morality Flashcards
“live your truth” is an example of what
a) cultural relativism
b) conventionalism
c) ethical subjectivism
ethical subjectivism
true or false
C.S. Lewis’ straight line argument demonstrated that without the moral law we could not know justice from injustice.
true
what deals with the worth of a person or action
a) moral duty
b)moral standards
c) moral behavior
d)moral values
moral values
society decides what is right and wrong
a) cultural relativism
b)conventionalism
c) ethical subjectivism
conventionalism
relativism or objectivism
holds societies and individuals decide what is wrong and those values vary from person to person and culture to culture
relativism
jim crow laws are an example of
a)cultural relativism
b)conventionalism
c)ethical subjectivism
conventionalism
true or false
The moral law is the basis for human rights and provides the foundation to condemn human rights violations.
true
what holds that morals are not opinions or personal decisions. Rather, morals contain a sense of obligation and oughtness that is universal, authoritative, and outweighs considerations of culture, time, and place.
a)objectivism
b)relativism
objectivism
true or false
According to Dr. Norman Geisler, our reactions to how others treat us does not indicate our belief in a moral law.
false
what is based on the observation that different cultures have different values. Since they all have different value systems, there must be no right system and no objective morality.
a)cultural relativism
b)conventionalism
c) ethical subjectivism
cultural relativism
every ____ has a law giver
law
there is a ____ law
moral
therefore there is a moral ______
law giver
individuals decide what is right and what is wrong for themselves and themselves only
a)conventionalism
b)ethical subjectivism
c) cultural relatavism
ethical subjectivism
true or false
According to Dr. Geisler and moral objectivist, the existence of the moral law gives us grounds for political and social dissent
true
true or false
According to the Christian faith, the moral law is rooted in the character of God.
true
____ is the study of morality and values
axiology
what is the other name for the moral argument
axiological argument
what deals with the persons obligation to act in a certain way
a)moral values
b)moral duty
c)moral behavior
moral duty
greek word for worth or value
axios
explain the moral confusion between absolute morals and changing behaviors (confusion #1)
- The way people act throughout a period of time may change, this does not mean that the moral standard changes.
- Sociology is descriptive; morality is prescriptive
EX: the way people practice sexual ethics might change over a period of time, this does not change that there is a moral standard for sexuality.
explain the moral confusion absolute morals and specific situations (confusion #3)
- An absolute Moral Laws exist even if people fail to know the right thing to do in a particular situation.
- the fact that there are difficult problems in morality doesn’t disprove the existence of objective moral laws
EX: the lifeboat dillema proves that morality is absolite because if it wasnt, there would be no question on who should be thrown overboard since protecting human life is an absolute moral law
explain the moral confusion between absolute commands and relativce cultures (consfusion #4)
- What should be done is common to all cultures, but how it should be done differs.
- just because people have diffrenet practices doesnt mean they have different values
EX: all cultures have some form of greeting, which is an expression of love and respect. However, cultures differ widely on just what that greeting is.
explain the moral confusion between absolute ends and relative means of acheving those ends (Confusion # 6)
- Often people confuse the end (the value itself) with the means to attaining that end.
- people dissagree with how to get to that end but want the same thing in the end
EX: Both liberals and conservatives want to help the poor, however they have different beleifs on how to go about helping the poor
