UNL PHIL 106 Final Exam Exam Newest 2026
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What are the core commitments of feminism? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. The
ethics of care-
2. The importance of emotion
3. Ethics cannot be systematized
4. Against abstract moral notion
In Carol Gilligan's view, how does the moral reasoning of women differ from that
of men? - CORRECT ANSWER-Women tend to take seriously specific personal
relationships and not employ abstract, impartial principles...
But this model of ethical reasoning is just as good as the abstract impartial one
What is the "ethics of care"? - CORRECT ANSWER-We should (and often do)
care, love, and support those people with whom we share a relationship
How could one object to the ethics of care? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. It fails to
account for what we owe to those we don't care about
,2. It fails to recognize the importance of impartiality
What are some of the advantages and disadvantages in relying on our emotions
to make important decisions? - CORRECT ANSWER-Emotions play an
important role in figuring out the right things to do
Advantage: ???
Disadvantage: how do we know when our emotions are reliable
What do feminist ethicists think about attempts to systematize ethics into a set of
moral rules? - CORRECT ANSWER-No ethical theory can tell you how to be a
good friend, parent, partner, etc.
Objection: leaves us w/o ethical guidance
What is objective truth?(Metaethics) - CORRECT ANSWER-Is true even if you
don't believe it or care about it and even if everyone in you society doesn't
believe it or care about it
Ethical Objectivists (moral realists) - CORRECT ANSWER-there are no moral
truths
, What do ethical relativists believe about moral truth? - CORRECT ANSWER-
There are moral truths, but they are not objective truths
What are the varieties of ethical relativism - CORRECT ANSWER-Cultural
relativism
Ethical subjectivism
Pluralism - CORRECT ANSWER-There is more than one fundamental moral rule
Ex: Ross
Monism - CORRECT ANSWER-There is just one fundamental moral rule
Ex: Kant's categorical imperative
How does W.D. Ross's approach to the moral rule against promise breaking differ
from utilitarian approach and the Kantian approach? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Kant- Formulate maxim, test the maxim and see if you could achieve that purpose
in a world when everyone was performing that maxim
Apply this to promise breaking
Ross- said it is okay to break promises to fill another, conflicting prima facie duty
or final duty
Questions and Correct Detailed Answers Already
Graded A+
What are the core commitments of feminism? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. The
ethics of care-
2. The importance of emotion
3. Ethics cannot be systematized
4. Against abstract moral notion
In Carol Gilligan's view, how does the moral reasoning of women differ from that
of men? - CORRECT ANSWER-Women tend to take seriously specific personal
relationships and not employ abstract, impartial principles...
But this model of ethical reasoning is just as good as the abstract impartial one
What is the "ethics of care"? - CORRECT ANSWER-We should (and often do)
care, love, and support those people with whom we share a relationship
How could one object to the ethics of care? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. It fails to
account for what we owe to those we don't care about
,2. It fails to recognize the importance of impartiality
What are some of the advantages and disadvantages in relying on our emotions
to make important decisions? - CORRECT ANSWER-Emotions play an
important role in figuring out the right things to do
Advantage: ???
Disadvantage: how do we know when our emotions are reliable
What do feminist ethicists think about attempts to systematize ethics into a set of
moral rules? - CORRECT ANSWER-No ethical theory can tell you how to be a
good friend, parent, partner, etc.
Objection: leaves us w/o ethical guidance
What is objective truth?(Metaethics) - CORRECT ANSWER-Is true even if you
don't believe it or care about it and even if everyone in you society doesn't
believe it or care about it
Ethical Objectivists (moral realists) - CORRECT ANSWER-there are no moral
truths
, What do ethical relativists believe about moral truth? - CORRECT ANSWER-
There are moral truths, but they are not objective truths
What are the varieties of ethical relativism - CORRECT ANSWER-Cultural
relativism
Ethical subjectivism
Pluralism - CORRECT ANSWER-There is more than one fundamental moral rule
Ex: Ross
Monism - CORRECT ANSWER-There is just one fundamental moral rule
Ex: Kant's categorical imperative
How does W.D. Ross's approach to the moral rule against promise breaking differ
from utilitarian approach and the Kantian approach? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Kant- Formulate maxim, test the maxim and see if you could achieve that purpose
in a world when everyone was performing that maxim
Apply this to promise breaking
Ross- said it is okay to break promises to fill another, conflicting prima facie duty
or final duty
