QUIZ - What is Ethics?
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Is ethical philosophy predictive or prescriptive?
Prescriptive - telling what people ought to do in a given situation
Which of the following is a moral dilemma?
Should you steal from others in order to provide for your family?
Moral relativism is like saying...
You like chocolate ice cream, and I like strawberry; it's just personal preference
What is "reason," as used in this class when referring to ethical philosophy?
rationality, the intellectual capacity to determine what is true
"Ethics," as used in this class, refers to:
the reason-guided study of what we morally ought to do
