Ethc 101 Moral Reasoning Chp 1 & 2 Exam Questions and Answers

Ethc 101 Moral Reasoning Chp 1 & 2 Exam Questions and Answers What is the difference between ethics and morals? pg 3 of MR - ANSWER Ethics are from an external source, religion or workplace. Morals refer to an individuals own principles regarding right and wrong. What does it mean to be intentional about something? - ANSWER deliberately and carefully thought through What is common sense and what role should it play in ethics? (pg 8 & 9 MR) - ANSWER having good sense and sound judgment. a son of natural (innate knowledge build into the minds or hearts of the human race. put there by God and unfailing guide to truth. Ethics - ANSWER The theory about what is morally right and wrong that have been carefully thought out and thus reasoned intentional conclusion on the matter Morality - ANSWER affects everyone of us. Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior. held by a specified person or society. Etiquette - ANSWER has to do with the behavioral expectations of a given society. When you do what is expected of you. Metaphysics - ANSWER the attempt to get beyond our assumptions about reality in order to investigate its true nature. Has to do with the actual nature of things not simply our perceptions of them. Metaethics - ANSWER the attempt to see behind the scene of stones moral presuppositions in order to discover and evaluate the beliers and methods on which they are based. whether or not the belief that they support is justified. Applied ethics - ANSWER The attempt to evaluate the morality of specific actions. SUCH AS: abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, capital punishment. Epistemology - ANSWER the study of how we know what we know False dilemma - ANSWER logical fallacy that involves either artificially limiting someone choices to fewer options than are really possible or forcing someone to choose one or the other of two options when in fact they person could take both.