PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning quiz 1 .docx Questions & Answers

QUESTION 1 Which of the following is NOT one of the three major moral theories? relative ethics Correct Answer relative ethics consequentialist ethics deontological ethics virtue ethics The answer can be found in Chapter 1, Section 1.3: The Landscape of Moral Philosophy Question 2 1 / 1 pts According to “The Ring of Gyges,” the ring gave the shepherd who found it invisibility. psychic abilities. superhuman strength. invisibility. justice. Question 3 1 / 1 pts Peyton and Vanessa are having an in-depth conversation about whether moral standards and concepts hold across cultures, or whether they are relative. What type of ethics are they considering? metaethics normative ethics applied ethics metaethics deontological ethics Question 4 1 / 1 pts What is the primary intended purpose of dialectical reasoning? to refine judgments about abstract principles and concrete cases to convince the other person that your thesis or claim is valid to refine judgments about abstract principles and concrete cases