Ethics

Question 1

What is the study of moral conduct, values, duties, and goodness?

Answer 1

ethics

Question 2

Which sin is universally condemned by every culture?

Answer 2

all the above

Question 3

According to Secularism, who makes ethical rules?

Answer 3

humans

Question 4

Marxists believe that what is immoral?

Answer 4

all the above

Question 5

From where do Muslims derive their code of ethics?

Answer 5

the hadith and the quran

Question 6

Postmodern ethics are suspicious of what?

Answer 6

all the above

Question 7

Christians believe in a universal lawgiver.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

Secularists believe ethical impulses emerge from evolutionary processes.

Answer 8

true

Question 9

Marxists believe the ends never justify the means.

Answer 9

false

Question 10

Postmodernism accepts universal norms.

Answer 10

false

Question 11

What belief system uses words as tools for persuading others to behave in a preferred manner?

Answer 11

Pragmatism

Question 12

New Spirituality believes the source of morality is found in each person.

Answer 12

true

Question 13

The religion of Islam believes Allah is directly knowable.

Answer 13

false

Question 14

What is the personal standard of determining right and wrong?

Answer 14

morality

Question 15

The ethical system that judges morality based on the consequences of actions is…

Answer 15

Teleological Ethics

Question 16

The ethical system that judges morality based on principal of duty is…

Answer 16

Deontological Ethics

Question 17

The belief that we should seek pleasure first and foremost is…

Answer 17

Hedonism

Question 18

What is the belief that we should do what is in our own best interest?

Answer 18

Ethical Egoism

Question 19

What is the belief that morality is relative to, or defined by, the individual or culture?

Answer 19

Moral Relativism

Question 20

What is the belief that we should do whatever is in the best interest of the many, not the few?

Answer 20

Utilitarianism

Question 21

What is the belief that truth and morals are relative to one’s community?

Answer 21

Cultural Relativism

Question 22

What is the belief in “what goes around comes back around”

Answer 22

karma

Question 23

The belief that right and wrong are determined by God’s commands is called…

Answer 23

Divine Command Theory

Question 24

What is the belief that reliable knowledge can only be obtained through scientific methods?

Answer 24

Scientism

Question 25

There is no division of ethics and law in Islam.

Answer 25

true

Question 26

agape

Answer 26

the belief that morality is built upon two foundational moral absolutes; love of God and love of neighbor

Question 27

cultural relativism

Answer 27

the belief that truth and morals are relative to one's community

Question 28

divine command theory

Answer 28

the belief that right and wrong are determined by God's commands

Question 29

ethics

Answer 29

study of moral conduct, values, duties, and goodness

Question 30

karma

Answer 30

the belief that good is returned to those who do good and evil returned to those who do evil

Question 31

moral relativism

Answer 31

belief that morality is relative to the individual culture

Question 32

proletariat morality

Answer 32

belief that whatever advances the proletariat and communism is morally good and whatever hinders them is morally evil

Question 33

teleological ethics

Answer 33

any ethical system that judges the morality of actions based upon their consequences

Question 34

ulitarianism

Answer 34

the belief that we ought to do whatever maximizes happiness and reduces suffering for the greatest number of people

Question 35

deontological ethics problem?

Answer 35

we should do what is right regardless of the situation or circumstances what do you do when an ethical absolute comes into conflict with another hide jew or tell truth?

Question 36

problems with teleological ethics

Answer 36

- people often act against their best interests (ex out of spite or anger) - we cannot not always accurately guess the end results - our actions might have good intentions and even good end results, but later on, turn out to be evil