PHIL 101 EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is ethics?
The branch of philosophy that is concerned with good and bad, right and wrong
What does ethic mean?
Ethics comes from ethos which means "character"
What is metaethics?
considers the nature or source of morality
What does meta mean?
"Beyond" or "after", can also signal "aboutness"
What is normative ethics?
considers the moral principles that determine which actions are good and back, right and wrong
Why is it called "normative" ethic?
It seeks to establish norms or standards for how we should act
What is applied ethics?
Considers how normative ethical principles apply to particular situations
What is ethical subjectivism?
There are no true objective propositions in ethics, only true subjective ones
What is conventionalism?
There are objective truths in ethics, and they are true because the right person or group says so
What is realism?
There are objective truths in ethics independent of anyone's says-so
, What are the two different conventionalist views?
Divine command theory and relativism
What is the divine command theory?
God decides ethical truths
What is ethical relativism?
Society decides ethical truths
What is realism?
There are ethical truths regardless of what anybody thinks- nobody "says so"
What is a convention?
An arbitrary rule that is in place beaus someone just decided it
What is Euthyphro's Dilemma?
Does God tells us to do something because its right, or is it right because God tells us to do it?
What are the three main theories of normative ethics?
Utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics
What is utilitarianism?
The right action is the one that promotes the greatest happiness or the best consequences
What is deontology?
The right action is the one that duty requires
What is virtue ethics?
Focuses on a person's character
What are the two theories of happiness in connection with utilitarianism?
Hedonism and preference satisfaction
What is hedonism?
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is ethics?
The branch of philosophy that is concerned with good and bad, right and wrong
What does ethic mean?
Ethics comes from ethos which means "character"
What is metaethics?
considers the nature or source of morality
What does meta mean?
"Beyond" or "after", can also signal "aboutness"
What is normative ethics?
considers the moral principles that determine which actions are good and back, right and wrong
Why is it called "normative" ethic?
It seeks to establish norms or standards for how we should act
What is applied ethics?
Considers how normative ethical principles apply to particular situations
What is ethical subjectivism?
There are no true objective propositions in ethics, only true subjective ones
What is conventionalism?
There are objective truths in ethics, and they are true because the right person or group says so
What is realism?
There are objective truths in ethics independent of anyone's says-so
, What are the two different conventionalist views?
Divine command theory and relativism
What is the divine command theory?
God decides ethical truths
What is ethical relativism?
Society decides ethical truths
What is realism?
There are ethical truths regardless of what anybody thinks- nobody "says so"
What is a convention?
An arbitrary rule that is in place beaus someone just decided it
What is Euthyphro's Dilemma?
Does God tells us to do something because its right, or is it right because God tells us to do it?
What are the three main theories of normative ethics?
Utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics
What is utilitarianism?
The right action is the one that promotes the greatest happiness or the best consequences
What is deontology?
The right action is the one that duty requires
What is virtue ethics?
Focuses on a person's character
What are the two theories of happiness in connection with utilitarianism?
Hedonism and preference satisfaction
What is hedonism?
