Ethics Midterm
Glaucon argues that it is better to be just than to have a just reputation.
False
In Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King argues that morality is based on a subjective code that is unique to each of us.
False
Which of the following is an important issue for the ethical objectivist to address?
Identifying what makes an action right or wrong
The story of Lincoln arguing that everyone is always self-interested, and then saving the pigs from the mud, leads us to ask the following question
If we act in a non-selfish way in order to make ourselves feel better, is that really selfishness at all?
Which of the following is NOT a problem with subjectivism?
It is not flexible enough in dealing with specific circumstances
Which of the following is NOT a problem with cultural relativism:
It means that nobody can ever be morally wrong, no matter what they do
A matter of opinion is something about which there are no right answers.
True
According to Socrates, we should be just for the sake of our souls.
True
When philosophers study the trolley problem, they are interested in what we should do.
True
When psychologists study the trolley problem, they are interested in what we actually do.
True
Which of the following is NOT a problem with subjectivism?
We have no grounds by which to declare actions wrong
According to Martin Luther King, Jr., the difference between just and unjust laws is that:
A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God
Which of the following is NOT a matter of opinion
Celie is a character in The Color Purple.
According to ethical subjectivism, there are moral facts.
false
In Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr., says we have a moral responsibility to obey unjust laws.
false
When psychologists study the trolley problem, they are interested in what we should do.
false
According to ethical subjectivism,
the right action is the one I deem right
If two people have conflicting opinions about a matter of fact
they can't both be right
A matter of fact is something that is either true or false, but we don't have to know which.
true
According to Glaucon, if we give the ring of Gyges to a just and an unjust man they will both act the same way.
true
According to ethical objectivism, there are moral facts.
true
Glaucon argues that it is better to have a just reputation than to actually be just.
true
In Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr., says we have a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.
true
That society is better off if we have morality doesn't completely resolve the question of why I, personally, should be moral.
true
You can have an opinion about a fact.
true
When it comes to a matter of fact:
we might never know if it is true or false
When it comes to the trolley problem and related ethical dilemmas, when philosophers study them they are mainly focused on considering:
what we should do
Which of the following is NOT a matter of fact?
The prettiest color in the rainbow is purple.
When it comes to ethics, an important difference between a philosopher and psychologist is that:
The psychologist is interested in studying what we do and why we do it; the philosopher is interested in finding justification for what we do
In Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King., Jr., argues that it is rational to advocate breaking some laws and obeying others because:
There is a difference between just and unjust laws
Socrates believed:
all of these
What term is used to describe the view that right and wrong is determined solely by the society in which one lives.
cultural relativism