morality

Question 1

“live your truth” is an example of what

a) cultural relativism
b) conventionalism
c) ethical subjectivism

Answer 1

ethical subjectivism

Question 2

true or false

C.S. Lewis’ straight line argument demonstrated that without the moral law we could not know justice from injustice.

Answer 2

true

Question 3

what deals with the worth of a person or action

a) moral duty
b)moral standards
c) moral behavior
d)moral values

Answer 3

moral values

Question 4

society decides what is right and wrong

a) cultural relativism
b)conventionalism
c) ethical subjectivism

Answer 4

conventionalism

Question 5

relativism or objectivism

holds societies and individuals decide what is wrong and those values vary from person to person and culture to culture

Answer 5

relativism

Question 6

jim crow laws are an example of

a)cultural relativism
b)conventionalism
c)ethical subjectivism

Answer 6

conventionalism

Question 7

true or false

The moral law is the basis for human rights and provides the foundation to condemn human rights violations.

Answer 7

true

Question 8

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

Answer 8

objectivism

Question 9

true or false

According to Dr. Norman Geisler, our reactions to how others treat us does not indicate our belief in a moral law.

Answer 9

false

Question 10

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

Answer 10

cultural relativism

Question 11

every ____ has a law giver

Answer 11

law

Question 12

there is a ____ law

Answer 12

moral

Question 13

therefore there is a moral ______

Answer 13

law giver

Question 14

individuals decide what is right and what is wrong for themselves and themselves only

a)conventionalism
b)ethical subjectivism
c) cultural relatavism

Answer 14

ethical subjectivism

Question 15

true or false

According to Dr. Geisler and moral objectivist, the existence of the moral law gives us grounds for political and social dissent

Answer 15

true

Question 16

true or false

According to the Christian faith, the moral law is rooted in the character of God.

Answer 16

true

Question 17

____ is the study of morality and values

Answer 17

axiology

Question 18

what is the other name for the moral argument

Answer 18

axiological argument

Question 19

what deals with the persons obligation to act in a certain way

a)moral values
b)moral duty
c)moral behavior

Answer 19

moral duty

Question 20

greek word for worth or value

Answer 20

axios

Question 21

explain the moral confusion between absolute morals and changing behaviors (confusion #1)

Answer 21

• 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.

Question 22

explain the moral confusion absolute morals and specific situations (confusion #3)

Answer 22

• 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

Question 23

explain the moral confusion between absolute commands and relativce cultures (consfusion #4)

Answer 23

• 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.

Question 24

explain the moral confusion between absolute ends and relative means of acheving those ends (Confusion # 6)

Answer 24

• 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