PHI 240 Test 1 (Introduction to Ethics) Exam with complete solutions 2023/2024

PHI 240 Test 1 (Introduction to Ethics) Exam with complete solutions 2023/2024 What are the three divisions of ethics? - ANSWER-Value Theory Normative Ethics Metaethics Value Theory - ANSWER-The area of ethics concerned with identifying what is valuable in its own right, and explaining the nature of well-being. Normative Ethics - ANSWER-The study of the principles, rules, or theories that guide our actions and judgments Meta-ethics - ANSWER-the study of the meaning and logical structure of moral beliefs. Questions the validity of the two parts of moral philosophy Moral Skepticism - ANSWER-The belief that no moral theory can be justified or that moral knowledge is impossible. Ethical Relativism - ANSWER-The belief that there are no objective truths in ethics. Ethical principles are either based on culture (cultural relativism) or on the individual (ethical subjectivism). Ethical Objectivism - ANSWER-The view that there is at least one objective moral standard. Ethical Egoism - ANSWER-The normative ethical theory that says that actions are morally right just because they maximize self-interest. Psychological Egoism: - ANSWER-The view that all human actions are motivated by self-interest and that altruism is impossible.