we do not automatically have true beliefs about right and wrong.

Question 4

Noncognitivism is the view that

Accepted Answer

A)  moral judgments are almost never true. 
B)  moral judgments are statements. 
C)  moral judgments are not statements that can be true or false. 
D)  moral theories can be true or false. 
A)  moral judgments are almost never true. 
B)  moral judgments are statements. 
C)  moral judgments are not statements that can be true or false. 
D)  moral theories can be true or false.

Question 5

Suppose a culture approves of beheading a young man for merely holding hands with a woman. According to cultural relativism, the beheading is

Accepted Answer

A)  neither justified nor unjustified. 
B)  morally unjustified. 
C)  morally justified. 
D)  objectively justified. 
A)  neither justified nor unjustified. 
B)  morally unjustified. 
C)  morally justified. 
D)  objectively justified.

Subjective relativism is the doctrine that

Suppose I think that I sometimes make mistakes on moral matters, and so does my culture. Acknowledging this, I say, "My moral beliefs are sometimes wrong and sometimes my culture's moral principles are wrong as well." On which view could my statement be true?

Which feature of emotivism makes it different from subjective relativism?

Noncognitivism is the view that

Suppose a culture approves of beheading a young man for merely holding hands with a woman. According to cultural relativism, the beheading is

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Exam 2: Subjectivism, Relativism, and Emotivism

Subjective relativism is the doctrine that

Suppose I think that I sometimes make mistakes on moral matters, and so does my culture. Acknowledging this, I say, "My moral beliefs are sometimes wrong and sometimes my culture's moral principles are wrong as well." On which view could my statement be true?

Which feature of emotivism makes it different from subjective relativism?

Noncognitivism is the view that

Suppose a culture approves of beheading a young man for merely holding hands with a woman. According to cultural relativism, the beheading is

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Evaluating Moral Arguments

The Power of Moral Theories

Consequentialist Theories: Maximize the Good

Nonconsequentialist Theories: Do Your Duty

Virtue Ethics: Be a Good Person

Feminist Ethics and the Ethics of Care

Abortion

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

Delivering Health Care

Animal Welfare

Environmental Ethics

Racism, Equality, and Discrimination

Sexual Morality

Free Speech on Campus

Drugs, Guns, and Personal Liberty

Capital Punishment

Political Violence: War, Terrorism, and Torture

The Ethics of Immigration

Global Economic Justice

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