Ethics Flashcards
What is the study of moral conduct, values, duties, and goodness?
ethics
Which sin is universally condemned by every culture?
all the above
According to Secularism, who makes ethical rules?
humans
Marxists believe that what is immoral?
all the above
From where do Muslims derive their code of ethics?
the hadith and the quran
Postmodern ethics are suspicious of what?
all the above
Christians believe in a universal lawgiver.
true
Secularists believe ethical impulses emerge from evolutionary processes.
true
Marxists believe the ends never justify the means.
false
Postmodernism accepts universal norms.
false
What belief system uses words as tools for persuading others to behave in a preferred manner?
Pragmatism
New Spirituality believes the source of morality is found in each person.
true
The religion of Islam believes Allah is directly knowable.
false
What is the personal standard of determining right and wrong?
morality
The ethical system that judges morality based on the consequences of actions is…
Teleological Ethics
The ethical system that judges morality based on principal of duty is…
Deontological Ethics
The belief that we should seek pleasure first and foremost is…
Hedonism
What is the belief that we should do what is in our own best interest?
Ethical Egoism
What is the belief that morality is relative to, or defined by, the individual or culture?
Moral Relativism
What is the belief that we should do whatever is in the best interest of the many, not the few?
Utilitarianism
What is the belief that truth and morals are relative to one’s community?
Cultural Relativism
What is the belief in “what goes around comes back around”
karma
The belief that right and wrong are determined by God’s commands is called…
Divine Command Theory
What is the belief that reliable knowledge can only be obtained through scientific methods?
Scientism
There is no division of ethics and law in Islam.
true
agape
the belief that morality is built upon two foundational moral absolutes; love of God and love of neighbor
cultural relativism
the belief that truth and morals are relative to one’s community
divine command theory
the belief that right and wrong are determined by God’s commands
ethics
study of moral conduct, values, duties, and goodness
karma
the belief that good is returned to those who do good and evil returned to those who do evil
moral relativism
belief that morality is relative to the individual culture
proletariat morality
belief that whatever advances the proletariat and communism is morally good and whatever hinders them is morally evil
teleological ethics
any ethical system that judges the morality of actions based upon their consequences
ulitarianism
the belief that we ought to do whatever maximizes happiness and reduces suffering for the greatest number of people
deontological ethics
problem?
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?
problems with teleological ethics
- 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
