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THEOLOGY 204
Introduction to Christian
Ethics Study Questions and
Answers 2023 with
complete solution
n conjunction with class lectures and your own reading of Kenneth Melchin’s book, Living
with Other People, you are required to answer the following questions (each question
corresponds to one chapter as indicated):
Chapter 1
Imagine that you are returning merchandise to a large department store. The value of the
merchandise is $500. As you are returning the goods, you notice what you think is an error
on the part of the clerk. Instead of crediting your account the proper $500 amount, it seems
the clerk has credited your account with $1,000.
In order to come to a correct understanding of what has happened in this example which
will allow you to decide what it is you should do, identify how the five operations of moral
questioning found in Chapter one play out in this example:
What is it?
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Is it so?
What am I going to do?
Is that action the right thing to do?
Are you going to do it?
ANSWER:
In order to come to a correct understanding of what has happened, which would allow me
to decide what I should do, I first need to respond to What is it?
THEOLOGY 204
Introduction to Christian
Ethics Study Questions and
Answers 2023 with
complete solution
n conjunction with class lectures and your own reading of Kenneth Melchin’s book, Living
with Other People, you are required to answer the following questions (each question
corresponds to one chapter as indicated):
Chapter 1
Imagine that you are returning merchandise to a large department store. The value of the
merchandise is $500. As you are returning the goods, you notice what you think is an error
on the part of the clerk. Instead of crediting your account the proper $500 amount, it seems
the clerk has credited your account with $1,000.
In order to come to a correct understanding of what has happened in this example which
will allow you to decide what it is you should do, identify how the five operations of moral
questioning found in Chapter one play out in this example:
What is it?
, 2
Is it so?
What am I going to do?
Is that action the right thing to do?
Are you going to do it?
ANSWER:
In order to come to a correct understanding of what has happened, which would allow me
to decide what I should do, I first need to respond to What is it?
