Chapter 7 CONVENTION

Question 1

An act that is neither good or bad of its own very nature—because it is commanded or forbidden by law or custom.

Answer 1

Conventional (Extrinsic) Morality

Question 2

An act that is good or bad of its own very nature independently of any command or prohibition.

Answer 2

Natural (Intrinsic) Morality

Question 3

Theories: two main forms—convention or decision to consider some acts right and others wrong:

Answer 3

-Social Contract Theories
-Social Pressure Theories

Question 4

Laws of the state.

Answer 4

Social Contract Theory

Question 5

Customs of men.

Answer 5

Social Pressure Theory

Question 6

Man by Nature is BAD

Answer 6

Thomas Hobbes

Question 7

Man by Nature is GOOD

Answer 7

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Question 8

Philosophy of the world’s moral rebels:

“Morality was imposed on men by clever and influential persons; force of public opinion and the weight of tradition: the man accepts the moral code and wears the chains forged for him—few bold spirits assert freedom.”

Answer 8

Bernard de Mandeville

Question 9

In the beginning, there were no good and bad, only strong and weak.

STRONG despised WEAK
WEAK feared STRONG

Answer 9

Friedrich Nietzschc

Question 10

Masculine virtues: Power, Cunning, Ruthless

Answer 10

Strong

Question 11

Feminine Virtues: Patience, Obedience, Kindliness

Answer 11

Weak

Question 13

Aggressive

Answer 13

Master Morality

Question 14

Promotes submission

Answer 14

Slave Morality

Question 15

Moral, Political, Artisitic, Social, and Philosophical ideas are determined by economic conditions of the society.

Answer 15

Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels