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Question 0

What is moral solipsism?

Answer 0

View isolated individuals make up separate universes

Question 1

What is subjectivism?

Answer 1

Ethical relativism. All moral principles are justified by virtue

Question 2

What is the diversity thesis?

Answer 2

Values vary from society to society

Question 3

What is the dependency thesis?

Answer 3

Derived validity from cultural acceptance.

Question 4

Criticism of diversity thesis.

Answer 4

Cultures are not as extremely moral diverse as we make them out to be

Question 5

What is the criticism of the dependency thesis?

Answer 5

It undermines important values.

Question 6

What is the Principle of tolerance?

Answer 6

There is no objective moral principle, all valid by cultural acceptance

Question 7

How does conventional ethical relativism undermine important values?

Answer 7

1) leads to subjectivism
2) moral diversity is exaggerated
3) weak dependency doesn’t imply relativism

Question 8

Criticisms conventionalism leads to subjectivism

Answer 8

Moral reformers are always wrong

Question 9

What is weak dependency

Answer 9

Application of moral principles depend on culture

Question 10

What is strong dependency

Answer 10

Moral principles themselves depend on culture

Question 11

What is moral objectivism

Answer 11

View that universal and objective moral principles are valid for all people and social environments

Question 12

What is moderate objectivism

Answer 12

Atleast one objective moral principle exists and some moral values shared by all or most cultures

Question 13

What is moral absolutism

Answer 13

Nonoverrideable moral principles that one ought to never violate

Question 14

What is the natural law theory

Answer 14

Morality function of human nature and reason can discover valid moral principles by looking at nature of humanity and society

Question 15

Main idea of natural law theory

Answer 15

Even without knowing if God, reason and essence of our nature we can discover laws necessary for human flourishing

Question 16

The main parts of the doctrine double effect

Answer 16

1) the nature of the act condition- actions must be morally good or indifferent
2) the means end condition-bad effect must not be means by which one achieves the good effect

Question 17

Problems with the doctrine double effect (know one of them well)

Answer 17

Some of prescriptions seem patently counterintuitive

Not always clear how closely effect is connected with the intended act

How to describe an act - purpose

Difficulty with absolute version of law. Sees humanity and individuals as having a plan designed by God, so any deviation from the norm is morally wrong