Exam 2: Determining Moral Behavior

"The Six Pillars of Character" echo what thinker's value system?

The definition of eudaimonia or happiness is equivalent to the idea of hedonism.

You are living in a colonial outpost on the edge of the wilderness with winter fast approaching. Your society has had limited but friendly connection with the natives on the other side of the fortress wall, and you know they hold the deer to be a sacred animal, the killing of which demands he ritual sacrifice of a member of their own society. Your food supplies are running perilously low. Killing a deer would mean the certain death of someone on the other side of the wall, not killing a dear will likely mean starvation. Formulate a relativist argument for killing the deer and an absolutist argument for starving.

The concept that some things must just be, without need for justification or rationalization, is called the ______________ .

Socrates identified four virtues: fortitude, temperance, ______________ , and ______________ .

An ethical system which bases ethics largely upon one's character and possession of certain valued qualities is:

Which religious system specifies that ethical conduct must be based on universal love and compassion for all living beings?

Situational ethics is often used as a synonym for:

____________ suggests that what is good for one's survival and personal happiness is moral.

______________ is an ethical system that defines good as meeting needs and preserving and enriching relationships .

Telling a lie to someone who doesn't deserve the truth is not a lie according to ethical formalism.

George has always been a peaceful, law-abiding man, and he has raised his kids to be the same way. He donates to charitable causes and provides a comfortable life for his family. One night he takes his kids to a carnival and in the parking lot, they are confronted by an armed robber. The robber has a knife and threatens to harm one of George's kids if he does not hand over his wallet. George has always professed non-violence, but in this instance, he fights the robber to protect his child. Technically, by fighting, he is violating his moral belief that one should be non-violent. His decision to fight in this instance is an example of:

Harris used the term___________ instead of ethical systems.

The concept that egoism may appear to be altruistic because it is in one's long-term best interest to help others in order to receive help in return is _________ ______________ .

A structured set of principles that defines what is moral is referred to as:

______________ is an ethical system that favors acts that result in the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

Which is not considered a moral virtue?

Aristotle is most closely associated with:

George has always been a peaceful, law-abiding man, and he has raised his kids to be the same way. He donates to charitable causes and provides a comfortable life for his family. One night he takes his kids to a carnival and in the parking lot, they are confronted by an armed robber. The robber has a knife and threatens to harm one of George's kids if he does not hand over his wallet. A teleological response to the situation would require George to:

Giving someone a car because they need it is a good act according to ethical formalism, even if he later dies in a crash because the brakes failed.