Applied Ethics Exam 1
Ethics - Question and answersThe philosophical study of morality.
Morality - Question and answersBeliefs concerning right and wrong, good and bad; they
can include judgments, rules, principles, and theories.
Descriptive Ethics - Question and answersThe scientific study of moral beliefs and
practices.
Normative Ethics - Question and answersThe study of the principles, rules, or theories
that guide our actions and judgments.
Metaethics - Question and answersThe study of the meaning and logical structure of
moral beliefs.
Applied Ethics - Question and answersThe application of moral norms to specific moral
issues or cases, particularly those in a profession such as medicine or law.
Instrumentally (extrinsically) valuable - Question and answersValuable as a means to
something else. (Tools)
Intrinsically valuable - Question and answersValuable in and of itself, for its own sake.
Objectivism - Question and answersThe view that there are some universal moral
standards.
Cultural Relativism - Question and answersThe view that an action is morally right if
one's culture approves of it.
Subjective (individual) Relativism - Question and answersThe view that morality is a
matter of personal belief.
Emotivism - Question and answersMoral views are simply expressions of emotions or
attitudes.
Ethics - Question and answersThe philosophical study of morality.
Morality - Question and answersBeliefs concerning right and wrong, good and bad; they
can include judgments, rules, principles, and theories.
Descriptive Ethics - Question and answersThe scientific study of moral beliefs and
practices.
Normative Ethics - Question and answersThe study of the principles, rules, or theories
that guide our actions and judgments.
Metaethics - Question and answersThe study of the meaning and logical structure of
moral beliefs.
Applied Ethics - Question and answersThe application of moral norms to specific moral
issues or cases, particularly those in a profession such as medicine or law.
Instrumentally (extrinsically) valuable - Question and answersValuable as a means to
something else. (Tools)
Intrinsically valuable - Question and answersValuable in and of itself, for its own sake.
Objectivism - Question and answersThe view that there are some universal moral
standards.
Cultural Relativism - Question and answersThe view that an action is morally right if
one's culture approves of it.
Subjective (individual) Relativism - Question and answersThe view that morality is a
matter of personal belief.
Emotivism - Question and answersMoral views are simply expressions of emotions or
attitudes.
