UST- Ethics, Test 1 Kent (With correct answers)

Ethics correct answers the practical normative science of the right and wrongness of human conduct as seen by natural reason Material Object correct answers the "stuff" that the discipline studies. i.e. discipline= biology; material object= living things Formal Object correct answers the "precise aspect" of the material object which the discipline studies. i.e. discipline= biology; material object= living things; formal object= w/ respect to makeup and function TRUE or FALSE: No two sciences ever have the same material object. correct answers FALSE. They can such as ethics, anthropology, and psychology all use human conduct as their material object. Example of two sciences having same material object correct answers Medicine/Athletic training both studying human body as their material object. Material part of ethics definition correct answers "human conduct" Formal object of ethics definition correct answers "rightness and wrongness" What does it mean to call a discipline "practical"? correct answers The main purpose of the knowledge is to use it to perform actions, (not to just contemplate the knowledge) What does it mean to call a discipline "normative"? correct answers It involves rules. Standards that isn't possible to live up to. What does it mean to call a discipline a "science"? correct answers It is an organized body of knowledge where some statements are used as evidence for others Why does the definition include the words "as seen by natural reason"? correct answers "Natural reason" includes things you are born with such as mind, will, imagination, memory, emotion, and senses. Distinguish from moral theology. Which part of the definition of Ethics differentiates Ethics from Moral Theology? correct answers "By natural reason" What are NOT used to prove conclusions in a discipline (like ethics) that is based only on "natural reason"? correct answers a) Bible b) authorative statements of the general councils of the Catholic Church *these used in moral theo