POJMAN BOOK 1-13

Question 1

• branch of philosophy that deals with how we ought to live, with the idea of the Good, and with concepts such as “right” and “wrong.”

Answer 1

ETHICS

Question 2

his famous motto statement that “the unexamined life is not worth living, “

Answer 2

SOCRATES

Question 3

“moral” comes from the Latin word

Answer 3

mores

Question 4

“ethical” from the Greek _______.

Answer 4

ETHOS

Question 5

key divisions within the study of ethics are:

Answer 5

1. Descriptive ethics
2. Moral Philosophy (ethical theory)
3. Applied Ethics

Question 6

moral philosophy also called __________

Answer 6

ethical theory

Question 7

-refers to the systematic effort to understand moral concepts and justify moral principles and theories.

Answer 7

Moral Philosophy (Ethical Theory)

Question 8

serves as action guide for individuals or groups

Answer 8

Principles of right behavior

Question 9

deals with controversial moral problems ex. abortion

Answer 9

Applied Ethics

Question 10

branch of philosophy that deals with how we ought to live, the idea of the good and with the concept such as “right” or “wrong”

Answer 10

Ethics

Question 11

An examined life is not worth living

Answer 11

Socrates

Question 12

Key divisions within the study of ethics

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1. Descriptive Morality
2. Moral Philosophy
3. Applied Ethics

Question 13

refers to actual beliefs, customs, principles and particular people and cultures

Answer 13

Descriptive Ethics

Question 14

facts about what people on those country eat or dress

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Cultural Facts

Question 15

possible sources of obligation

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1. God
2. Human Reason
3. Desire to be happy

Question 16

serves as action guides for individuals and groups

Answer 16

Principles of right behavior

Question 17

Deals with controversial moral problems
ex. abortion, pre-marital sex, euthanasia

Answer 17

Applied Ethics

Question 18

Morality as compared with other normative subjects

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1. Religion
2. Law
3. Etiquette

Question 19

moral behavior as defined by a given religion

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Religion

Question 20

secular ethics

Answer 20

Horizontal

Question 21

does not receive its authority from “on high”

Answer 21

Lacking Vertical/Higher dimension

Question 22

instituted in order to promote well-being, resolve conflicts of interest to promote social harmony

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Law

Question 23

malice a forethought, plays a role in determining the legal character of an act once it has been committed

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Intention

Question 24

• concerns form and style rather than essence of social existence
• determine what is POLITE behavior rather than ehat is RIGHT behavior

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Etiquette

Question 25

Traits of moral principles

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1. Prescriptivity 2. Universalizability 3. Overridingness 4. Publicity 5. Pacticality

Question 26

practical or action guiding, nature of morality

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Prescriptivity

Question 27

moral principles must apply to all people who are in a relevantly similar situation

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Universalizability

Question 28

Moral Principles have predominant authority and override other kinds of principles

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Overridingness

Question 29

moral principles must be made public in order to guide our actions

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Publicity

Question 30

it must be workable and its rule must not lay a heavy burden on us when we follow them

Answer 30

Practicability