IB PHILOSOPHY EXAM REVIEW 2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED AND PASSED

A Priori - CORRECT ANSWER Before the fact. A Posteriori - CORRECT ANSWER After the fact. Absolutism - CORRECT ANSWER Ethics theory that there is only one absolute right, and one absolute wrong; One standard. Relativism - CORRECT ANSWER Denies the existence of a single, universally applicable moral standard. As the name implies, ethical relativists believe insist that the correct morality is relative to one's society: each society has its own morality, and an action of one person is morally right if the morality of one's society approves the action Applied Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER Regarding abortion, euthanasia; Ethics pertaining to daily life. Belief - CORRECT ANSWER The conviction of a fictional truth. Opinion - CORRECT ANSWER The conviction of a stronger belief Argument - CORRECT ANSWER A discourse intended to persuade; A reason given as proof. Buddhist Approach to Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER Emphasizes volition and ties morality to wisdom. Its moral code is expressed in precepts that invite followers to refrain from certain actions to develop certain virtues. Categorical Imperative - CORRECT ANSWER Immanuel Kant's ethical formula: act as if the maxim (general rule by which you act) could be willed to become a universal law; the belief that what is right for one person is also right for everyone in similar circumstances