PHIL 201 HONORS POSSIBLE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS SOLUTION DOCS 2020

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PHIL 201 HONORS POSSIBLE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS SOLUTION DOCS 2020 • Question 1 3 out of 3 points The branch of ethics that explores answer to the question, "Is abortion morally right or wron... g?" is • Question 2 3 out of 3 points One advantage of Theism over Platonic Atheism, is that: • Question 3 3 out of 3 points According to cognitivism: • Question 4 3 out of 3 points Which branch of ethics asks nonmoral questions about morality? • Question 5 3 out of 3 points If you believe that moral facts are mind-independent then you think they are: • Question 6 3 out of 3 points Subjectivist metaethical theories are: • Question 7 3 out of 3 points Examples of noncogitivist metaethical theories include: • Question 8 3 out of 3 points Objectivist metaethical theories are: • Question 9 3 out of 3 points Which branch of ethics attempts to answer moral questions and settle issues about what to do and who to be is: • Question 10 3 out of 3 points Just because an individual (or group of individuals) believe something is the case, that doesn't mean it is the case. • Question 11 3 out of 3 points According to the atheist Bertrand Russell, if there is no God, then all we can do is build our lives on the firm foundation of unyielding despair. • Question 12 3 out of 3 points If you believe that moral facts are mind-dependent then you think they are: • Question 13 3 out of 3 points John Stuart Mill, a pioneer of Utilitarian ethics, sought to find an objective morality through an ontological basis of morality. • Question 14 3 out of 3 points The Enlightenment philosopher was one of the leading voices for deontological ethics. • Question 15 3 out of 3 points Deontological theories are primarily concerned with: • Question 16 3 out of 3 points For MacIntyre, the process of judging the intellectual viability of ethical views is a 3-stage process. Which is NOT one of those stages? • Question 17 3 out of 3 points The authors note that because Utilitarianism broadens its concern to all people or an entire community, it is an improvement on Egoism. • Question 18 3 out of 3 points The authors describe the ancient concept eudaimonia (what Aristotle believed to be the end/purpose of every man) as: • Question 19 3 out of 3 points The authors conclude by endorsing which of the ethical systems discussed in the chapter? • Question 20 3 out of 3 points In Deontological ethics, “a rule or command that is universally and objectively applicable” is called a: • Question 21 3 out of 3 points Teleological ethical theories are primarily concerned with commands to do right, and to avoid wrong-doing. • Question 22 3 out of 3 points Alasdair MacIntyre is founded which modern ethical approach? • Question 23 3 out of 3 points MacIntyre argues that ethics should be about constructing a unified approach to morality that applies to all people everywhere. • Question 24 3 out of 3 points Divine command theory is the ethical theory that claims ethical wrongness: • Question 25 Needs Grading Which metaethical theory holds that morality is subjective and grounded in attitudes? [Show More]

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