Moral Terms

Question 1

character (moral term)

Answer 1

people are assessed to be either morally right or morally wrong (good/bad, virtuous/vicious)

Question 2

moral rightness

Answer 2

an act morally right if it is permissible to perform the action (it is ok to perform morally speaking)

Question 3

moral wrongness

Answer 3

an act is morally wrong if is is not permissible to perform that action (it is not ok to perform morally speaking)

Question 4

moral obligation

Answer 4

an act is morally obligatory if it would be wrong not to perform the action (required by morality)

Question 5

moral praiseworthiness

Answer 5

a person is morally praiseworthy if they are going to be commended for their actions

Question 6

moral blameworthiness

Answer 6

a person is morally blameworthy if they are going to be rebuked for their actions

Question 7

nihilism

Answer 7

there are no objective moral facts

Question 8

cultural relativism

Answer 8

moral obligations depend upon one’s culture/society

Question 9

religious morality

Answer 9

moral obligations are decided by a religious force

Question 10

secular morality

Answer 10

moral truths are real and knowable through reason

Question 11

moral luck

Answer 11

someone can be morally judged/assessed by factors beyond their control