Quiz 2 - NETs

Question 1

what is the function of a NET

Answer 1

determines what’s morally right, what’s morally good

Question 2

what are the parts of a NET

Answer 2

theories of right/obligation, of good/value, of moral character. every NET has one, they just relate them differently.

Question 3

what is the theory of right

Answer 3

rightness is like duty, permissible, recommended. example: deontological theories.

RIGHTNESS –> GOODNESS/VALUE

Question 4

what is theory of good

Answer 4

goodness is desirability, praiseworthiness of an action. example: consequentialist/axiological theories

GOODNESS/VALUE –> RIGHTNESS

Question 5

what is theory of moral character

Answer 5

moral character is what dispositions or values should be promoted in people. ex: virtue ethics

Question 6

how do consequentialist based theories relate rightness/wrongness?

Answer 6

rightness/wrongness of action depends entirely on considerations of goodness/value

Question 7

how do deontological theories relate rightness/wrongness?

Answer 7

rightness/wrongness DO NOT depend entirely on considerations of goodness/value

Question 8

what is the ethics of moral character?

Answer 8

virtues are what’s important. choosing acts for their own sake. acquiring virtues by habituation.