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The Moral of the Story An Introduction to Ethic 2024 Release By Nina Rosenstand
Chapters 1-13 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
1) What do you think is the origin of "evil"? Is it something present or absent in human
nature, or some other source?
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2) Differentiate between morals and ethics
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3) What conclusion would you draw from Hannah Arendt's analysis of Nazi atrocities?
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4) If children need to develop a sense of values by the age of 7, what can we, as citizens, do
to ensure that? Is it a matter for schools or homes, or is there another alternative?
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5) List three logical fallacies. Explain why they are fallacies, and give examples of
fallacious statements regarding moral problems.
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6) Compare and contrast valid deductive arguments and sound deductive arguments. Give
examples of each.
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7) Discuss the moral challenges associated with being a college or university student and
with being a college or university instructor.
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8) Explain Martha Nussbaum's claim that philosophy has not dealt with emotions because
humans are not self-sufficient when they are emotional
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,9) "We have never lived enough. Our experience is, without fiction, too confined and too
parochial. Literature extends it, making us reflect and feel about what might otherwise be too
distant for feeling." Discuss this statement by Martha Nussbaum.
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10) In the context of "the banality of evil," discuss Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments
and Philip Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment.
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11) The part of the brain that plays a pivotal role in our development of a moral sense is the
11) ______
A) central sulcus.
B) prefrontal cortex.
C) limbic system.
D) cerebellum.
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12) Which of the following is NOT one of the classic branches or fields of philosophy?
12) ______
, A) anthropology
B) epistemology
C) metaphysics
D) ethics
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13) Which of the following is a definition of the theory of moral naturalism?
13) ______
A) It claims that everything is caused by our environment, or nature, and humans have no
free will.
B) It claims that any moral behavior that derives from human nature should be legal.
C) It is the view that all elements of nature have some form of life in them.
D) It is the view that individuals come equipped with a moral intuition, hardwired from
birth.
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14) Which of the following characterizes Socrates' dialectic method?
14) ______
A) questions and answers
B) rational examination of values
C) dialogue between people
D) All of the answers are correct.
The Moral of the Story An Introduction to Ethic 2024 Release By Nina Rosenstand
Chapters 1-13 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
1) What do you think is the origin of "evil"? Is it something present or absent in human
nature, or some other source?
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2) Differentiate between morals and ethics
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3) What conclusion would you draw from Hannah Arendt's analysis of Nazi atrocities?
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4) If children need to develop a sense of values by the age of 7, what can we, as citizens, do
to ensure that? Is it a matter for schools or homes, or is there another alternative?
,Question Details
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5) List three logical fallacies. Explain why they are fallacies, and give examples of
fallacious statements regarding moral problems.
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6) Compare and contrast valid deductive arguments and sound deductive arguments. Give
examples of each.
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7) Discuss the moral challenges associated with being a college or university student and
with being a college or university instructor.
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8) Explain Martha Nussbaum's claim that philosophy has not dealt with emotions because
humans are not self-sufficient when they are emotional
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,9) "We have never lived enough. Our experience is, without fiction, too confined and too
parochial. Literature extends it, making us reflect and feel about what might otherwise be too
distant for feeling." Discuss this statement by Martha Nussbaum.
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10) In the context of "the banality of evil," discuss Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments
and Philip Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment.
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11) The part of the brain that plays a pivotal role in our development of a moral sense is the
11) ______
A) central sulcus.
B) prefrontal cortex.
C) limbic system.
D) cerebellum.
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12) Which of the following is NOT one of the classic branches or fields of philosophy?
12) ______
, A) anthropology
B) epistemology
C) metaphysics
D) ethics
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13) Which of the following is a definition of the theory of moral naturalism?
13) ______
A) It claims that everything is caused by our environment, or nature, and humans have no
free will.
B) It claims that any moral behavior that derives from human nature should be legal.
C) It is the view that all elements of nature have some form of life in them.
D) It is the view that individuals come equipped with a moral intuition, hardwired from
birth.
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14) Which of the following characterizes Socrates' dialectic method?
14) ______
A) questions and answers
B) rational examination of values
C) dialogue between people
D) All of the answers are correct.
