Triple Quest

Question 1

The position that moral judgements have no objectivity, and expressions of personal opinion are purely contingent cultural norms

Answer 1

Moral relativism

Question 2

The position that the morality of an action is determined exclusively by the results of the action.

Answer 2

Consequentialism

Question 3

The position that the most moral action is that which produced maximum pleasure for maximum people.

Answer 3

Utilitarianism

Question 4

18th century philosopher who created emotivism

Answer 4

David Hume

Question 5

19th century philosopher who co-found utilitarianism

Answer 5

John Stuart mill

Question 6

This person asserted that traditional Judaeo-Christian morality Was nothing but an expression of the envy of the weak and powerless for the powerful and strong. “Slave morality”. Applies only to “the herd”. The rare “free spirit” and “the overnam” rise “belong good and evil” and creates his own values

Answer 6

Friedrich Nietzche

Question 7

The position that moral judgements are simply expressions of personal taste. i.e., the state,end “stealing is wrong” means nothing different than “I do not like stealing”

Answer 7

Emotivism

Question 8

18th century philosopher who co-found utilitarianism

Answer 8

Jeremy Bentham

Question 9

Main supporter of the virtue ethics

Answer 9

Servais Pinkaers

Question 10

Medieval philosopher and theologian that taught nominalism, the position that universal concept have no reality except in the human mind and that all exists are discreet particulars. Moral philosophy of volunteerism, the moral law is nothing more than an expression of God’s will, understood as radically arbitrary and having no rationality

Answer 10

William of Okham

Question 11

Position that there are no values or truths which can be known by the human person, but that the person creates his or her own values and truths.

Answer 11

Nihilism

Question 12

First to use the term nihilism, in his book fathers and sons

Answer 12

Ivan Turgenev

Question 13

view in philosophy according to which general or abstract terms and predicates exist, while universals or abstract objects, which are sometimes thought to correspond to these terms, do not exist.

Answer 13

Nominalism

Question 14

Ethical position that judges the morality of an action based on the actions adherence to rules

Answer 14

Deontology

Question 15

View that universals do not exist in any realm, nor do they exists within individuals as universals, rather they exists within the particulars as individualized and multiplied

Answer 15

Moderate realism

Question 16

Creator of deontology

Answer 16

Immanuel Kant

Question 17

Position that the pursuit of pleasure is the highest value, associated with Greek philosopher Epicurus

Answer 17

Hedonism