Question 1

Judgments of obligation concern:

Accepted Answer

A) good or bad character. 
B) right or wrong actions. 
C) contemplated actions. 
D) blameworthy or praiseworthy actions. 
A) good or bad character. 
B) right or wrong actions. 
C) contemplated actions. 
D) blameworthy or praiseworthy actions.

Question 2

Metaethics asks questions such as:

Accepted Answer

A) What moral beliefs do cultures embody? 
B) What does it mean for an action to be right? Is good the same thing as desirable? 
C) What theories of ethics do cultures endorse? 
D) What is the meaning of life from a moral perspective? 
A) What moral beliefs do cultures embody? 
B) What does it mean for an action to be right? Is good the same thing as desirable? 
C) What theories of ethics do cultures endorse? 
D) What is the meaning of life from a moral perspective?

Question 3

The principle of impartiality says that:

Accepted Answer

A) a Hitler should be treated the same as a St.Thomas Aquinas. 
B) all persons are considered equal and should be treated accordingly. 
C) unless there is a morally relevant difference between people,we should treat them on a case-by-case basis. 
D) some people are inherently more worthy than others. 
A) a Hitler should be treated the same as a St.Thomas Aquinas. 
B) all persons are considered equal and should be treated accordingly. 
C) unless there is a morally relevant difference between people,we should treat them on a case-by-case basis. 
D) some people are inherently more worthy than others.

Question 4

Applied ethics is the:

Accepted Answer

A) application of normative ethics to metaethics. 
B) application of society's rules to one's own life. 
C) study of the principles and rules that everyone accepts. 
D) application of moral norms to specific moral issues or cases. 
A) application of normative ethics to metaethics. 
B) application of society's rules to one's own life. 
C) study of the principles and rules that everyone accepts. 
D) application of moral norms to specific moral issues or cases.

Question 5

Critics say that if we accept the idea that good is defined by reference to God's will,then:

Accepted Answer

A) God's goodness is affirmed. 
B) God's goodness is deprived of any meaning. 
C) goodness is given real meaning. 
D) God's goodness can be accepted by agnostics. 
A) God's goodness is affirmed. 
B) God's goodness is deprived of any meaning. 
C) goodness is given real meaning. 
D) God's goodness can be accepted by agnostics.

Judgments of obligation concern:

Metaethics asks questions such as:

The principle of impartiality says that:

Applied ethics is the:

Critics say that if we accept the idea that good is defined by reference to God's will,then:

Subjectivism, Relativism, and Emotivism

Evaluating Moral Arguments

The Power of Moral Theories

Consequentialist Theories: Maximize the Good

Nonconsequentialist Theories: Do Your Duty

Virtue Ethics: Be A Good Person

Abortion

Altering Genes and Cloning Humans

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

Capital Punishment

Drug Use, Harm, and Personal Liberty

Sexual Morality

Same-Sex Marriage

Environmental Ethics

Animal Rights

Political Violence: War, Terrorism, and Torture

Equality and Affirmative Action

Global Economic Justice

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Exam 1: Ethics and the Examined Life

Judgments of obligation concern:

Metaethics asks questions such as:

The principle of impartiality says that:

Applied ethics is the:

Critics say that if we accept the idea that good is defined by reference to God's will,then:

Subjectivism, Relativism, and Emotivism

Evaluating Moral Arguments

The Power of Moral Theories

Consequentialist Theories: Maximize the Good

Nonconsequentialist Theories: Do Your Duty

Virtue Ethics: Be A Good Person

Abortion

Altering Genes and Cloning Humans

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

Capital Punishment

Drug Use, Harm, and Personal Liberty

Sexual Morality

Same-Sex Marriage

Environmental Ethics

Animal Rights

Political Violence: War, Terrorism, and Torture

Equality and Affirmative Action

Global Economic Justice

Filters