Quiz 1 Flashcards
Not all professions deal with moral questions but religious faith.
False
The division of ethics includes four major categories
Metaethics, Aretaic, Normative, Descriptive
Morality cannot be legislated because moral beliefs, motives, or intentions are meant
True
Ethics is our best hope for establishing a framework for living together peacefully despite our ideological differences
true
Ethics refers to the process of determining right and wrong
true
A person’s worldview consists of the way a person answers questions about Epistemology which asks what is real.
false
Whenever one’s worldview has no place for God, it is safe to conclude that:
morality is a human creation.
Which system of ethics describes the moral of society?
descriptive ethics
Morality refers to the content of right and wrong, it is the substance
true
A person’s worldview consists of the way a person answers questions about Metaphysics which asks what is real
true
The area of ethics that investigates the meaning of moral language is known as
metaethics
Descriptive ethics is a normative discipline that attempts to describe the morals of a particular society
false
Which of the following offers the definition of ethics?
-Ethics is the science of Holiness.
-Ethics is the process of determining right or wrong.
The basis on which we make moral choices is often as important as the choices themselves
true
The Theist argues that moral truths do exist and can be known.
true
Someone’s worldview includes the way he or she answers questions about
Anthropology which asks what a person is.
You cannot have an adequate worldview without a view of morality
true
The set of intellectual lenses through which a person sees the world is known as:
worldview
When considering whether something is moral or making a moral assessment, four specific considerations will include
Action, motive, consequences, character
Descriptive ethics prescribes moral behavior
false
