A. Ethics is not a static condition; ethics is an active analysis of matters of right and wrong, good and bad
as a branch of philosophy, ethics is:
a. a
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b. a set of moral truths
c. easily distinguishable from morals
d. a relatively new discipline
C. Ethical relativism is the position that it is acceptable for conceptions of right and wrong to differ among persons or societies
the position that "my beliefs about ethics and your beliefs about ethics, though they are different, are equally valid" describes:
a. ethical objectivism
b. cultural objectivism
c. ethical relativism
d. philosophical relativism
C. Deontology, primarily associated with the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, is based on good behavior motivated by one's sense of duty
if one uses a deontological approach to ethics, a person believes that behavior should be guided by:
a. one's character
b. achieving good consequences
c. one's duty
d. individual cases
A. Virtue represents excellence, usually associated with excellence of character when one is referring to virtue ethics
the best descriptor of virtue is:
a. excellence of character
b. knowing one's duty
c. achieving the best consequences
d. achieving the greatest good for the greatest number
D. Feminist ethics focuses on how ethically related issues are viewed from the unique position f women; a feminist approach to ethics has a political connotation that considers issues of women's oppression by dominant groups
feminist ethics can be classified as a:
a. utilitarian approach
b. deontological approach
c. virtue ethics approach
d. critical theory approach
D. Ethical systems across cultures are focused on human well-being
one common element in Easter ethics and Western ethics is:
a. both ethical systems tend to be based on the belief that human flaws required an intermediary, such as a creator God, to transcend imperfections.
b. both ethical systems tend to be a discipline of training themind and unethical behavior influences one's future existence
c. both ethical systems are imposed from within oneself
d. both ethical systems examine human nature and what is needed for people to move toward well-being
B. Aristotle's Golden Mean is not an exact average but a middle ground that varies among situations and virtues
Aristotle's conception of the Golden Mean is best described as:
a. an injunction to "do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
b. a belief that virtues are moderate ways of being that exist between two extremes of excess and deficiency
c. a belief that virtues are an exact average between two types of vices.
d. a reactionary response to Plato's conception of the Four Cardinal Virtues.
C. Narrative ethics is story and context focused; the nuances of situations are valued.
Narrative ethics includes an emphasis on:
a. one's duty in each life story
b. consequences identified through stories
c. the context of situations
d. identifying bioethical principles in stories
D. The statement in the stem describes the world view of postmodernism.
the belief that reality is constantly changing and that scientific investigations cannot provide people with one absolute Truth best characterizes the world view of:
a. Ancient Greece
b. the Enlightenment
c. Modernism
d. Postmodernism
A. John Stuart Mill is considered to be one of the "fathers" of utilitarianism
A well known utilitarian ethicist is:
a. John Stuart Mill
b. Aristotle
c. Immanuel Kant
d. Lawrence Kohlberg [Show Less]