Intro to Ethics (sophia)
1. the belief that certain things, especially moral truths, exist indepe ndently of
human knowledge or perception of them.: objectivists
2. Those who believe moral principles are always dependent on the particular
situation.: Relativists
3. the study of the meaning and logical structure of moral beliefs: Metaethics
4. The branch of ethics that analyzes which actions are right and wrong: Nor-
mative Ethics
5. The branch of ethics that uses normative ethical theories to evaluate and
prescribe actions in specific situations and contexts: applied ethics
6. The branch of ethics that analyzes people's beliefs about value: Descriptive
Ethics
7. event that is immediately caused by an person's decision.: definition of an
action in philosophy and ethics
8. premises are true and the conclusion follows necessarily from the premis-
es: Valid, Sound
9. strong because, if the premises were true, then the conclusion would be
probable. It is uncogent, however, because the first premise is false.: Strong,
Uncogent
10. rational investigation of truths: Definition of Philosophy
11. think logically
analyze and solve problems.
assess proposed solutions.
write and speak clearly, attending to details.: Benefits of Studying Philosophy
12. an argument that reasons from known premises to an inevitable conclu-
sion: deductive argument
13. there is no universal, objective truth according to relativism: relativism
14. Ethical truths are decided by society or culture.: conventionalism
15. belief that reality is not a firm absolute, but a fluid, plastic, indeterminate
realm which can be altered, in whole or in part, by the consciousness: Subjec-
tivism
16. True: T or F - Philosophy encourages a subjective worldview.
17. False: T or F - Philosophy teaches students how to learn
18. True: T or F - Philosophy examines evidence and support
19. An event caused by a decision made by a person.: Define an action in
philosophy and ethics
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1. the belief that certain things, especially moral truths, exist indepe ndently of
human knowledge or perception of them.: objectivists
2. Those who believe moral principles are always dependent on the particular
situation.: Relativists
3. the study of the meaning and logical structure of moral beliefs: Metaethics
4. The branch of ethics that analyzes which actions are right and wrong: Nor-
mative Ethics
5. The branch of ethics that uses normative ethical theories to evaluate and
prescribe actions in specific situations and contexts: applied ethics
6. The branch of ethics that analyzes people's beliefs about value: Descriptive
Ethics
7. event that is immediately caused by an person's decision.: definition of an
action in philosophy and ethics
8. premises are true and the conclusion follows necessarily from the premis-
es: Valid, Sound
9. strong because, if the premises were true, then the conclusion would be
probable. It is uncogent, however, because the first premise is false.: Strong,
Uncogent
10. rational investigation of truths: Definition of Philosophy
11. think logically
analyze and solve problems.
assess proposed solutions.
write and speak clearly, attending to details.: Benefits of Studying Philosophy
12. an argument that reasons from known premises to an inevitable conclu-
sion: deductive argument
13. there is no universal, objective truth according to relativism: relativism
14. Ethical truths are decided by society or culture.: conventionalism
15. belief that reality is not a firm absolute, but a fluid, plastic, indeterminate
realm which can be altered, in whole or in part, by the consciousness: Subjec-
tivism
16. True: T or F - Philosophy encourages a subjective worldview.
17. False: T or F - Philosophy teaches students how to learn
18. True: T or F - Philosophy examines evidence and support
19. An event caused by a decision made by a person.: Define an action in
philosophy and ethics
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