Exam 10: Religion and Moral Reasoning

In your own words, explain the difference between objective obligation and subjective obligation. Give an example in which someone's objective obligation differs from his or her subjective obligation.

According to Chapter 10, religiously based moral reasoning never has any place in a pluralistic society.

Other than examples given in the book, what is an example of a nonmoral religious claim that has important moral implications? What moral implications does that claim have? Why?

According to Chapter 10, why is moral reasoning especially important in a religiously pluralistic society?

What is the Euthyphro dilemma supposed to show about divine command theory?

The Buddhist doctrine of anâtman or "no-self" is a nonmoral claim that entails that ethical egoism is false or nonsensical.

People can agree about what someone's subjective obligation is even if they disagree about what that person's objective obligation is.

The divine command theory is the view that we are obligated to do what God commands.

Suppose that Jeffrey has promised to deliver some ransom money to the people who kidnapped Bunny, whom he believes to be in great danger unless the kidnappers receive the ransom. If Jeffrey incorrectly believes that Franz is the kidnapper, which of the following is most plausible?

What do traditional Christian and Islamic views of the afterlife entail for someone who accepts ethical egoism?

Divine command theory is:

Which of the following is NOT listed in Chapter 10 as a way in which moral reasoning matters to religion?

Ethical egoism is the view that everything anyone does is ultimately motivated by self-interest.

Ethical egoism is the view that each person ought to pursue only his or her own self-interest.

According to Chapter 10, religious teachings can provide new or additional justification for moral claims we might have accepted anyway.

According to Chapter 10, nonmoral religious claims never have any significant moral implications.

Your subjective obligation is what you ought to do, given the way things actually are in the world.

Explain the Buddhist doctrine of anâtman or "no-self" in your own words. What does that doctrine entail about ethical egoism? Why?

In Chapter 10, what are the discussions of Christian, Islamic, and Buddhist implications for ethical egoism supposed to show?

Do you think the Euthyphro dilemma shows that the divine command theory of morality is false? Why or why not?