general terms

Question 1

Amoral

Answer 1

neither moral nor immoral

Question 2

Value

Answer 2

principles or standards of behaviour; one’s judgement of what is important in life

Question 3

Principle

Answer 3

basic truth or law

Question 4

Maxim

Answer 4

the rule we are following when we perform a moral action

Question 5

Precept

Answer 5

general rule

Question 6

Cognitivist

Answer 6

believe that moral statements are able to be true or false

Question 7

Non-cognitivist

Answer 7

believe that moral statements can not be subject to truth or falsity

Question 8

Moral Realist

Answer 8

right and wrong do actually exist; they are real priorities

Question 9

Meta Ethics

Answer 9

studies the meaning of ethical language and ethical concepts

Question 10

Moral Anti-realist

Answer 10

right and wrong do not actually exist; ethics is a matter of opinion

Question 11

Normative Ethics

Answer 11

studies ethical theories that suggest how we ought to behave

Question 12

Applied Ethics

Answer 12

studies specific problems in ethics

Question 13

Intrinsically Good

Answer 13

always good

Question 14

Instrumentally Good

Answer 14

good if it leads to a favourable outcome

Question 15

Right and Wrong is Absolute

Answer 15

what is right and wrong is fixed and unchanging

Question 16

Right and Wrong is Relative

Answer 16

what is right and wrong is dependent on the situation or culture

Question 17

Deontological

Answer 17

focus on the goodness of the action

Question 18

Teleological / Consequentialist

Answer 18

focus on the goodness of an action based on consequences

Question 19

Legalistic

Answer 19

there are absolute laws that must be followed

Question 20

Antinomian

Answer 20

rejects legalism, individuals can do whatever they want without the guidance of laws and principles