Phil 201 Quiz 8 2019-2020 complete questions and answers docs graded A+

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Phil 201 Quiz 8 2019-2020 complete questions and answers docs graded A+ • Question 1 3 out of 3 points Platonic Atheism is a version of which meta-ethical theory: • Questi... on 2 3 out of 3 points A key intuition we hold is that we owe obligations to persons, not things, and this provides reason to think theism explains, whereas Platonic atheism does not, the reality of objective moral duties. • Question 3 3 out of 3 points The branch of ethics that explores answer to the question, "Is abortion morally right or wrong?" is • Question 4 3 out of 3 points Examples of noncogitivist metaethical theories include: • Question 5 3 out of 3 points One advantage of Theism over Platonic Atheism, is that: • Question 6 3 out of 3 points Subjectivist metaethical theories are: • Question 7 3 out of 3 points Cultural relativism is a version of which metaethical theory: • Question 8 3 out of 3 points The branch of ethics that explores answer to the question, "What grounds moral facts?" is • Question 9 3 out of 3 points According to simple subjectivism, whatever an individual believes to be true is true (for that person). • Question 10 3 out of 3 points According to emotivism, "murder is wrong" is understood to mean: • Question 11 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 12 3 out of 3 points Objectivist metaethical theories are: • Question 13 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 14 3 out of 3 points Aristotle believed that we can find virtue between the vices of excess and deficiency. This virtuous point in between the vices he called: • Question 15 3 out of 3 points Immanuel Kant’s moral philosophy rested on the assumption that there is a “universal rationality” shared by all people everywhere. • Question 16 0 out of 3 points Which distinction is made among Divine Command Theorists? • Question 17 0 out of 3 points Alasdair MacIntyre is founded which modern ethical approach? • Question 18 3 out of 3 points The authors conclude by endorsing which of the ethical systems discussed in the chapter? • Question 19 3 out of 3 points Teleological ethical theories are primarily concerned with commands to do right, and to avoid wrong-doing. • Question 20 3 out of 3 points The Enlightenment philosopher was one of the leading voices for deontological ethics. • Question 21 3 out of 3 points The authors use the quote by Ayn Rand, man “must live for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to other nor sacrificing other to himself” to describe which ethical theory? • Question 22 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 23 3 out of 3 points Which of the following are objections to/weakness of utilitarianism provided by the authors? • Question 24 3 out of 3 points A virtue is some positive characteristic of a person that is life- producing, beneficial, or helpful in nature. • Question 25 Needs Grading Which metaethical theory holds that morality is subjective and grounded in attitudes? [Show More]

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