DAT 250 Quiz 1 || CORRECTLY ANSWERED!!
definition of ethics correct answers rational, systematic analysis of conduct that can cause benefit
or harm to other people
Ethics is focused on the _______, _______ choices people make bc they have decided they ought
to ____ correct answers voluntary, moral, take one course of action rather than an alternative
Why do communities exist? correct answers benefits outweigh costs
almost everyone shares "core values" desiring correct answers - life
- happiness
- ability to accomplish goals
what are the 2 ways to view the world? correct answers selfish pov - consider only yourself &
your core values
ethical pov - respect other ppl & their core values
define society correct answers association of ppl organized under system of rules
define morality correct answers a society's rules of conduct
define ethics correct answers rational examination of morality
what does Kantianism focus on correct answers good will
according to Kant, good will is the only thing in the world that is _____ correct answers good
without qualification
according to Kant, what should cultivate the desire to do the right thing? correct answers reason
define imperative correct answers the way in which reason commands the will
hypothetical imperative correct answers conditional rule "if you want x then do y"
categorical imperative 1st formulation correct answers - act only from moral rules that you can at
the same time will to be universal laws
- everyone should follow the universal moral laws without deriving a logical contradiction
- ex: someone wants to make & break a promise.
universal rule: everyone can make & break promises
then everyone would do this and the idea of a promise would be ruined
hence, the universal rule is flawed
aka i want my false promise to be believed so i want everyone except me to be truthful all the
time
definition of ethics correct answers rational, systematic analysis of conduct that can cause benefit
or harm to other people
Ethics is focused on the _______, _______ choices people make bc they have decided they ought
to ____ correct answers voluntary, moral, take one course of action rather than an alternative
Why do communities exist? correct answers benefits outweigh costs
almost everyone shares "core values" desiring correct answers - life
- happiness
- ability to accomplish goals
what are the 2 ways to view the world? correct answers selfish pov - consider only yourself &
your core values
ethical pov - respect other ppl & their core values
define society correct answers association of ppl organized under system of rules
define morality correct answers a society's rules of conduct
define ethics correct answers rational examination of morality
what does Kantianism focus on correct answers good will
according to Kant, good will is the only thing in the world that is _____ correct answers good
without qualification
according to Kant, what should cultivate the desire to do the right thing? correct answers reason
define imperative correct answers the way in which reason commands the will
hypothetical imperative correct answers conditional rule "if you want x then do y"
categorical imperative 1st formulation correct answers - act only from moral rules that you can at
the same time will to be universal laws
- everyone should follow the universal moral laws without deriving a logical contradiction
- ex: someone wants to make & break a promise.
universal rule: everyone can make & break promises
then everyone would do this and the idea of a promise would be ruined
hence, the universal rule is flawed
aka i want my false promise to be believed so i want everyone except me to be truthful all the
time
