SOPHIA – INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
UNIT 3 MILESTONE 3
Q: Which of the following scenarios would be obligatory for an egoist?
A: Malachi sees an opportunity to cheat and get ahead at work, so he takes it.
Q: Which of the following represents a difficulty with egoism?
A: Egoism does not allow for inherent human dignity.
Q: Stefan is from Spain and is visiting Denmark. He finds himself very popular among native
Danes because they like his casual and relaxed nature. When Stefan is invited to a local family’s
home for dinner, he arrives late and is surprised that his hosts have seemingly taken offense.
“This is how we do it in Spain,” he explained with a smile. “Dinner times are approximate and
we arrive when we can.”
“That is not how we do it in Denmark,” replied his host, rather stiffly.
According to conventionalism, who has the stronger ethical stance— Stefan or his host?
A: The host, because in Denmark, everyone is expected to arrive on time.
Q: Which of the following examples contains a disagreement between popular thought and
divine command theory?
A: God commands that certain crimes be punished by death, but many people oppose capital
punishment.
Q: Which of the following people would most likely be satisfied with conventionalism?
A: Kelly is looking for an ethical framework that respects diverse traditions.
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UNIT 3 MILESTONE 3
Q: Which of the following scenarios would be obligatory for an egoist?
A: Malachi sees an opportunity to cheat and get ahead at work, so he takes it.
Q: Which of the following represents a difficulty with egoism?
A: Egoism does not allow for inherent human dignity.
Q: Stefan is from Spain and is visiting Denmark. He finds himself very popular among native
Danes because they like his casual and relaxed nature. When Stefan is invited to a local family’s
home for dinner, he arrives late and is surprised that his hosts have seemingly taken offense.
“This is how we do it in Spain,” he explained with a smile. “Dinner times are approximate and
we arrive when we can.”
“That is not how we do it in Denmark,” replied his host, rather stiffly.
According to conventionalism, who has the stronger ethical stance— Stefan or his host?
A: The host, because in Denmark, everyone is expected to arrive on time.
Q: Which of the following examples contains a disagreement between popular thought and
divine command theory?
A: God commands that certain crimes be punished by death, but many people oppose capital
punishment.
Q: Which of the following people would most likely be satisfied with conventionalism?
A: Kelly is looking for an ethical framework that respects diverse traditions.
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