RLGN 104 EXAM VERIFIED SOLUTIONS,
SCORED A+
Relativism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-right .and .wrong .are .relative .to .one's .culture,
.social .group, .or .personal .perspective; .no .moral .absolutes .exist
Cultural .relativism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .practice .of .judging .a .culture .by .its
.own .standards; .views .things .the .way .they .are .not .as .they .SHOULD .be; .cultural
.tolerance .championed
Problems .with .cultural .relativism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-disagreement .between
.cultures .does .not .eliminate .objective .truths
-commits .naturalistic .fallacy: .judgement .on .how .things .are .instead .of .how .they
.should .be
Conventional .relativism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Morality .dependent .on .social
.acceptance .(conventions); .individual .morality .is .rejected
Subjective .relativism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-approach .to .moral .decision-making
.that .makes .the .individual .supreme; .morality .a .matter .of .personal .opinion, .no
.moral .absolutes
Teleological .theories .of .morals .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-focus .upon .the
.results/ends .of .an .act .to .determine .the .morality .of .that .act.
Deontological .argument .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-approach .to .moral .decision-
making .is .concerned .about .the .means .as .well .as .the .end .results .of .an .act. .It .is
.a .duty-centered .approach. .Choices .are .made .based .upon .moral .rules .and
.duties .that .are .not .to .be .violated.
Sensual .hedonism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Teleological, .personal .gratification
.should .be .result .of .all .actions; .an .act .is .right .ONLY .if .it .eliminates .pain .and
.brings .sensual .pleasure
Rational .hedonism .(egoism) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-self-interest .or .personal
.happiness .should .be .the .goal .of .all .actions; .selfishness .is .perceived .as .a
.virtue
Issues .with .egoism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--premise .impossible .to .prove
-robs .relationships .of .the .warmth .and .love .that .make .them .meaningful .by
.making .every .act .one .for .personal .gain
SCORED A+
Relativism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-right .and .wrong .are .relative .to .one's .culture,
.social .group, .or .personal .perspective; .no .moral .absolutes .exist
Cultural .relativism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .practice .of .judging .a .culture .by .its
.own .standards; .views .things .the .way .they .are .not .as .they .SHOULD .be; .cultural
.tolerance .championed
Problems .with .cultural .relativism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-disagreement .between
.cultures .does .not .eliminate .objective .truths
-commits .naturalistic .fallacy: .judgement .on .how .things .are .instead .of .how .they
.should .be
Conventional .relativism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Morality .dependent .on .social
.acceptance .(conventions); .individual .morality .is .rejected
Subjective .relativism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-approach .to .moral .decision-making
.that .makes .the .individual .supreme; .morality .a .matter .of .personal .opinion, .no
.moral .absolutes
Teleological .theories .of .morals .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-focus .upon .the
.results/ends .of .an .act .to .determine .the .morality .of .that .act.
Deontological .argument .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-approach .to .moral .decision-
making .is .concerned .about .the .means .as .well .as .the .end .results .of .an .act. .It .is
.a .duty-centered .approach. .Choices .are .made .based .upon .moral .rules .and
.duties .that .are .not .to .be .violated.
Sensual .hedonism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Teleological, .personal .gratification
.should .be .result .of .all .actions; .an .act .is .right .ONLY .if .it .eliminates .pain .and
.brings .sensual .pleasure
Rational .hedonism .(egoism) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-self-interest .or .personal
.happiness .should .be .the .goal .of .all .actions; .selfishness .is .perceived .as .a
.virtue
Issues .with .egoism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--premise .impossible .to .prove
-robs .relationships .of .the .warmth .and .love .that .make .them .meaningful .by
.making .every .act .one .for .personal .gain
