Metaethics Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

important cases/ people to know correct answers baby doe baby jane doe baby K ashley karen quinlan nancy cruzan terri chiavo baby gonzalez mcmath marlise munoz Elizabeth bouvia Larry mcafee dax cowart Sources of Moral Guidance correct answers -personal/cultural/religious: intrinsic or instrumental, may or may not be ethical -claims of conscience: if you acted otherwise you wouldn't feel right -claims of rights: how do we justify something as right? Morals definition cor...

3 branches of ethics correct answers normative ethics, metaethics, applied ethics normative ethics correct answers evaluation of moral standards, norms, and judgments metaethics correct answers study of the meaning of moral terms and values applied ethics correct answers use of moral norms to resolve conflicts (medical ethics is applied ethics) 4 features of moral norms: correct answers normative dominance, universality, impartiality, reasonableness normative dominance correct ans...

Question 1 Dunia thinks that in her society, it is appropriate for women to dress a certain way. But she doubts that those standards can be defended in away that would apply to other societies different from hers. What is the best term for Dunia’s perspective? practical reasoning metaethics moral skepticism moral duty Question 2 1 / 1 pts In Plato’s Republic, what service does Glaukon do for Socrates? He convinces Socrates that justice is good and injustice is bad. He demonstra...

NSG 350 Exam Questions with Correct Answers What are ethics - Answer-- branch of philosophy concerned with evaluating human action - used to determine right conduct from wrong conduct - concerned with motives and attitudes - a formal process of making logical and consistent decisions based upon moral beliefs what are morals - Answer-are personal principles that are acquired from life experiences, family and peer relationships, religion, culture, and the law 7-step process of ethical ...

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major moral theories? relative ethics Correct Answer relative ethics consequentialist ethics deontological ethics virtue ethics The answer can be found in Chapter 1, Section 1.3: The Landscape of Moral Philosophy Question 2 1 / 1 pts According to “The Ring of Gyges,” the ring gave the shepherd who found it invisibility. psychic abilities. superhuman strength. invisibility. justice. Peyton and Vanessa are having an in-depth conversat...

A* marked essay regarding the metaethical question of whether goodness is an independent reality or not. Includes all the key arguments for moral realism found in the philosophy A level syllabus. Extremely useful for exams revision, helped me achieve an A*.

What are Ethics? correct answers the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation; a set of moral principles or values; the principles of conduct governing an individual or group Social work students study ethical theories and principles because an understanding of these areas will help them to analyze situations, make ethical decisions, and resolve ethical dilemmas. correct answers true Which of the following deals with the meaning of ethical terms or la...

What is the difference between morality and ethics?. correct answers Morality: Ethics: What is the difference between descriptive ethics and normative ethics?. correct answers Descriptive ethics is trying to define what a particular moral theory is. Normative ethics goes beyond description and now says this is how things should be. Moves from the is to the ought What is the difference between metaethics and applied ethics?. correct answers Metaethics: focuses on finding what is good, rig...

PHI 240 Test 1 (Introduction to Ethics) Exam with complete solutions 2023/2024 What are the three divisions of ethics? - ANSWER-Value Theory Normative Ethics Metaethics Value Theory - ANSWER-The area of ethics concerned with identifying what is valuable in its own right, and explaining the nature of well-being. Normative Ethics - ANSWER-The study of the principles, rules, or theories that guide our actions and judgments Meta-ethics - ANSWER-the study of the meaning and logical stru...

Is it possible to be an amoralist correct answers No, because amoralism is self-defeating and unlivable Difference between good and right correct answers Good (axiological) - that which is morally good; Right (deontic) - that which is morally obligatory When it comes to ethics, Bible is predominantly a book of rules or law correct answers False What is natural law? correct answers Eternal of God revealed by his providence unto all creation and discoverable by reason and conscience Di...