Exam 1: An Overview of Ethics

One of the difficulties in making moral decisions is that there is no consensus on the nature of right and wrong. Write a situation in which the same set of actions could be considered right or wrong dependent upon who is evaluating the situation.

Since the basis of Christian ethics is the Christian faith, make a list of some of its basic tenets that would be central to ethical considerations.

The first assumption of Christian ethics is a __________.

Consider the difference between ethics and morals. Why is that distinction significant for the work of an ethicist?

__________ is a systematic, critical study concerned with the moral evaluation of human conduct.

How is an economic decision to pay more money for an item like an ethic decision to absorb a higher "cost" for an action? How else can money be used as a metaphor for ethical goals?

Determining what is moral can be more difficult when the question is intensely __________.

Which of the following is an assumption of Christian ethics?

Responsibility of the individual means that when an action is taken __________.

Violence against others is generally wrong. But if violence is used to free an oppressed people, is it still immoral? When, if ever, is violent action morally acceptable?