Phil 1020 Exam 1 with Accurate
Solutions
Descriptive Ethics is the: - ANSWER-scientific study of moral beliefs and practices.
When believers in the same religion disagree about whether an act is morally
permissible they may be able to resolve the conflict through: - ANSWER-Moral
Reasoning
Divine Command Theory says that what's morally right is what God commands us to do.
Consider The claim, "Actions are morally right because God commands them." What
might be a problem for this claim? - ANSWER-It might imply that God could have
commanded anything he wanted, including stealing.
Subjective relativism implies that in the rendering of any moral opinion, each person is: -
ANSWER-incapable of being in error.
According to the cultural relativist's main argument, if Culture X and Culture Y disagree
about the morality of physician-assisted suicide, that shows that: - ANSWER-no view
can be objectively correct.
Cultural relativism implies that the abolition of slavery: - ANSWER-cannot be regarded
as moral progress.
Suppose Arnold says, "Immigrants are bad for this country" and John says, "Immigrants
are good for this country." According to Objectivism: - ANSWER-On of the two
statements must be false.
These words- because, given that, due to the fact and for the reason that- are: -
ANSWER-Premise indicators
Suppose Arnold says, "The shooting of innocent bystanders is terrible and ought to be
stopped." According to Emotivism, This claim is: - ANSWER-Neither true nor false
If an argument has the following diagram (Serial support), what fallacy does the
argument commit? - ANSWER-Begging the Question
A valid deductive argument with true premises is said to be: - ANSWER-Sound
In a valid argument the premises: - ANSWER-May or may not all be true.
Solutions
Descriptive Ethics is the: - ANSWER-scientific study of moral beliefs and practices.
When believers in the same religion disagree about whether an act is morally
permissible they may be able to resolve the conflict through: - ANSWER-Moral
Reasoning
Divine Command Theory says that what's morally right is what God commands us to do.
Consider The claim, "Actions are morally right because God commands them." What
might be a problem for this claim? - ANSWER-It might imply that God could have
commanded anything he wanted, including stealing.
Subjective relativism implies that in the rendering of any moral opinion, each person is: -
ANSWER-incapable of being in error.
According to the cultural relativist's main argument, if Culture X and Culture Y disagree
about the morality of physician-assisted suicide, that shows that: - ANSWER-no view
can be objectively correct.
Cultural relativism implies that the abolition of slavery: - ANSWER-cannot be regarded
as moral progress.
Suppose Arnold says, "Immigrants are bad for this country" and John says, "Immigrants
are good for this country." According to Objectivism: - ANSWER-On of the two
statements must be false.
These words- because, given that, due to the fact and for the reason that- are: -
ANSWER-Premise indicators
Suppose Arnold says, "The shooting of innocent bystanders is terrible and ought to be
stopped." According to Emotivism, This claim is: - ANSWER-Neither true nor false
If an argument has the following diagram (Serial support), what fallacy does the
argument commit? - ANSWER-Begging the Question
A valid deductive argument with true premises is said to be: - ANSWER-Sound
In a valid argument the premises: - ANSWER-May or may not all be true.
