GE8

Question 1

Types of Moral Dilemma (4)

Answer 1

1. Epistemic and Ontological Conflict
2. Self-imposed and World-imposed Dilemma
3. Single-agent and Multi-persons Dilemma
4. General and Role-related Obligations

Question 2

Moral Dilemma consists of:

Answer 2

1. An agent
2. An obligation to act on each of the two or more options; yet
3. The agent cannot do both or more options

Question 3

Three kinds of soul for Plato:

Answer 3

1. Intellectual soul - whose virtue is wisdom, the most important virtue.
2. will-soul - whose virtue is courage which is the second most important virtue.
3. desire-soul - whose virtue is moderation which is the third most important virtue.

Question 4

Arguments supporting Ethical Relativism

Answer 4

1. Diversity of moral values
2. Moral uncertainty
3. Situational Differences

Question 5

Four Types of Capital

Answer 5

1. Social Capital
2. Economic Capital
3. Cultural Capital
4. Symbolic Capital

Question 6

Criticisms against Ethical Relativism (3)

Answer 6

1. Self-contradictory
2. It goes against reality
3. Removes the possibilities of Consensus

Question 7

Michel Foucault’s Two types of Power

Answer 7

1. Juridical power or negative power
2. Productive power or positive power

Question 8

Individual Ethical relativism holds that ethical judgments and beliefs are the expression of the moral outlook and attitudes of individual persons.

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

Eudamonism or Eudamonia could be achieved through hedonism.

Answer 9

FALSE

Question 10

Virtue definitely indicates excellence and the practice of good habit.

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

It is false that it is true that ethical relativism holds the principle that nobody holds the monopoly of truth.

Answer 11

FALSE

Question 12

Ethical relativism argues that there could be moral certainty through dialogue.

Answer 12

FALSE

Question 13

One of the arguments for ethical relativism is that it is self-contradictory.

Answer 13

FALSE: criticism against

Question 14

Pierre Bourdieu proposes that there are two aspects/kinds of power.

Answer 14

FALSE: Michel Foucault

Question 15

The concept of the habitus indicates the individual’s predispositions.

Answer 15

TRUE

Question 16

Juridical power institutes disciplinary power through internalization of implicit and hidden knowledge.

Answer 16

FALSE: Productive Power

Question 17

Productive power or normalizing power is the kind of power that prohibits.

Answer 17

FALSE: Juridical power

Question 18

Edward Said’s orientalism views the western world as exotic and uncivilized.

Answer 18

FALSE: make it as if west is superior compared to east

Question 19

Natural Law is God’s imprint on creation. For Aquinas, this is the design of God in creation.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

The moral agent plays a central role in the moral decision-making process.

Answer 20

TRUE

Question 21

Arete is the greek word for virtue.

Answer 21

TRUE

Question 22

Pierre Bourdieu argues that the field has rules and social hierarchies.

Answer 22

TRUE

Question 23

Teacher of Alexander the Great

Answer 23

Aristotle

Question 24

The philosopher who theorized about the World of Matter and World of Forms.

Answer 24

Plato

Question 25

Two kinds of virtue for Aristotle

Answer 25

1. Intellectual virtue 2. Moral virtue

Question 26

The English translation for the Greek Word Eudamonia

Answer 26

Happiness/ Human Flourishing

Question 27

The English translation for the Greek word Ergon

Answer 27

Function

Question 28

For Aquinas, what are the three conditions for an an act to be morally good?

Answer 28

1. Act is good in itself 2. Act is good in the end 3. Act is done in an appropriate circumstance

Question 29

For Aristotle, virtue is defined as the golden means between these two concepts.

Answer 29

1. excess and deficiency

Question 30

For Aquinas, what are the three moral obligations?

Answer 30

1. Self-preservation 2. Procreation 3. Just dealings with others

Question 31

What are the two capacities in the human person for Aquinas and Aristotle is innate and at the same time, enable the individual to make moral decisions?

Answer 31

1. Intellect 2. Free-will (judgment)