ETHICS EXAM 1

Question 1

what are the two parts of an argument

Answer 1

the conclusion and the premises

Question 2

conclusion

Answer 2

the statement the argument is trying to prove

Question 3

premises

Answer 3

the reasons that are given to support the conclusion

Question 4

validity

Answer 4

if the premises are true the conclusion is guaranteed to be true

Question 5

sound arguments

Answer 5

1. they are logically watertight

2. all of their premises are true

Question 6

Three ways to morally evaluate an action

Answer 6

1. that every act must have a necessary condition of rightness
2. must have a sufficient condition of rightness
3. a criterion of rightness

Question 7

ethical objectivism

Answer 7

the view that some moral standards are objectively correct and that some moral standards are ojbjectivley correct and some claims are objectively true

Question 8

ethical relativism

Answer 8

claim that some moral rules are really correct but they are correct relative to each society

Question 9

ethical subjectivism

Answer 9

the correct moral standard are reltivism are those endorse by each individual

Question 10

Ethical subjectivism right and wrong

Answer 10

a. i approve of it
b. my commitments allow it

its wrong if

a. i disapprove of it
b. my commitments forbid it

Question 11

Cultural relativism

Answer 11

correct moral standards are relative to the culture